Texas TSTC General
Education Development
(GED) Test Exam
,Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 1
Keep these concerns distinct. Which sequence of topics correctly matches the numbered
descriptions?
1. rectangular prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones
2. Conservation of energy, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and kinetic/potential energy
3. Molecular genetics, DNA, RNA, heredity, and inheritance patterns
A. 1: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures; 2: Life Science (Biology);
3: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry)
B. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry); 3: Calculating surface
area and volume of three-dimensional figures
C. 1: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures; 2: Physical Science
(Physics and Chemistry); 3: Life Science (Biology)
D. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures;
3: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Calculating surface area and volume of
three-dimensional figures (rectangular prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones); 2 with Physical Science
(Physics and Chemistry) (Conservation of energy, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and
kinetic/potential energy); 3 with Life Science (Biology) (Molecular genetics, DNA, RNA, heredity,
and inheritance patterns). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns
rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 2
Which item is least directly related to the specific focus of History?
A. Operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers
B. The Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
C. The American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and industrialization
D. World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern American history
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers is most
directly associated with Basic Math & Quantitative Problem Solving. In contrast, History brings
together The American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and industrialization; The Progressive Era,
World War I, the Great Depression, and the New Deal; World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights
Movement, and modern American history. The question asks for the point with a different primary
focus, not for an incorrect statement about that other topic.
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,Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 3
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Fiscal policy, monetary policy, the Federal Reserve, and taxation
2. Analyzing scientific data, tables, charts, and graphical models
3. Evolution, natural selection, adaptation, and biodiversity
4. Analyzing literature and fictional narratives
A. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 3: Economics; 4: Scientific
Practices and Inquiry
B. 1: Economics; 2: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 3: Life Science (Biology); 4: Reading for
Meaning (Comprehension)
C. 1: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 2: Life Science (Biology); 3: Economics; 4: Reading for
Meaning (Comprehension)
D. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Economics; 3: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 4:
Life Science (Biology)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Economics (Fiscal policy, monetary policy,
the Federal Reserve, and taxation); 2 with Scientific Practices and Inquiry (Analyzing scientific
data, tables, charts, and graphical models); 3 with Life Science (Biology) (Evolution, natural
selection, adaptation, and biodiversity); 4 with Reading for Meaning (Comprehension) (Analyzing
literature and fictional narratives). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more
concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 4
Several different issues need to be distinguished. Which answer identifies their topics in the
order shown?
1. Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents
2. Interpreting functional notation, tables, scatter plots, and data graphs
A. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Graphs and Functions
B. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
C. 1: Graphs and Functions; 2: Graphs and Functions
D. 1: Graphs and Functions; 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
(Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents); 2 with Graphs and Functions
(Interpreting functional notation, tables, scatter plots, and data graphs). Exchanging these topics
changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
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, Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 5
Inputs concerning perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes (triangles,
rectangles, circles, composite shapes) are available, but no numerical result has been
obtained. Which activity remains to be performed?
A. Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents
B. Interpreting words and phrases in context (connotative and denotative meanings)
C. connotative and denotative meanings
D. Calculating perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes (triangles,
rectangles, circles, composite shapes)
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Having inputs is distinct from carrying out the specified calculation. Here the
relevant activity is Calculating perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes
(triangles, rectangles, circles, composite shapes), within Geometry. A response directed at a
different activity would leave the specific omission described in the question unresolved.
Question 6
A review brings together Solving systems of linear equations and Factoring quadratic
expressions and solving quadratic equations. Which topic most directly connects both
concerns?
A. Human body systems
B. Geometry
C. History
D. Basic Algebra
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Both concerns belong to Basic Algebra: Solving systems of linear equations,
and Factoring quadratic expressions and solving quadratic equations. This topic therefore
accounts for both parts of the question; choosing a neighboring topic would not preserve that
shared focus.
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Education Development
(GED) Test Exam
,Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 1
Keep these concerns distinct. Which sequence of topics correctly matches the numbered
descriptions?
