Conjunctions and clauses – English Grammar Test for A2
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Reading Passage
Last Saturday was a very busy day for Anna, because she had many things to do. She wanted to visit her grandmother, but she also needed to finish her homework. In the morning, she cleaned her room and washed the dishes. After that, she went to the market with her mother so they could buy some food. Anna was tired, although she still helped her younger brother with his school project. In the afternoon, she went to her grandmother’s house. Her grandmother was happy because Anna brought her some fruit. They talked for a long time, and they drank tea together. Anna wanted to stay longer, but she had to go home early, because she still had homework to finish. She started doing her homework when she arrived home, and she studied until late at night. It was a long day, but Anna felt happy because she had done many useful things.
1 Why was Anna busy last Saturday?
2 Did she want to visit her grandmother ___ finish her homework?
3 What did she do in the morning ___ cleaning her room?
4 Did Anna go to the market with her father ___ her mother?
5 Why did she go to the market?
6 Was Anna tired, ___ did she still help her brother?
7 Who did Anna help in the morning?
8 Where did she go in the afternoon?
9 Was her grandmother sad ___ happy to see her?
10 What did Anna bring her grandmother ___ flowers or fruit?
11 Did they talk ___ drink tea together?
12 Why did Anna go home early?
13 Did she want to stay longer ___ shorter at her grandmother’s?
14 What did she start doing ___ she arrived home?
15 Did Anna study early ___ until late at night?
16 Was the day short ___ long for Anna?
17 How did Anna feel at the end of the day?
18 Which conjunction shows a reason for Anna being busy?
19 Which conjunction shows a contrast when Anna was tired?
20 Which conjunction shows addition in the passage?
21 Which conjunction introduces a time clause with “arrived home”?
22 Which conjunction explains why Anna went home early?
23 Find two sentences with the conjunction “but.”
24 Find two sentences with the conjunction “and.”
25 Why was Anna’s grandmother happy?
26 What useful things did Anna do? (Name two.)
27 Did Anna feel happy ___ sad at the end?
28 Which conjunction shows a result of going to the market?
29 How many times does the conjunction “because” appear in the passage?
30 What lesson can we learn from Anna’s day?
Answer
1 Because she had many things to do. (Reason)
2 Both – She wanted to do both. (Choice)
3 She washed the dishes. (Sequence with “and”)
4 With her mother. (Correct detail)
5 So they could buy some food. (Result clause)
6 Although she was tired, she still helped. (Contrast)
7 Her younger brother. (Detail)
8 To her grandmother’s house. (Place)
9 She was happy. (Emotion)
10 Fruit. (Correct noun)
11 Both – They talked and drank tea. (Addition with “and”)
12 Because she had homework to finish. (Reason)
13 Longer. (Contrast with “but”)
14 Her homework. (Time clause with “when”)
15 Until late at night. (Time phrase)
16 Long. (Adjective from text)
17 She felt happy. (Feeling)
18 Because. (Reason conjunction)
19 Although. (Contrast conjunction)
20 And. (Addition conjunction)
21 When. (Time clause)
22 Because. (Reason)
23 “She wanted to stay longer, but she had to go home early.” / “It was a long day, but Anna felt happy.” (Examples)
24 “She cleaned her room and washed the dishes.” / “They talked for a long time, and they drank tea together.” (Examples)
25 Because Anna brought her fruit. (Reason)
26 She cleaned her room, washed dishes, helped her brother, visited grandmother, studied. (Any two)
27 Happy. (Emotion)
28 So. (Result conjunction)
29 Three times. (Count from text)
30 We should balance work and family, and helping others makes us happy. (Lesson)