20888 ACE Language (Yr 4) Pronoun Reference and Text Connectives
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<strong>Pronoun</strong> meaning<br />
1. What does the pronoun ‘it’ in this sentence mean?<br />
‘Your room’s really messy <strong>and</strong> I’m angry about it’, Mum complained.<br />
(a) the child (b) Mum (c) the mess<br />
2. The pronoun ‘this’ means:<br />
Kai ate his burger <strong>and</strong> then declared that this was what he wanted to eat for tea every<br />
night.<br />
(a) tea (b) a burger (c) what he wanted<br />
Underst<strong>and</strong> how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference <strong>and</strong> text connectives (<strong>ACE</strong>LA1491)<br />
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3. The pronoun ‘it’ means:<br />
The atmosphere which is thickest near the Earth’s surface begins to thin out until it<br />
eventually becomes space.<br />
(a) space (b) the atmosphere<br />
(c)<br />
the Earth’s surface<br />
4. What does the pronoun ‘these’ refer to?<br />
‘Are these yours, Juan?’ asked the teacher, holding up a pair of really dirty socks.<br />
(a) the dirty socks (b) Juan (c) the teacher<br />
5. What are ‘those’?<br />
‘Don’t include any of those’, said Mum, pointing to the very ripe bananas.<br />
(a) the shopkeeper (b) the ripe bananas<br />
(c)<br />
Mum pointing<br />
6. The word ‘that’ means:<br />
‘Do you think that was such a good idea?’<br />
Dad asked my sister when she left her dolls’<br />
pram in the middle of the road.<br />
(a)<br />
a good idea<br />
(b) leaving the pram<br />
(c)<br />
the middle of the road<br />
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