1. rectangular prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones
2. Conservation of energy, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and kinetic/potential energy
3. Molecular genetics, DNA, RNA, heredity, and inheritance patterns
A. 1: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures; 2: Life Science (Biology);
3: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry)
B. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry); 3: Calculating surface
area and volume of three-dimensional figures
C. 1: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures; 2: Physical Science
(Physics and Chemistry); 3: Life Science (Biology)
D. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Calculating surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures;
3: Physical Science (Physics and Chemistry)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Calculating surface area and volume of
three-dimensional figures (rectangular prisms, cylinders, spheres, cones); 2 with Physical Science
(Physics and Chemistry) (Conservation of energy, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and
kinetic/potential energy); 3 with Life Science (Biology) (Molecular genetics, DNA, RNA, heredity,
and inheritance patterns). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more concerns
rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 2
Which item is least directly related to the specific focus of History?
A. Operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers
B. The Progressive Era, World War I, the Great Depression, and the New Deal
C. The American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and industrialization
D. World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern American history
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and integers is most
directly associated with Basic Math & Quantitative Problem Solving. In contrast, History brings
together The American Civil War, Reconstruction era, and industrialization; The Progressive Era,
World War I, the Great Depression, and the New Deal; World War II, the Cold War, the Civil Rights
Movement, and modern American history. The question asks for the point with a different primary
focus, not for an incorrect statement about that other topic.
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,Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 3
Which ordered set of topics best matches the following discussion points?
1. Fiscal policy, monetary policy, the Federal Reserve, and taxation
2. Analyzing scientific data, tables, charts, and graphical models
3. Evolution, natural selection, adaptation, and biodiversity
4. Analyzing literature and fictional narratives
A. 1: Life Science (Biology); 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 3: Economics; 4: Scientific
Practices and Inquiry
B. 1: Economics; 2: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 3: Life Science (Biology); 4: Reading for
Meaning (Comprehension)
C. 1: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 2: Life Science (Biology); 3: Economics; 4: Reading for
Meaning (Comprehension)
D. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Economics; 3: Scientific Practices and Inquiry; 4:
Life Science (Biology)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Economics (Fiscal policy, monetary policy,
the Federal Reserve, and taxation); 2 with Scientific Practices and Inquiry (Analyzing scientific
data, tables, charts, and graphical models); 3 with Life Science (Biology) (Evolution, natural
selection, adaptation, and biodiversity); 4 with Reading for Meaning (Comprehension) (Analyzing
literature and fictional narratives). Exchanging these topics changes the subject of one or more
concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
Question 4
Several different issues need to be distinguished. Which answer identifies their topics in the
order shown?
1. Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents
2. Interpreting functional notation, tables, scatter plots, and data graphs
A. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Graphs and Functions
B. 1: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension); 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
C. 1: Graphs and Functions; 2: Graphs and Functions
D. 1: Graphs and Functions; 2: Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: The correct associations are 1 with Reading for Meaning (Comprehension)
(Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents); 2 with Graphs and Functions
(Interpreting functional notation, tables, scatter plots, and data graphs). Exchanging these topics
changes the subject of one or more concerns rather than preserving their distinct meanings.
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, Texas TSTC General Education Development (GED) Test Exam
Question 5
Inputs concerning perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes (triangles,
rectangles, circles, composite shapes) are available, but no numerical result has been
obtained. Which activity remains to be performed?
A. Analyzing informational texts and non-fiction documents
B. Interpreting words and phrases in context (connotative and denotative meanings)
C. connotative and denotative meanings
D. Calculating perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes (triangles,
rectangles, circles, composite shapes)
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Having inputs is distinct from carrying out the specified calculation. Here the
relevant activity is Calculating perimeter, circumference, and area of two-dimensional shapes
(triangles, rectangles, circles, composite shapes), within Geometry. A response directed at a
different activity would leave the specific omission described in the question unresolved.
Question 6
A review brings together Solving systems of linear equations and Factoring quadratic
expressions and solving quadratic equations. Which topic most directly connects both
concerns?
A. Human body systems
B. Geometry
C. History
D. Basic Algebra
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Both concerns belong to Basic Algebra: Solving systems of linear equations,
and Factoring quadratic expressions and solving quadratic equations. This topic therefore
accounts for both parts of the question; choosing a neighboring topic would not preserve that
shared focus.
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