Reading- Anaphoric and Cataphoric References

An anaphoric reference refers to the subject that is introduced ________________

in the sentence.

• Later

• Next

• Before

• Earlier

A _________________ reference refers to a subject that is introduced later in

the sentence.

• Anaphoric

• Pronoun

• Cataphoric

• Singular

Jasleen and her parents visited Japan last year. ____________ had such a great time together.

• We

• They

• She

• He

Which of the following is not a singular pronoun?

• I

• You

• She

• It

_____________ bought a new bicycle yesterday. He loves his new bicycle very much.

• Kyra

• Aqhar

• Shafarina

• Izzara

One day, while the old woman was washing clothes, a giant peach floated down the river. ___________ took the peach home.

• He

• They

• She

• We

One evening, an evil ogre attacked the village. __________ stole the villagers' belongings and destroyed

most houses in the village.

• He

• It

• She

• Him

Identify whether the underlined reference word below are anaphoric or cataphoric:

For many years, East German people devised creative ways to sneak out of East Germany. Some people dug tunnels, some others tried crashing through checkpoints with cars,trucks; still others flew out in small airplanes or balloons.

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric

Identify what is the underlined word below refers to:

For many years, East German people devised creative ways to sneak out of East Germany. Some people dug tunnels, others tried crashing through checkpoints with cars,trucks; still others flew out in small airplanes or balloons. There was a family sewed fake Russian uniforms for themselves; then pretend to be Russian soldiers and simply drove through a checkpoint.

• People

• Family

• Russian soldiers

Identify whether the underlined word below is anaphoric or cataphoric:

On 21st December 1972, the Basic Treaty was signed by East and West Germany, and relations between the two countries started to improve. During the next two decades, they began to cooperate with each other by sharing cultural and commercial activities such as arts exchange programme and joint business ventures.

• Anaphoric

• Cataphoric