GED TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

"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