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Practice of Simple Connectives Reading Comprehension Exercises - 114966

The document contains a series of sentences that require the insertion of appropriate linking words to complete them. It includes various scenarios and questions that test understanding of conjunctions and logical connections. The exercise is aimed at improving grammar and sentence structure skills.

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Practice of Simple Connectives Reading Comprehension Exercises - 114966

The document contains a series of sentences that require the insertion of appropriate linking words to complete them. It includes various scenarios and questions that test understanding of conjunctions and logical connections. The exercise is aimed at improving grammar and sentence structure skills.

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Insert the correct linking word (listed And…

above) into the sentences.


Who? What?
1) David _____ Jill are going to buy the groceries.
2) After a really long walk, Jane was exhausted, When? Why?
A) Whose dad is laying down the law?
1) David_____AND she Jillwent
are going to buy the groceries.
for a lie-down.
2) 3)
After
Mrs a really
Smith long was walk,
angryJane withwasPeter exhausted,
_____ he did SOnot Where?
Jack’s dad
Whose?
B) Why did Laney ring the doctor? She rang
shedowent for a
his homework. lie-down.
3) 4)
Mrs_____
Smithyou was angry
listen to with
yourPeter
teacher,BECAUSE
you will helearn!
did Which? How..?
the doctor because she felt ill.
not Philip
5) do hisliked homework.
Lucy, _____ she didn’t like him! C) What did Donald do when his car broke
4) 6)
IF you
Mandy listen to your
never hadteacher,
any money you _____
will learn!
she spent it down? He bought a new one.
5) Philip
all liked Lucy, BUT
on designer she didn’t like him!
handbags.
6) 7)
Mandy never D) How did Miranda break her arm? She fell
Jack’s dadhad toldanyhimmoneyto followBECAUSE
his rules, she_____ get A)
spent it all on designer handbags. off Whose dad is laying down the law?
her horse.
out of his house!
7) 8)
Jack’s dad told
Stacey didn’t him wantto follow
to go outhis rules,
_____ itOR wasgetraining E) B)
Where
WhydiddidPaul and
Laney Tom
ring thegodoctor?
to play a ball
out _____
of hisshe house!had no umbrella. game? They went to the park.
8) 9)
Stacey
I do didn’t
not agree wantwith to go out you
what BECAUSE it was
say, _____ I defend C) What did Donald do when his car broke
F) Why does John hate maths? Because he
down?
raining
yourAND rightshe had it.
to say no umbrella.
isn’t very good at it.
9) 10)
I doYou
not can agree getwith what you
to Hever Castlesay,byBUT
bus I_____
defend by
your right
train. to say it. G) D)
WhoHow did Miranda
is going break
to do the her arm?
shopping? David
10) 11)
YouYesterday,
can get to itHever took Castle
Fran anby busto
hour OR gettrain.
to school and Jill
E) Where did Paul and Tom go to play a ball
11) Yesterday, it took Fran
_____ there was thick traffic. an hour to get to school
game?
H) Where did Frieda go to buy a new coat?
BECAUSE
12) _____ you there eatwas cakes thickandtraffic.
chocolate all the time, She went into town.
12) IF you
youeat won’t cakes lose and
anychocolate
weight. all the time, you F) Why does John hate maths?
won’t
13) Laneylosedidn’tany weight.
feel well, _____ she rang the doctor. I) How can you travel to Hever Castle? By
13) 14)
Laney didn’t
June and Jack feel well,
are inSO she_____
love, rang they
the doctor.
argue all G)
busWho is going to do the shopping?
or train
14) Junethe
and Jack are in love, BUT they argue all the
time! J) H)Why didn’tdid
Stacey want tobuy
go out?
time! Where Frieda go to a new coat?
15) Frieda went into town ____ bought a new coat. Because it was raining and she didn’t
15) 16)
Frieda
Do youwentfancy into towna curry AND bought
____ fish anda newchips?coat.
I)have
Howancan
umbrella
you travel to Hever Castle?
16) 17)
Do you
Donald’sfancycar a curry
brokeOR fish and
down, _____chips?
he bought a new
17) Donald’s car broke down, SO he bought a new K) J)When
Whyisdidn’t
Lina going onwant
Stacey holiday?
to go out?
one.
one. Tomorrow
18) Paul and Tom went to the park _____ they
18) Paulwanted
and Tom wentfootball.
to play to the park BECAUSE they L) K) When
Why doesisnobody
Lina going on holiday?
believe a word Luigi
wanted to play football.
19) Miranda fell off her horse _____ broke her arm. says?Because he usually tells lies.
19) 20)
Miranda L) Why does nobody believe a word Luigi
Luigi fell off her
usually tellshorse
lies, AND
_____broke
when her arm.the
he tells
20) Luigi usually tells believes
lies, SO when says?
M) What is the problem between Phil and
truth, nobody him! he tells the
truth, nobody believes him! Lucy? He liked her, but she didn’t like
21) Do you live in a house, _____ a flat (apartment)? M) What is the problem between Phil and
21) 22)
Do you live him
Marie is in a house,
having OR a
a salad flat she’s
_____ (apartment)?
on a diet. Lucy?
22) 23)
Marie
John is having
loves English a salad_____ BECAUSE
he hatesshe’s on a diet.
maths, mainly N) Which loving couple disagree a lot of the
23) John____
loves English BUT
he is no good at it. he hates maths, mainly N) Which
time? Juneloving couple disagree a lot of the
and Jack
BECAUSE
24) Lina is he goingis no ongood at it.
holiday tomorrow, _____ she is time?
O) Which boy makes his teacher angry by
24) Linapacking
is goingher on suitcase
holiday tomorrow,
this evening. SO she is
notWhich
O) doing boy
his homework? Peter angry by
makes his teacher
packing her suitcase this evening.
25) Are you going to the cinema, _____ are you going
25) Aretoyouwatchgoing TV?to the cinema, OR are you going P) Why not
is doing
Marie his
justhomework?
eating salad? Because
to watch
26) This house TV? is a real mess, said Julie, _____ my she is on a diet.
P) Why is Marie just eating salad?
26) Thisboss
house is a realfor
is coming mess, said_____
dinner, Julie,I AND my
am cleaning up Q) When did it take ages for Fran to get to
boss is coming
immediately! for dinner, SO I am cleaning up Q) WhenThere
school? did it was
takesoages
mushfortraffic
Fran to get to
immediately!
27) Do you prefer cats _____ dogs? school?
27) Do you prefer cats OR dogs? R) Whose house is a mess and why is she
going
R) to clean
Whose houseup?
is Julie’s
a messhouse is a is she
and why
KEYS mess and she’s going
going to clean up? to clean up
because her boss is coming round.

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