TASK DEFINITION: In each example you will read a short sentence (or two). Then, a pronoun in the text is mentioned. Your task is to choose a referent which the mentioned pronoun refers to. You will be given two options in each case and one choice should seem much more likely to you than the other.
PROBLEM: sentence: The woman lifted the girl onto her shoulders .pronoun: her. A) the woman B) the girl

SOLUTION: the woman

PROBLEM: sentence: James and Henry asked Robert and William for a favor but they refused .pronoun: they. A) james and henry B) robert and william

SOLUTION: robert and william

PROBLEM: sentence: Mary watched TV while Lily went out to buy groceries . After an hour she got up .pronoun: she. A) mary B) lily

SOLUTION:
mary