CBSE Class 3 English Conjunctions MCQs

Question: I play cricket ___________ tennis
a) and
b) or
c) but
Answer: and

Question: He fell down ___________ did not cry.
a) but
b) and
c) or
Answer: but

Question: I like apples ___________ not grapes
a) but
b) or
c) and
Answer: but

Question: You can read a book ___________ a comic.
a) or
b) but
c) and
Answer: or

Question: They can go to a park ___________ play there.
a) and
b) or
c) but
Answer: and

Question: They look very gentle __________ they are rude
a) but
b) and
c) or
Answer: but

Question: It was thundering ___________ raining
a) and
b) or
c) but
Answer: and

Question: We can play cricket ___________ football.
a) and
b) or
c) but
Answer: and

Question: I called you __________ you did not come
a) but
b) or
c) and
Answer: but

Question: I came late ___________ I missed the bus
a) and
b) or
c) because
Answer: and

Question: I love my mom ___________ I help her.
a) and
b) but
c) or
Answer: and

Question: He does not take tea ___________ coffee.
a) or
b) but
c) none of these
Answer: or

Question: I told mom a joke ____________ she laughed
a) so
b) or
c) none of these
Answer: so

Question: Mr. Ali is 55 ___________ he looks younger
a) but
b) and
c) or
Answer: but

Question: She was angry with me ____________ I was late
a) because
b) or
c) none of these

Answer: because

Question: Anand ___________ Sonia are in the playground.
a) and
b) or
c) but
Answer: and

Question: My teacher is kind __________ quite firm with his students
a) but
b) so
c) none of these
Answer: but

Question: Arun bought mangoes ___________ he likes them
a) because
b) or
c) none of these
Answer: because

Question: Sheela could not see ___________ it was dark
a) because
b) none of these
c) or
Answer: because

Question: I bought a toy car ___________ forgot to buy the batteries
a) but
b) or
c) and
Answer: but

Question: She lost her mobile ___________ she bought a new one.
a) so
b) or
c) but
Answer: so

Question: We use ___________ to join similar things or ideas
a) and
b) but
c) none of these
Answer: and

Question: We use ___________ to show the result of an action
a) so
b) or
c) but
Answer: so
 

Historical Preview
→ In 1980, there was a fi nding that conjunction ‘and’ takes the role of other conjunctions.
People use it more often in place of other conjunctions.

PLAY TIME
You can play this among three or more friends.
You are required to sit in a circle.
The fi rst child will whisper a conjunction into the second child’s ears.
The second child will think of another conjunction and whisper the two conjunctions to the third child.
The third child will now think of another conjunction, add it on to the previous two and whisper it to the fourth child.
Thus the game will go on and each time the number of conjunctions will increase till the last child is reached who would say it aloud.
If anyone forgets or drops a conjunction he/she quits and the game continues with the other players.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This lesson will help you to:—
•  understand what conjunctions are.
•  learn some important conjunctions.
•  learn the usage of conjunctions.

QUICK CONCEPT REVIEW
A conjunction may be called the glue in the sentence as it joins words, group of words or sentences.
It is a word you can use to combine words or sentences together. The most common conjunctions are and, but, or, so.
In your daily life you will fi nd conjunctions all around you. All you have to do is observe. Let me give you some examples.
•  When you go to a restaurant with your parents, the waiter would ask for your choice:
→ mango shake or banana smoothie?
• When you are not well and you go to the doctor’s clinic, he would advise you to:
→ take the medicines regularly and drink plenty of water.
•  You go to a grocery shop and ask the shopkeeper to give you:
→ one bread, one packet of butter and a dozen eggs.
• You tell your mother that you will
→ either have a chocolate cake or a pineapple cake for your birthday.
• Your teacher instructs you in the class:
→ ”You may read a book or draw something but there should be no noise in the class.”
→ All these are instances of conjunctions being used in our day-to-day life and you will certainly agree that they occupy an important position. Right?

