This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Anaphoric Reference – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Anaphoric Reference Quiz 2 (8 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The company failed to meet its sales targets last year. This failure led to major restructuring. A) The company. B) The failure to meet its sales targets. C) The restructuring. D) Last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The failure to meet its sales targets. 2. "John lost his wallet. It was a gift from his sister." The word "It" refers to A) Wallet. B) Lost. C) John. D) Gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wallet. 3. Maria didn't attend the meeting because she wasn't invited. That surprised everyone.What does "that" refer to? A) The meeting. B) Maria's absence. C) The fact that she wasn't invited. D) Everyone's surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fact that she wasn't invited. 4. In the sentence 'The students finished their project, and they were proud of it', what does the word 'it' refer to? A) The project. B) The students. C) The classroom. D) The teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The project. 5. Jasleen and her parents visited Japan last year ..... had such a great time together. A) We. B) They. C) She. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 6. The teacher noticed that students were copying each other's work. This kind of behavior cannot be accepted.What does "this kind of behavior" refer to? A) Students working hard. B) Students copying each other's work. C) The teacher noticing. D) Accepted classroom rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students copying each other's work. 7. Identify the word which refers to "the car" in this sentence:'The car broke down, and it had to be towed.' A) The. B) Down. C) Towed. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 8. In the sentence "The cat chased its tail", what does the word "its" refer to? A) Cat. B) Dog. C) Bird. D) Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cat. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAnaphoric Reference Quiz 1Anaphora And Cataphora QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis In Discourse QuizDeixis QuizReference Devices QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books