GED Test (740 Questions) With 100% Correct
and Verified Answers
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike?
ANS: They are palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson?
ANS: Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead?
ANS: tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion?
ANS: friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle?
ANS: obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe?
ANS: Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - ANS: "My friends have
gone to summer camp."
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office?
ANS: President of the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals?
ANS: metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false?
ANS: true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e?
ANS: w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War?
ANS: Lexington, Massachusetts
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights?
ANS: jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm?
,ANS: diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false?
ANS: false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians - ANS:
Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or
metaphor?
ANS: personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president?
ANS: New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley?
ANS: pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
ANS: Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur."
ANS: A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
ANS: Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false?
ANS: false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs?
ANS: pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - ANS: 560
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called what? - ANS: grid
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is
reasonable?
ANS: fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief?
ANS: Montezuma
,In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for?
ANS: carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or
skateboarding?
ANS: ice skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences - ANS:
"Jed was sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
ANS: Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
ANS: You sit quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado?
ANS: a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
ANS: 5:15 pm
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - ANS: Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm?
ANS: It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs?
ANS: Hernando Cortes
Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper?
ANS: copper
Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles?
ANS: bits of colored paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." ANS: silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army?
ANS: The American Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false?
ANS: false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal?
ANS: equal
, Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - ANS: $92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris?
ANS: London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk?
ANS: lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s?
ANS: the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity?
ANS: Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color?
ANS: blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - ANS:
swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America?
ANS: a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean?
ANS: your skin
Are the worker bees male or female?
ANS: female
The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes?
ANS: 1 to 1
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch?
ANS: St. Louis
Which poetry is usually humorous: a haiku, a limerick, or free verse?
ANS: a limerick
Did Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper or the elevator?
ANS: the reaper
What contains the embryo of a flowering plant?
ANS: a seed
Is the holiday of Yam Kippur observed by Jews or by Christians?
and Verified Answers
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike?
ANS: They are palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson?
ANS: Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead?
ANS: tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion?
ANS: friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle?
ANS: obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe?
ANS: Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - ANS: "My friends have
gone to summer camp."
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office?
ANS: President of the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals?
ANS: metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false?
ANS: true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e?
ANS: w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War?
ANS: Lexington, Massachusetts
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights?
ANS: jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm?
,ANS: diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false?
ANS: false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians - ANS:
Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or
metaphor?
ANS: personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president?
ANS: New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley?
ANS: pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
ANS: Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur."
ANS: A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
ANS: Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false?
ANS: false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs?
ANS: pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - ANS: 560
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called what? - ANS: grid
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is
reasonable?
ANS: fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief?
ANS: Montezuma
,In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for?
ANS: carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or
skateboarding?
ANS: ice skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences - ANS:
"Jed was sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
ANS: Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
ANS: You sit quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado?
ANS: a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
ANS: 5:15 pm
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - ANS: Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm?
ANS: It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs?
ANS: Hernando Cortes
Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper?
ANS: copper
Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles?
ANS: bits of colored paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." ANS: silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army?
ANS: The American Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false?
ANS: false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal?
ANS: equal
, Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - ANS: $92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris?
ANS: London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk?
ANS: lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s?
ANS: the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity?
ANS: Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color?
ANS: blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - ANS:
swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America?
ANS: a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean?
ANS: your skin
Are the worker bees male or female?
ANS: female
The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes?
ANS: 1 to 1
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch?
ANS: St. Louis
Which poetry is usually humorous: a haiku, a limerick, or free verse?
ANS: a limerick
Did Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper or the elevator?
ANS: the reaper
What contains the embryo of a flowering plant?
ANS: a seed
Is the holiday of Yam Kippur observed by Jews or by Christians?
