exercises of Adverbial Clause in Cloze form

Hello students here are some exercises for you about adverb clause in cloze form. It's in the form of Narrative story. Try to do it at home.

Direction: Choose the best Adverb Clause

One day an ant was strolling beside a river 1)............ (and, but, or) he was feeling very thirsty 2)..............(consequently, due to, because) it was very hot. He was sure that there was a river nearby 3)...........(now that, consequently, as) he had been in this place before. 4) ........... (however, despite, although) his legs were very small, he ran as fast as he could 5)...........(after, until, as) he reached the riverbank. He raced up to the edge of the water, 6) ...........(in spite of, despite, but) in his haste he went too quickly and fell into the water. 7) ............(now that, consequently, since) his mother had never taught him to swim, he was in great danger of drowning. 8).................(when, while, since) this drama with our friend was taking place, a dove was sitting on a branch over the river. The dove realised that 9) ..................(otherwise, unless, even if) he did something quickly, the ant would not survive. 10) ................ (only if, even if, otherwise) he tried, the dove knew he couldn't dive in and save the ant. Suddenly he did something brilliant 11) ................ (so that, in order that, in the event that) the ant could escape. He picked a leaf from the tree and dropped it into the water, so that the ant could climb on to it and float to safety. 12) .................(before, when, after) the ant was next in the area some days later, he saw a man with a net, who wanted to catch his friend, the dove. After the ant had thought about how to help the dove, he decided to take immediate action. 13) ...............(in spite of, due to, nevertheless) the fact that the ant was very small, he was able to give someone a nasty bite. The ant thought he could bite the man in the hand, but that meant a long journey or he could bite his foot. If he did that immediately, his plan might work so he gave the man a really good bite. The man let out a scream and dropped the net. Whereas the man had tried to be quiet in catching the bird, the noise he made warned the dove who flew away to safety.