GED TEST QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
"WOW!vMomvridesvavkayakvatvnoon."vHowvarevthevunderlinedvwordsvalike?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Theyvarevpalindromes
WhovwasvthevauthorvofvCommonvSense:vThomasvPainevorvThomasvJefferson?v-
vcorrectvanswer-ThomasvPaine
WhatvisvNOTvavrealvshark:vhammerhead,vshovelhead,vorvtigerhead?v-vcorrectvanswer-
tigerhead
Whatvisvthevforcevthatvslowsvdownvanvobjectvorvstopsvitsvmotion?v-vcorrectvanswer-
friction
Whichvisvgreatervthanv90vdegrees:vanvacutevanglevorvanvobtusevangle?v-
vcorrectvanswer-obtusevangle
WhatvcontinentvliesvEastvofvEurope?v(pagev1)v-vcorrectvanswer-Asia
Correctvthevverb:v"Myvfriendsvhavevwentvtovsummervcamp."v-
vcorrectvanswer-"Myvfriendsvhavevgonevtovsummervcamp."
WhatvgovernmentvexecutivevconductsvmostvofvitsvbusinessvinvthevOvalvOffice?v-
vcorrectvanswer-PresidentvofvthevUnitedvStates
Eachvkindvofvatomvisvanvelement.vArevmostvelementsvgases,vliquids,vorvmetals?v-
vcorrectvanswer-metals
Ifvyourvclassvisvcattingvonlinevwithvanvauthorv"realvtime,"vthat'svnow.vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-true
,Dovyouvwearvavbeltvaroundvyourvw-a-i-s-tvorvw-a-s-t-e?v-vcorrectvanswer-w-a-i-s-t
WherevwerevthevshotsvfiredvthatvbeganvthevAmericanvRevolutionaryvWar?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Lexington,vMassachusetts
Whichvisvavcardiovascularvexercise:vjumpingvropevorvliftingvweights?v-vcorrectvanswer-
jumpingvrope
Whatvlargevmusclevhelpsvyouvbreathvinvandvout:vthevheartvorvthevdiaphragm?v-
vcorrectvanswer-diaphragm
Avnumbervthat'svdividedvbyvanothervisvcalledvthevdivisor.vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-false.
Classifyvfromvlowestvtovhighest:vSierravNevada,vRockies,vandvAppalachiansv-
vcorrectvanswer-Appalachians, vSierravNevada,vRockies
"Thevangryvskyvdumpedvwatervonvus!"vIsvthisvanvexamplevofvpersonificationvorvmetaphor
?v-vcorrectvanswer-personification
InvwhatvcityvwasvGeorgevWashingtonvwornvinvasvthevfirstvUSvpresident?v-
vcorrectvanswer-NewvYorkvCity
Isvavsimplevmachinevconsistingvofvavwheelvandvavropevcalledvavlever,vavgear,vorvpulley?v-
vcorrectvanswer-pulley
WhatvisvthevtallestvmountainvinvthevUnitedvStates?v-vcorrectvanswer-Mt.vMcKinley
Whichvusesvavlinkingvverb?
A:v"Joevfeelsvawful."
B:v"Joevfeelsvthevdog'svfur."v-vcorrectvanswer-A:v"Joevfeelsvawful."
Whatvinventorvusedvavsteamvenginevtovgivevgreatervpowervtovboats?v-vcorrectvanswer-
RobertvFulton
Ifvyourvteavisvdecaffeinated,vitvhasvcaffeinevinvit.vTruevorvfalse?v-vcorrectvanswer-false
Dovmostvofvyourvmusclesvworkvindividuallyvorvinvpairs?v-vcorrectvanswer-pairs
Findvthevproductvofv80*7v-vcorrectvanswer-560
Onvavmap,vthevnumberedvandvletteredvsquaresvformvavpatternvcalledv...vwhat?v-
vcorrectvanswer-grid
Answervwithvavhomonymvpair:vWhat'svitvcalledvwhenvthevcostvofvavbusvridevisvreasonable
?v-vcorrectvanswer-fairvfore
WhenvthevAztecsvwerevconqueredvbyvthevSpanish,vwhovwasvtheirvchief?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Montezuma
,Invchemistry,vwhatvdoesvthevsymbolv"C"vstandvfor?v-vcorrectvanswer-carbon
Whatvsportvhasvbeenvaroundvthevlongest:vrollervskating,vicevskating,vorvskateboarding?v-
vcorrectvanswer-icevskating
"Jedvwasvsick.vNowvhe'svbetter."vUsevavconjunctionvtovconnectvthesevsentencesv-
vcorrectvanswer-"Jedvwasvsick,vbutvnowvhe'svbetter."
