What do the italicised words refer to?

New Zealand is becoming an increasingly popular destination for overseas visitors. It attracts tourists and people on business, but the vast majority come as students.

• overses

• New Zealand

• a popular destination

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What do the italicised words refer to?

New Zealand is becoming an increasingly popular destination for overseas visitors. It attracts tourists and people on business, but the vast majority come as students. Mostly from Asian countries, they stay for anything from a few weeks to a few years or more, studying at language schools, colleges and universities.

• Asian countries

• tourists and business people

• students

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What do the italicised words refer to?

New Zealand can offer good homestay accommodation, a clean and beautiful environment and a reasonable cost of tuition. These factors attract an ever-increasing number of overseas students, accounting for millions of dollars in revenue for New Zealand.

• accommodation, environment and reasonable tuition costs

• schools, colleagues, universities

• increasing overseas students

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What reference word could replace the underlined words?

"Professor Edwards has been lecturing for 16 years."

• He

• She

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What reference word could replace the underlined words?

"Overseas students often find university courses difficult."

• Their

• They

• Them

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What reference word could replace the underlined words?

"His car has broken down again!"

• He

• One

• It

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What do the italicised words refer to?

"As companies unify their networks and systems, they must merge new technologies and legacy systems."

• networks

• systems

• new technologies

• companies

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the italicised words refer to?

"Bill Gates knew that PCs would be big business and he imagined Microsoft playing a center role in this industry. "

• PCs

• business

• Bill Gates

• Microsoft

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the italicised words refer to?

"Today, telecommunication is widespread and devices that assist the process, such as the television, radio and telephone, are common in many parts of the world."

• telecommunication

• devices

• television, radio, and telephone

• process

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the italicised words refer to?

"There is no best answer to the question which online service is the best. Rating a particular online service over another is entirely subjective. Price is important to some people, while the number of files available for download is important to others."

• online service

• price

• other people

• another

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2