Level 3 Exam-Pattern Test — Cohesion & Coherence
8 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 8
Order for coherence: (P) Consequently, sales doubled. (Q) The company redesigned its product. (R) Customers responded enthusiastically. (S) It also lowered the price.
Q → S → R → P
P → Q → R → S
Q → R → S → P
S → Q → R → P
Explanation: Actions (redesign, lower price) → response → result.
Question 2 of 8
Which revision best improves cohesion? 'The scheme helped farmers. Farmers earned more. Farmers were happy.'
The scheme helped farmers, who earned more and were therefore happy.
Farmers, farmers, farmers were happy.
The scheme. Farmers. Happy.
Helped the scheme farmers happy were.
Explanation: Reference ('who') and a connector ('therefore') replace clumsy repetition.
Question 3 of 8
Identify the off-topic sentence in a paragraph about healthy eating:
Vegetables provide vitamins.
Whole grains give energy.
My uncle owns a cricket bat.
Too much sugar harms health.
Explanation: The cricket bat sentence is irrelevant — it breaks coherence.
Question 4 of 8
Which connector signals a conclusion?
for instance
in conclusion
on the other hand
meanwhile
Explanation: 'in conclusion' closes a coherent argument.
Question 5 of 8
Best topic sentence for a paragraph listing causes of traffic jams:
For example, narrow roads.
Several factors cause traffic jams in our city.
Therefore, we should walk.
Such as during festivals.
Explanation: It states the controlling idea.
Question 6 of 8
Which sentence uses lexical cohesion effectively?
The dog barked. The dog ran. The dog ate. The dog slept.
The puppy barked; the little animal then darted across the yard.
The dog. Barked. Ran. Slept.
Dog the barked ran the dog.
Explanation: Synonyms ('puppy', 'little animal') keep the theme without monotony.
Question 7 of 8
Choose the most coherent sequence: (1) Hence, the bridge collapsed. (2) Engineers warned of the cracks. (3) The warnings were ignored.
2 → 3 → 1
1 → 2 → 3
3 → 2 → 1
2 → 1 → 3
Explanation: Warning → ignored → result.
Question 8 of 8
Which improves both cohesion and coherence?
Adding a topic sentence and linking details with appropriate connectors in a logical order.
Adding random connectors only.
Using rare vocabulary throughout.
Making every sentence the same length.
Explanation: A clear topic sentence (coherence) plus apt connectors (cohesion) in logical order.