ArevthevopeningvwordsvofvthevConstitutionvcalledvthevIntroductionvorvthevPreamble?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Preamble
Tovmeditate,vdovyouvsitvquietlyvandvclearvyourvmindvorvdovyouvtryvtovfloatvinvthevair?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Youvsitvquietlyvandvclearvyourvmind.
Whichvformsvovervanvocean:vavhurricanevorvavtornado?v-vcorrectvanswer-avhurricane
Ourvbusvleftvatv12:45vpm.vThevtripvtookv4v1/2vhours.vWhatvtimevdidvwevarrive?v-
vcorrectvanswer-5:15vpm
NamevthevlargestvmountainvsystemvonvthevcontinentvofvEuropev-vcorrectvanswer-Alps
Isvavflashbackvavstoryvinterruptionvthatvgivesvpastvinformationvorvavbrainstorm?v-
vcorrectvanswer-It's vavstoryvinterruptionvthatvgivesvinformationvthatvhappenedvinvthevpast
WhovledvthevSpanishvarmyvthatvconqueredvthevAztecs?v-vcorrectvanswer-
HernandovCortes
Whichvisvthevbestvconductorvofvelectricity:vwood,vceramicvorvcopper?v-vcorrectvanswer-
copper
Isv"confetti"vbitsvofvcoloredvpapervorvveryvthinvnoodles?v-vcorrectvanswer-
bitsvofvcoloredvpaper
Spellvthevnounvthatvcomesvfromvthevadjectivev"silly."v-vcorrectvanswer-silliness
InvwhatvwarvwerevthevAmericanvforcesvcalledvthevContinentalvArmy?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevAmericanvRevolutionvorvWarvofvIndependence
Thevbaldveaglevhasvnovfeathersvonvitsvhead.vTruevorvfalse?v-vcorrectvanswer-false
Duringvanvequinox,varevthevhoursvofvdaylightvandvdarknessvequalvorvunequal?v-
vcorrectvanswer-equal
Usingvpencilvandvpaper,vfindvthevsunvofv$23.47vandv$69.03v-vcorrectvanswer-$92.50
WhichvofvthesevEuropeanvcitiesvisvthevlargest:vBerlin,vLondon,vorvParis?v-
vcorrectvanswer-London
ShouldvTinav"lay"vorv"lie"vthevpencilvonvthevdesk?v-vcorrectvanswer-lay
, WhatvmachinevmadevthevUSvthevlargestvproducervofvcottonvinvthev1800s?v-
vcorrectvanswer-thevcottonvgin
Whovdiscoveredvthevlawvofvgravity?v-vcorrectvanswer-IsaacvNewton
Sapphire,vturquoise,vandvnavyvarevallvshadesvofvwhatvcolor?v-vcorrectvanswer-blue
I'vev(swamvorvswum?)vinvthevfreezingvcoldvwatervandvwillvnevervdovitvagain!v-
vcorrectvanswer-swum
WasvNewvAmsterdamvavcityvorvavcolonyvinvearlyvAmerica?v-vcorrectvanswer-avcity
Ifvsomeonevsaysvyourv"epidermis"visvshowing,vwhatvbodyvpartvdovtheyvmean?v-
vcorrectvanswer-yourvskin
Arevthevworkervbeesvmalevorvfemale?v-vcorrectvanswer-female
Thevbandvhasv3vdrumsvandv3vflutes.vWhat'svthevratiovofvdrumsvtovflutes?v-
vcorrectvanswer-1vtov1
WhatvcityvinvMissourivisvfamousvforvitsvGatewayvArch?v-vcorrectvanswer-St.vLouis
Whichvpoetryvisvusuallyvhumorous:vavhaiku,vavlimerick,vorvfreevverse?v-vcorrectvanswer-
avlimerick
DidvCyrusvMcCormickvinventvthevreapervorvthevelevator?v-vcorrectvanswer-thevreaper
Whatvcontainsvthevembryovofvavfloweringvplant?v-vcorrectvanswer-avseed
IsvthevholidayvofvYamvKippurvobservedvbyvJewsvorvbyvChristians?v-vcorrectvanswer-
byvJews
"I'llvreadvyouvthevstory."vWhichvwordvisvthevindirectvobject?v-vcorrectvanswer-you
