This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Reference Devices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reference Devices Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the reference device?Mr. Haaland plays tennis every week with a new set of rackets. He got those last year. A) Set. B) Got. C) Last. D) Those. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Those. 2. If she ..... harder, she ..... better grades. (regret) A) Had studied; would have gotten. B) Studied; would get. C) Studied; would have gotten. D) Had studied; would get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had studied; would have gotten. 3. Which of the following sentences demonstrates fronting? A) In the garden, I found a beautiful flower. B) It was in the garden that I found a beautiful flower. C) I found a beautiful flower in the garden. D) A beautiful flower I found in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A beautiful flower I found in the garden. 4. If you ..... hard, you ..... your goals. (real future possibilities) A) Studied; will achieve. B) Study; will achieve. C) Will study; achieved. D) Study; achieve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study; will achieve. 5. Which of the following sentences is an example of clefting? A) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. B) Knocked over the vase, the cat did. C) The vase was knocked over by the cat. D) The cat knocked over the vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. 6. If I ..... enough money, I ..... a new car. (imaginary) A) Have; would buy. B) Had; would buy. C) Had; bought. D) Have; will buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had; would buy. 7. What is the reference device?The tennis courts are next to Sze Sze's house. She plays almost every day. A) Day. B) He. C) Plays. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 8. Which sentence shows cleft emphasis on the subject? A) It was my brother who fixed the computer. B) My brother fixed the computer. C) Never had my brother fixed the computer. D) Fixed the computer, my brother did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was my brother who fixed the computer. 9. Which among the sentences is an example of fronting? A) It was Maria who solved the puzzle first. B) Never had I seen such a beautiful view. C) At the library, I met my best friend, Jane. D) What I need right now is a holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was Maria who solved the puzzle first. 10. The following are types of reference devices, EXCEPT: A) Narratives. B) Relative pronouns. C) Demonstratives. D) Indefinite pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narratives. 11. Which sentence correctly shows inversion? A) The storm was so strong that it broke the windows. B) It was the storm that broke the windows. C) So strong the storm that it broke the windows. D) So strong was the storm that it broke the windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So strong was the storm that it broke the windows. 12. If people ..... regularly, their fitness ..... A) Exercise; improves. B) Exercised; will improve. C) Exercise; improved. D) Exercises; improved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise; improves. 13. Which sentence uses the word bespoke correctly? A) The shop sells bespoke suits made for each customer. B) The teacher gave us a bespoke quote from the book. C) The company is offering a bespoke discount on cheap products. D) We bought a bespoke bargain basement last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shop sells bespoke suits made for each customer. 14. He ..... the exam if he ..... properly. (regret) A) Wouldn't fail; prepared. B) Won't fail; prepared. C) Wouldn't have failed; had prepared. D) Wouldn't fail; had prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wouldn't have failed; had prepared. 15. What is the reference word?Caris has made many different designs in class. Next week, the design she works on is the best. A) Best. B) Design. C) Next. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The. 16. Plants ..... if they ..... enough sunlight. A) Won't grow; don't get. B) Doesn't grow; doesn't get. C) Didn't grow; didn't get. D) Don't grow; don't get. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't grow; don't get. 17. What is the purpose of using cleft sentences in writing? A) To emphasize a specific part of the sentence. B) To shorten the sentence. C) To create confusion in the reader. D) To make the sentence more complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To emphasize a specific part of the sentence. 18. What are reference devices used for? A) To add emotional emphasis to a statement. B) Signals a change in time or sequence in a text. C) To avoid repeating information by referring to something already mentioned. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. If they ..... about the concert, they ..... with us. (imaginary) A) Knew; would come. B) Knew; will come. C) Had known; would come. D) Know; will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knew; would come. 20. Backward referencing is also known as? A) Anaphoric referencing. B) Cataphoric referencing. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphoric referencing. 21. What does it mean when a business is diversifying? A) They are expanding into different markets or products. B) They are reducing their workforce. C) They are focusing on a single product line. D) They are increasing their prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are expanding into different markets or products. 22. In the sentence, "This isn't my phone-yours is the one with the cracked screen." This refers to? A) Your. B) The phone. C) The cracked screen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The phone. 23. Which is the correct fronted sentence? A) It was under the table that she found her keys. B) She found her keys under the table. C) Never had she found her keys under the table. D) Under the table, she found her keys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was under the table that she found her keys. 24. Which of the following is an open compound noun? A) E-commerce. B) Fundraiser. C) Customer service. D) Speechwriter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Customer service. 25. If she ..... me about the problem, I ..... her. (regret) A) Had told; would help. B) Tells; would help. C) Had told; would have helped. D) Told; will help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had told; would have helped. 26. If she ..... the project, her boss ..... upset. (real future possibilities) A) Doesn't complete; is. B) Doesn't complete; will be. C) Didn't complete; will be. D) Didn't complete; is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't complete; will be. 27. In the sentence, "I usually get on the last car of the train. I go for that one because it's mostly nearly empty." The words "that one" refers back to? A) The last car of the train. B) The pronoun I. C) Usually. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The last car of the train. 28. Forward referencing is also known as? A) Anaphoric referencing. B) Cataphoric referencing. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cataphoric referencing. 29. The weather in London has been terrible recently ..... has caused many flights to be delayed.a) Itb) Thisc) Thatd) TheseAnswer:a) It A) These. B) This. C) That. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 30. If it ..... tomorrow, we ..... the picnic. (real future possibilities) A) Rains; cancel. B) Rained; would cancel. C) Rains; will cancel. D) Rain; cancel. 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