Free Year 9 Cohesive devices — text connectives Practice | Skillo
Skillo provides free Year 9 NAPLAN Cohesive devices — text connectives practice (AC9E9LA04) for Australian students. No signup, no email, no credit card. Practice questions aligned with the ACARA Australian Curriculum v9.0 strand. Open and start in 10 seconds.
Year 9 students sitting their final NAPLAN need to be confident with cohesive devices — text connectives. Cohesive devices link, expand and develop ideas including text connectives (nevertheless, consequently, furthermore, however, in contrast). Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.
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What does the Year 9 NAPLAN Cohesive devices — text connectives test cover?
- Cohesive devices link, expand and develop ideas including text connectives (nevertheless, consequently, furthermore, however, in contrast).
- Questions test identification and correction of errors
- Both Australian English conventions and sentence structure are assessed
Try a sample Cohesive devices — text connectives question
Question 1 — Easy
Which sentence uses active voice most effectively to convey a clear, direct meaning? The context is a news report about a bushfire in regional Victoria.
Answer: Option C uses the active voice with a clear subject ('Firefighters from three brigades') performing the action directly. The other options use passive constructions or awkward phrasing that obscures the agent.
Question 2 — Medium
Read the sentence and choose the option that correctly identifies the grammatical error. 'The bushfire recovery team, along with dozens of volunteers, were working tirelessly to restore the damaged wetlands near Kakadu.'
Answer: Option B is correct — The grammatical subject of the sentence is 'The bushfire recovery team,' which is singular. Phrases introduced by 'along with' do not alter the number of the subject, so the correct verb form is 'was working,' not 'were working.'
Question 3 — Hard
Priya studied hard for her science exam every night. ___, she achieved the highest mark in her class.
Answer: The connective 'consequently' signals a cause-and-effect relationship, showing that Priya's high mark was a direct result of her study. 'However' and 'in contrast' signal contrast, not consequence. 'Nevertheless' signals that something happened despite an obstacle, which does not fit here because there is no obstacle mentioned.
How should my child prepare for Year 9 NAPLAN Cohesive devices — text connectives?
- Select Year 9 and Grammar on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on cohesive devices — text connectives will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on cohesive devices — text connectives specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
Skillo is free, requires no email or account details, and is built specifically for Australian students. Every question is mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and filtered by skill so your child practises exactly what they need.
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