WhovwonvWordvWarvII:vthevAxisvorvthevAllies?v-vcorrectvanswer-thevAllies
Findvthevmisfitvinvthisvgroup:vBach,vChopin,vPicasso,vSchubertv-vcorrectvanswer-Picasso
Whatvdovrocksvturnvintovwhenvtheyverode?v-vcorrectvanswer-sand
Howvmanyvzerosvarevtherevinv735vmillion?v-vcorrectvanswer-6
WhichvstatevdoesvNOTvbordervonvCalifornia:vNevada,vWashington,vorvArizona?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Washington
TherevisvnovrealvEnglishvwordvthatvrhymesvwithv"orange."vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-true
WhichvcountryvfoughtvagainstvthevUSvinvWorldvWarvI:vRussiavorvGermany?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Germany
ANSWERS
"WOW!vMomvridesvavkayakvatvnoon."vHowvarevthevunderlinedvwordsvalike?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Theyvarevpalindromes
WhovwasvthevauthorvofvCommonvSense:vThomasvPainevorvThomasvJefferson?v-
vcorrectvanswer-ThomasvPaine
WhatvisvNOTvavrealvshark:vhammerhead,vshovelhead,vorvtigerhead?v-vcorrectvanswer-
tigerhead
Whatvisvthevforcevthatvslowsvdownvanvobjectvorvstopsvitsvmotion?v-vcorrectvanswer-
friction
Whichvisvgreatervthanv90vdegrees:vanvacutevanglevorvanvobtusevangle?v-
vcorrectvanswer-obtusevangle
WhatvcontinentvliesvEastvofvEurope?v(pagev1)v-vcorrectvanswer-Asia
Correctvthevverb:v"Myvfriendsvhavevwentvtovsummervcamp."v-
vcorrectvanswer-"Myvfriendsvhavevgonevtovsummervcamp."
WhatvgovernmentvexecutivevconductsvmostvofvitsvbusinessvinvthevOvalvOffice?v-
vcorrectvanswer-PresidentvofvthevUnitedvStates
Eachvkindvofvatomvisvanvelement.vArevmostvelementsvgases,vliquids,vorvmetals?v-
vcorrectvanswer-metals
Ifvyourvclassvisvcattingvonlinevwithvanvauthorv"realvtime,"vthat'svnow.vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-true
,Dovyouvwearvavbeltvaroundvyourvw-a-i-s-tvorvw-a-s-t-e?v-vcorrectvanswer-w-a-i-s-t
WherevwerevthevshotsvfiredvthatvbeganvthevAmericanvRevolutionaryvWar?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Lexington,vMassachusetts
Whichvisvavcardiovascularvexercise:vjumpingvropevorvliftingvweights?v-vcorrectvanswer-
jumpingvrope
Whatvlargevmusclevhelpsvyouvbreathvinvandvout:vthevheartvorvthevdiaphragm?v-
vcorrectvanswer-diaphragm
Avnumbervthat'svdividedvbyvanothervisvcalledvthevdivisor.vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-false.
Classifyvfromvlowestvtovhighest:vSierravNevada,vRockies,vandvAppalachiansv-
vcorrectvanswer-Appalachians, vSierravNevada,vRockies
"Thevangryvskyvdumpedvwatervonvus!"vIsvthisvanvexamplevofvpersonificationvorvmetaphor
?v-vcorrectvanswer-personification
InvwhatvcityvwasvGeorgevWashingtonvwornvinvasvthevfirstvUSvpresident?v-
vcorrectvanswer-NewvYorkvCity
Isvavsimplevmachinevconsistingvofvavwheelvandvavropevcalledvavlever,vavgear,vorvpulley?v-
vcorrectvanswer-pulley
WhatvisvthevtallestvmountainvinvthevUnitedvStates?v-vcorrectvanswer-Mt.vMcKinley
Whichvusesvavlinkingvverb?
A:v"Joevfeelsvawful."
B:v"Joevfeelsvthevdog'svfur."v-vcorrectvanswer-A:v"Joevfeelsvawful."
