GED Test Questions (2026/2027) | Actual Questions and
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike?
Correct Answer: They are palindromes
• Question
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson?
Correct Answer: Thomas Paine
• Question
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead?
Correct Answer: tigerhead
• Question
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion?
Correct Answer: friction
• Question
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle?
Correct Answer: obtuse angle
• Question
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1)
Correct Answer: Asia
• Question
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp."
Correct Answer: "My friends have gone to summer camp."
• Question
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office?
Correct Answer: President of the United States
• Question
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals?
Correct Answer: metals
,• Question
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false?
Correct Answer: true
• Question
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e?
Correct Answer: w-a-i-s-t
• Question
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War?
Correct Answer: Lexington, Massachusetts
• Question
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights?
Correct Answer: jumping rope
• Question
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm?
Correct Answer: diaphragm
• Question
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false?
Correct Answer: false.
• Question
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians
Correct Answer: Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
• Question
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor?
Correct Answer: personification
• Question
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president?
Correct Answer: New York City
,• Question
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley?
Correct Answer: pulley
• Question
What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Correct Answer: Mt. McKinley
• Question
Which uses a linking verb? A: "Joe feels awful." B: "Joe feels the dog's fur."
Correct Answer: A: "Joe feels awful."
• Question
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
Correct Answer: Robert Fulton
• Question
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false?
Correct Answer: false
• Question
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs?
Correct Answer: pairs
• Question
Find the product of 80*7
Correct Answer: 560
• Question
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what?
Correct Answer: grid
• Question
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable?
Correct Answer: fair fore
, • Question
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief?
Correct Answer: Montezuma
• Question
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for?
Correct Answer: carbon
• Question
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding?
Correct Answer: ice skating
• Question
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences
Correct Answer: "Jed was sick, but now he's better."
• Question
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
Correct Answer: Preamble
• Question
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
Correct Answer: You sit quietly and clear your mind.
• Question
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado?
Correct Answer: a hurricane
• Question
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
Correct Answer: 5:15 pm
• Question
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe
Correct Answer: Alps
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
• Question
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike?
Correct Answer: They are palindromes
• Question
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson?
Correct Answer: Thomas Paine
• Question
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead?
Correct Answer: tigerhead
• Question
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion?
Correct Answer: friction
• Question
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle?
Correct Answer: obtuse angle
• Question
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1)
Correct Answer: Asia
• Question
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp."
Correct Answer: "My friends have gone to summer camp."
• Question
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office?
Correct Answer: President of the United States
• Question
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals?
Correct Answer: metals
,• Question
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false?
Correct Answer: true
• Question
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e?
Correct Answer: w-a-i-s-t
• Question
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War?
Correct Answer: Lexington, Massachusetts
• Question
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights?
Correct Answer: jumping rope
• Question
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm?
Correct Answer: diaphragm
• Question
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false?
Correct Answer: false.
• Question
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians
Correct Answer: Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
• Question
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor?
Correct Answer: personification
• Question
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president?
Correct Answer: New York City
,• Question
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley?
Correct Answer: pulley
• Question
What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Correct Answer: Mt. McKinley
• Question
Which uses a linking verb? A: "Joe feels awful." B: "Joe feels the dog's fur."
Correct Answer: A: "Joe feels awful."
• Question
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
Correct Answer: Robert Fulton
• Question
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false?
Correct Answer: false
• Question
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs?
Correct Answer: pairs
• Question
Find the product of 80*7
Correct Answer: 560
• Question
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what?
Correct Answer: grid
• Question
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable?
Correct Answer: fair fore
, • Question
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief?
Correct Answer: Montezuma
• Question
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for?
Correct Answer: carbon
• Question
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding?
Correct Answer: ice skating
• Question
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences
Correct Answer: "Jed was sick, but now he's better."
• Question
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
Correct Answer: Preamble
• Question
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
Correct Answer: You sit quietly and clear your mind.
• Question
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado?
Correct Answer: a hurricane
• Question
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
Correct Answer: 5:15 pm
• Question
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe
Correct Answer: Alps
