This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Reference > Reference Devices – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Reference Devices Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is a type of sentence emphasis that splits sentences into two parts to highlight or emphasize a particular part. A) Fronting. B) Cleft sentence. C) Inversion. D) Negative inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleft sentence. 2. He ..... so much time if he ..... more organized. (imaginary) A) Wouldn't waste; is. B) Wouldn't waste; were. C) Won't waste; was. D) Wouldn't waste; was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't waste; were. 3. The other term for cleft sentence is? A) Fronting. B) Splitting. C) Emphasizing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splitting. 4. What is the reference device?Individuals & Societies class has a lot of writing. Language & Literature class has more. A) A lot. B) Class. C) Has. D) More. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More. 5. Which of the following is a hyphenated compound noun? A) Website. B) X-ray. C) Customer service. D) Computer room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-ray. 6. What is the reference device?Mr. Haaland plays tennis every week with a new set of rackets. He got those last year. A) Those. B) Last. C) Got. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those. 7. If she ..... harder, she ..... better grades. (regret) A) Studied; would have gotten. B) Had studied; would get. C) Had studied; would have gotten. D) Studied; would get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had studied; would have gotten. 8. Which of the following sentences demonstrates fronting? A) It was in the garden that I found a beautiful flower. B) In the garden, 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. 9. If you ..... hard, you ..... your goals. (real future possibilities) A) Study; achieve. B) Studied; will achieve. C) Study; will achieve. D) Will study; achieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study; will achieve. 10. Which of the following sentences is an example of clefting? A) The vase was knocked over by the cat. B) Knocked over the vase, the cat did. C) The cat knocked over the vase. D) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was the cat that knocked over the vase. 11. If I ..... enough money, I ..... a new car. (imaginary) A) Have; will buy. B) Had; would buy. C) Had; bought. D) Have; would buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had; would buy. 12. What is the reference device?The tennis courts are next to Sze Sze's house. She plays almost every day. A) He. B) Plays. C) Every. D) Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 13. Which sentence shows cleft emphasis on the subject? A) It was my brother who fixed the computer. B) Fixed the computer, my brother did. C) Never had my brother fixed the computer. D) My brother fixed the computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was my brother who fixed the computer. 14. Which among the sentences is an example of fronting? A) At the library, I met my best friend, Jane. B) It was Maria who solved the puzzle first. C) Never had I seen such a beautiful view. D) What I need right now is a holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was Maria who solved the puzzle first. 15. The following are types of reference devices, EXCEPT: A) Indefinite pronouns. B) Relative pronouns. C) Demonstratives. D) Narratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Narratives. 16. Which sentence correctly shows inversion? A) The storm was so strong that it broke the windows. B) So strong the storm that it broke the windows. C) So strong was the storm that it broke the windows. D) It was the storm that broke the windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So strong was the storm that it broke the windows. 17. If people ..... regularly, their fitness ..... A) Exercises; improved. B) Exercise; improves. C) Exercised; will improve. D) Exercise; improved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercise; improves. 18. Which sentence uses the word bespoke correctly? A) The shop sells bespoke suits made for each customer. B) The company is offering a bespoke discount on cheap products. C) We bought a bespoke bargain basement last week. D) The teacher gave us a bespoke quote from the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The shop sells bespoke suits made for each customer. 19. He ..... the exam if he ..... properly. (regret) A) Wouldn't fail; prepared. B) Wouldn't have failed; had prepared. C) Won't fail; prepared. D) Wouldn't fail; had prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't have failed; had prepared. 20. What is the reference word?Caris has made many different designs in class. Next week, the design she works on is the best. A) The. B) Design. C) Best. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 21. Plants ..... if they ..... enough sunlight. A) Don't grow; don't get. B) Doesn't grow; doesn't get. C) Didn't grow; didn't get. D) Won't grow; don't get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't grow; don't get. 22. What is the purpose of using cleft sentences in writing? A) To create confusion in the reader. B) To emphasize a specific part of the sentence. C) To shorten the sentence. D) To make the sentence more complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize a specific part of the sentence. 23. 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. 24. If they ..... about the concert, they ..... with us. (imaginary) A) Knew; would come. B) Know; will come. C) Knew; will come. D) Had known; would come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knew; would come. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesReference Devices Quiz 1Reference Devices Quiz 3Anaphora And Cataphora QuizAnaphoric Reference QuizCataphoric Reference QuizDeixis In Discourse QuizDeixis QuizTextual Deixis Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books