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 board of aldermen refused the protesters a permit because they advocated violence .pronoun: they. A) the board of aldermen B) the protesters

SOLUTION: the protesters

PROBLEM: sentence: pim's uncle can still beat him at tennis , even though he is 30 years younger .pronoun: he. A) pim B) pim's uncle

SOLUTION: pim

PROBLEM: sentence: the fish ate the roundworm . it was tasty .pronoun: it. A) the fish B) the roundworm

SOLUTION:
the roundworm