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 men lifted the boys onto their bunk beds .pronoun: their. A) the men B) the boys

SOLUTION: the boys

PROBLEM: sentence: John and Peter ordered Bill and Steven to leave , so an hour later they left .pronoun: they. A) john and peter B) bill and steven

SOLUTION: bill and steven

PROBLEM: sentence: Peter did a lot worse than his good friend Jeff on the test because he had studied so hard .pronoun: he. A) peter B) jeff

SOLUTION:
jeff