SOME IMPORTANT CONJUNCTIONS ARE
Do you know that conjunctions are also very helpful in making your writing interesting? This can be done by combining two or more shorter sentences into one longer, more interesting sentence.
• Example: Pam bought three pencils. She lost two of them.
You can combine them as : Pam bought three pencils but she lost two of them.
• For lunch I ate a sandwich. I ate potato chips. I ate a cookie.
You could also write this as: For lunch I ate a sandwich, potato chips and a cookie.
Doesn’t that sound better!

Conjunction Chart

“and”
You use “and” to combine two similar information together.
Examples:
1. I am tall and plump.
2. Susan likes Maths and Art.
3. He got up and got dressed.
4. Go and bring me the map.

“but”
You use “but” to combine two conflicting or opposing information together.
Examples:
1. Planes are fast and comfortable, but they are very scary.
2. It’s nice but short.

“or”
You use “or” to combine two options together.
Examples:
1. I want to buy a grey or a black car.
2. Do you like playing football or basketball?
3. Tea or coffee, please?

“so”
You use “so” to say that the second information is the result of the first one.
Examples:
1. I am very tired so I’ll sleep early today.
2. It is cold and windy so we are staying at home.

“because-because of”
You use “because” to tell the reason of something. You can also use “because of” to tell the reason of something but it’s followed by a noun or a noun phrase.
1. Because I am vrey tired I’ll sleep early today.
2. We are staying at home because the weather is cold and windy.
3. I was late for work because of the heavy traffic

Some more conjunctions to remember:
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet and So AND joins two similar words or sentences.
BUT is used in an unlike situation.
SO means ‘for this reason’.
WHILE means ‘at the same time as’.
BECAUSE means ‘for the reason that’.
IF means ‘on the condition that

Tick the word that is not a conjunction.

Question:
(a) on
(b) and
(c) as
(d) or
Answer: A

Question:
(a) after
(b) but
(c) so
(d) behind
Answer: D

Question:
(a) if
(b) or
(c) under
(d) because
Answer: C

Question:
(a) that
(b) them
(c) than
(d) then
Answer: B

Question:
(a) until
(b) so
(c) for
(d) sweet
Answer: D

Question:
(a) though
(b) above
(c) since
(d) if
Answer: A

Question:
(a) as
(b) although
(c) and
(d) these
Answer: D

Question:
(a) either
(b) neither
(c) left
(d) or
Answer: C

Tick the pair that does not go together.

Question:
(a) cup and saucer
(b) thick and thin
(c) doors and windows
(d) fat and fine
Answer: D

Question:
(a) black and white
(b) uncles and aunts
(c) fit but stick
(d) autumn and spring
Answer: C

Question:
(a) happy and gay
(b) blankets and quilts
(c) fork and knife
(d) hot and high
Answer: D

Question:
(a) sweet and sour
(b) this and that
(c) ball and tall
(d) Adam and Eve
Answer: C

Tick the most suitable conjunction which goes with the sentence.

Question: I like to eat apples ____ not oranges.
(a) but
(b) and
(c) or
(d) so
Answer: A

Question: I need a pencil ____ a piece of paper to write.
(a) or
(b) and
(c) but
(d) so
Answer: B

Question: We have a cat ____ we do not have a fish.
(a) but
(b) and
(c) or
(d) so
Answer: A

Question: Tomorrow we can go to the movies ____ to the zoo, but not both.
(a) and
(b) or
(c) but
(d) so
Answer: B

Question: I would like tomatoes, carrots ____ peas please.
(a) so
(b) and
(c) but
(d) or
Answer: B

Question: We can either buy a scarf ____ a stole for her birthday .
(a) and
(b) but
(c) or
(d) so
Answer: C

Question. The child was happy,______ he started jumping.
(a) and
(b) so
(c) but
(d) or
Answer: B