This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Reference Devices – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reference Devices Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a company is branching out, it means ..... A) They are hiring new employees. B) They are selling only to one small group. C) They are expanding into new activities or areas. D) They are closing old shops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are expanding into new activities or areas. 2. Choose the correct cleft sentence for:They watched a movie last night. A) Last night they watched a movie. B) A movie was watched by them last night. C) It was a movie that they watched last night. D) Never had they watched a movie last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was a movie that they watched last night. 3. Although she hated travelling by tube, Katy decided that it would be the fastest way home. What type of referencing is use in the sentence? A) Forward referencing. B) Backward referencing. C) Both a and b. D) No referencing at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forward referencing. 4. What is the reference word?I saw 20 different dogs this weekend. Several were really friendly! A) Different. B) This. C) Really. D) Several. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Several. 5. If you ..... this button, the machine ..... (general truths) A) Pressed; stop. B) Press; stops. C) Press; stopped. D) Presses; stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Press; stops. 6. If children ..... healthy food, they ..... sick easily. A) Don't eat; get. B) Doesn't eat; got. C) Don't eat; gets. D) Didn't eat; get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't eat; get. 7. If water ..... , it ..... into steam. A) Boils; turns. B) Boil; turn. C) Boils; turned. D) Boiled; turns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boils; turns. 8. They ..... earlier if they ..... the wrong turn. (regret) A) Would arrive; didn't take. B) Would have arrived; hadn't taken. C) Had arrived; didn't take. D) Arrived; hadn't taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have arrived; hadn't taken. 9. If we ..... in the countryside, we ..... fresh air every day. (imaginary) A) Live; enjoy. B) Lived; would enjoy. C) Lives; would enjoy. D) Lived; enjoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lived; would enjoy. 10. What is the reference word?Travis loves to draw pictures. This is why Travis is always doodling. A) Travis. B) This. C) Why. D) Always. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This. 11. Which of the following uses negative inversion? A) Not only did she sing, but she also danced. B) She sang and she danced. C) It was her singing and dancing that amazed us. D) She danced on stage seldomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only did she sing, but she also danced. 12. Which of the following sentences demonstrates negative inversion? A) Not once did he complain about the service. B) He complained about the service. C) It was his complaints that surprised us. D) He seldom complains about the service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not once did he complain about the service. 13. They ..... the train if they ..... now. (real future possibilities) A) Will miss; don't leave. B) Miss; won't leave. C) Missed; didn't leave. D) Would miss; don't leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will miss; don't leave. 14. I ..... you if you ..... me. (real future possibilities) A) Will help; ask. B) Help; will ask. C) Would help; asked. D) Helped; ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will help; ask. 15. Which of the following is an example of a hyphenated compound adjective? A) Business plan. B) Online shopping. C) Customer service. D) High-quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High-quality. 16. Which business term means money needed to begin a business? A) Bargain basement. B) Capital. C) Venture. D) Profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital. 17. She ..... more often if she ..... better English. (imaginary) A) Would travel; spoke. B) Will travel; speaks. C) Travels; spoke. D) Would travel; speaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would travel; spoke. 18. JC woke up really early this morning. When he woke up, there wasn't light outside. A) This. B) When. C) He. D) There. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 19. The following are different types of sentence emphasis, EXCEPT: A) Fronting. B) Ending. C) Clefting. D) Inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ending. 20. What is the reference device?Reading is a very important activity to improve our language. That is why books are useful. A) Important. B) Our. C) Books. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That. 21. A company is launching a new product. This means ..... A) They are advertising it in newspapers. B) They are making it available for sale for the first time. C) They are closing the business. D) They are lowering the product's price. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are making it available for sale for the first time. 22. Below are examples of negative inversion, EXCEPT: A) Seldom does he arrive on time. B) Rarely do we go out during the week. C) Last week, we went to the park to relax. D) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last week, we went to the park to relax. 23. What is the reference device?JC has a really nice jacket. On cold days, JC wears the jacket. A) Rama. B) Jacket. C) Wears. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The. 24. John enjoys playing football. He practices it every day because ..... loves the sport. A) She. B) They. C) He. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 25. What is the reference device?Classrooms at HKA have a lot of space, but this one has less. A) At. B) Less. C) Ours. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 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