KS2 English Quiz: Mastering Connectives and Conjunctions

English Quiz - Connectives / Conjunctions 02 (Questions)

Get ready for another fun KS2 English quiz about connectives and conjunctions! These are like teamwork words that link ideas together. When teachers say 'connectives,' they mean conjunctions and connectives because they both do the same cool job – connecting ideas in and between sentences.

Don't worry if 'connectives' and 'conjunctions' sound big – once you know them, they're super easy! Test your understanding in this second English quiz and become a connective and conjunction expert!

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Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
Julia wanted to see the clowns ____ we both wanted to see the jugglers.

[ ]	therefore
[ ]	until
[ ]	however
[ ]	and

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
She tried to catch the glass as it fell, ____ it was too late.

[ ]	because
[ ]	if
[ ]	but
[ ]	so

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
The postman knocked at the door ____ he had a parcel to deliver.

[ ]	because
[ ]	suddenly
[ ]	but
[ ]	then

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
The doctor told me to ring her ____ my cough became worse.

[ ]	although
[ ]	if
[ ]	while
[ ]	but

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
____ I was younger, I loved playing with my toy train.

[ ]	Before
[ ]	So
[ ]	When
[ ]	Therefore

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
We'd spent all our money. It was impossible, ____, to buy the new game.

[ ]	therefore
[ ]	although
[ ]	but
[ ]	until

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
Stephen and Rob looked everywhere for their sister. ____, she had fallen asleep in her hiding place beneath the picnic table.

[ ]	Because
[ ]	Secondly
[ ]	Meanwhile
[ ]	When

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
____ having a sprained ankle, he still refereed the football match.

[ ]	Therefore
[ ]	Meanwhile
[ ]	But
[ ]	Despite

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
First, you should check that you have all the equipment. ____, you should clear your workspace.

[ ]	Then
[ ]	Next
[ ]	After that
[ ]	All of the above

10.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
She looked for her glasses everywhere ____ she realised they were perched on her head.

[ ]	therefore
[ ]	however
[ ]	before
[ ]	whereas

English Quiz - Connectives / Conjunctions 02 (Answers)

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
Julia wanted to see the clowns ____ we both wanted to see the jugglers.

[ ]	therefore
[ ]	until
[ ]	however
[x]	and

Julia wanted to see the clowns and we both wanted to see the jugglers. If the sentences were separate, it would be possible to use 'however' - Julia wanted to see the clowns. However, we both wanted to see the jugglers.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
She tried to catch the glass as it fell, ____ it was too late.

[ ]	because
[ ]	if
[x]	but
[ ]	so

She tried to catch the glass as it fell, but it was too late.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
The postman knocked at the door ____ he had a parcel to deliver.

[x]	because
[ ]	suddenly
[ ]	but
[ ]	then

The postman knocked at the door because he had a parcel to deliver.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
The doctor told me to ring her ____ my cough became worse.

[ ]	although
[x]	if
[ ]	while
[ ]	but

The doctor told me to ring her if my cough became worse.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
____ I was younger, I loved playing with my toy train.

[ ]	Before
[ ]	So
[x]	When
[ ]	Therefore

When I was younger, I loved playing with my toy train.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
We'd spent all our money. It was impossible, ____, to buy the new game.

[x]	therefore
[ ]	although
[ ]	but
[ ]	until

We'd spent all our money. It was impossible, therefore, to buy the new game. 'Therefore' is a connective and is used to link the ideas in two separate sentences.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
Stephen and Rob looked everywhere for their sister. ____, she had fallen asleep in her hiding place beneath the picnic table.

[ ]	Because
[ ]	Secondly
[x]	Meanwhile
[ ]	When

Stephen and Rob looked everywhere for their sister. Meanwhile, she had fallen asleep in her hiding place beneath the picnic table.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
____ having a sprained ankle, he still refereed the football match.

[ ]	Therefore
[ ]	Meanwhile
[ ]	But
[x]	Despite

Despite having a sprained ankle, he still refereed the football match.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
First, you should check that you have all the equipment. ____, you should clear your workspace.

[ ]	Then
[ ]	Next
[ ]	After that
[x]	All of the above

There are many different connectives which can be used to sequence a series of instructions.

10.

Choose the correct connective to complete the sentence.
She looked for her glasses everywhere ____ she realised they were perched on her head.

[ ]	therefore
[ ]	however
[x]	before
[ ]	whereas

She looked for her glasses everywhere before she realised they were perched on her head.