GED test questions with solutions 2023

"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle? - obtuse angle What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1) - Asia Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - "My friends have gone to summer camp." What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office? - President of the United States Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals? - metals If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false? - true Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e? - w-a-i-s-t Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War? - Lexington, Massachusetts Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? - jumping rope What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm? - diaphragm A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false? - false. Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians - Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies "The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor? - personification In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president? - New York City Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley? - pulley What is the tallest mountain in the United States? - Mt. McKinley Which uses a linking verb? A: "Joe feels awful." B: "Joe feels the dog's fur." - A: "Joe feels awful." What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats? - Robert Fulton If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false? - false Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs? - pairs Find the product of 80*7 - 560 On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what? - grid Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable? - fair fore When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief? - Montezuma In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for? - carbon What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding? - ice skating "Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences - "Jed was sick, but now he's better." Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble? - Preamble To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air? - You sit quietly and clear your mind. Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado? - a hurricane Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive? - 5:15 pm Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - Alps Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm? - It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs? - Hernando Cortes Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper? - copper Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles? - bits of colored paper Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." - silliness In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army? - The American Revolution or War of Independence The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false? - false During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal? - equal Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - $92.50 Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris? - London Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk? - lay What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s? - the cotton gin Who discovered the law of gravity? - Isaac Newton Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color? - blue I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - swum Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America? - a city If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean? - your skin Are the worker bees male or female? - female The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes? - 1 to 1 What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch? - St. Louis Which poetry is usually humorous: a haiku, a limerick, or free verse? - a limerick Did Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper or the elevator? - the reaper