Extra Practice
Reading & Use of English · Part 5

Part 5 — reference words and writer's attitude

Micro-questions on the two Part 5 traps: what a pronoun refers back to, and how the writer really feels.

  1. 1

    "Marta joined the crew in March. It turned out to be the decision that shaped her career." What does 'It' refer to?

  2. 2

    "Predictably, the committee spent an hour debating the colour of the sign." The writer's tone is:

  3. 3

    "Whatever its faults, the scheme has done more for the town than a decade of promises." The writer:

  4. 4

    "He claims the method is foolproof." Using 'claims' suggests the writer:

  5. 5

    "This, more than the funding, explains the delay." 'This' most likely refers to:

  6. 6

    "The results were, if anything, better than expected." The writer means the results were:

Extra Practice is optional — it doesn’t affect your course progress.

More in this area