English Reference Part 2

The word 'They' in the text refers to?

• Native Americans

• Beavers

• Europeans

• Traits and Characteristics

1. The word 'This' in the passage refers to

• experiment

• corticosterone

• cortisol

• stress

The word 'it' in line 18

refers to ...

• Earth

• A cool crust

• The molten ball of rock

• The heat

The word 'them' in line 18

refers to ...

• deposits

• pine trees

• conifer trees

• broad-leaved trees

The word "This" in the passage refers to ....

• the spread of ferns and mosses in Hawaii

• the creation of the Hawaiian Islands 

• the evolution of ferns 

• the development of plants that produce seeds 

The 20th century was indeed a period of breaking away from everything that ballet stood for. It was a time of unprecedented creative growth, for dancers and choreographers. It was also a time of shock, surprise and broadening of minds for the public, in terms of their definitions of what dance was. It was a revolution in the truest sense.
What does the first 'it' refer to in the passage?

• Ballet

• The 20th century

• Definitions of dance

• The new dance style

The word 'which' in the passage refers to ...

• distribution

• sale

• newspaper

• postal service

The phrase 'this purpose' in the passage refers to ...

• combining two roots system

• feeding the plant

• preventing soil erosion

• leaching nutrients

The astrological nature of the Mayan use of astronomical data explains in part why so few written records exist of that data. The Mayans believed that the passage of the sun continued throughout the night, only, then, it was traveling through the underworld. This was believed to be a perilous journey, with many demonic figures lurking in the darkness, waiting to ambush the sun to prevent it from returning to the sky at dawn.
The word it in the passage refers to

• night

• sun

• passage

• data

In paragraph, ‘this’ refers to…

• the scientific method and its inherent problems.

• the belief that scientists cannot reveal universal truths.

• the variation in scientific results under different circumstances.

• the list of factors which influence scientific research.