Whatvinventorvusedvavsteamvenginevtovgivevgreatervpowervtovboats?v-vcorrectvanswer-
RobertvFulton
Ifvyourvteavisvdecaffeinated,vitvhasvcaffeinevinvit.vTruevorvfalse?v-vcorrectvanswer-false
Dovmostvofvyourvmusclesvworkvindividuallyvorvinvpairs?v-vcorrectvanswer-pairs
Findvthevproductvofv80*7v-vcorrectvanswer-560
Onvavmap,vthevnumberedvandvletteredvsquaresvformvavpatternvcalledv...vwhat?v-
vcorrectvanswer-grid
Answervwithvavhomonymvpair:vWhat'svitvcalledvwhenvthevcostvofvavbusvridevisvreasonable
?v-vcorrectvanswer-fairvfore
WhenvthevAztecsvwerevconqueredvbyvthevSpanish,vwhovwasvtheirvchief?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Montezuma
,Invchemistry,vwhatvdoesvthevsymbolv"C"vstandvfor?v-vcorrectvanswer-carbon
Whatvsportvhasvbeenvaroundvthevlongest:vrollervskating,vicevskating,vorvskateboarding?v-
vcorrectvanswer-icevskating
"Jedvwasvsick.vNowvhe'svbetter."vUsevavconjunctionvtovconnectvthesevsentencesv-
vcorrectvanswer-"Jedvwasvsick,vbutvnowvhe'svbetter."
ArevthevopeningvwordsvofvthevConstitutionvcalledvthevIntroductionvorvthevPreamble?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Preamble
Tovmeditate,vdovyouvsitvquietlyvandvclearvyourvmindvorvdovyouvtryvtovfloatvinvthevair?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Youvsitvquietlyvandvclearvyourvmind.
Whichvformsvovervanvocean:vavhurricanevorvavtornado?v-vcorrectvanswer-avhurricane
Ourvbusvleftvatv12:45vpm.vThevtripvtookv4v1/2vhours.vWhatvtimevdidvwevarrive?v-
vcorrectvanswer-5:15vpm
NamevthevlargestvmountainvsystemvonvthevcontinentvofvEuropev-vcorrectvanswer-Alps
Isvavflashbackvavstoryvinterruptionvthatvgivesvpastvinformationvorvavbrainstorm?v-
vcorrectvanswer-It's vavstoryvinterruptionvthatvgivesvinformationvthatvhappenedvinvthevpast
WhovledvthevSpanishvarmyvthatvconqueredvthevAztecs?v-vcorrectvanswer-
HernandovCortes
Whichvisvthevbestvconductorvofvelectricity:vwood,vceramicvorvcopper?v-vcorrectvanswer-
copper
Isv"confetti"vbitsvofvcoloredvpapervorvveryvthinvnoodles?v-vcorrectvanswer-
bitsvofvcoloredvpaper
Spellvthevnounvthatvcomesvfromvthevadjectivev"silly."v-vcorrectvanswer-silliness
InvwhatvwarvwerevthevAmericanvforcesvcalledvthevContinentalvArmy?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevAmericanvRevolutionvorvWarvofvIndependence
Thevbaldveaglevhasvnovfeathersvonvitsvhead.vTruevorvfalse?v-vcorrectvanswer-false
Duringvanvequinox,varevthevhoursvofvdaylightvandvdarknessvequalvorvunequal?v-
vcorrectvanswer-equal
Usingvpencilvandvpaper,vfindvthevsunvofv$23.47vandv$69.03v-vcorrectvanswer-$92.50
WhichvofvthesevEuropeanvcitiesvisvthevlargest:vBerlin,vLondon,vorvParis?v-
vcorrectvanswer-London
ShouldvTinav"lay"vorv"lie"vthevpencilvonvthevdesk?v-vcorrectvanswer-lay
, WhatvmachinevmadevthevUSvthevlargestvproducervofvcottonvinvthev1800s?v-
vcorrectvanswer-thevcottonvgin
Whovdiscoveredvthevlawvofvgravity?v-vcorrectvanswer-IsaacvNewton
Sapphire,vturquoise,vandvnavyvarevallvshadesvofvwhatvcolor?v-vcorrectvanswer-blue
I'vev(swamvorvswum?)vinvthevfreezingvcoldvwatervandvwillvnevervdovitvagain!v-
vcorrectvanswer-swum
WasvNewvAmsterdamvavcityvorvavcolonyvinvearlyvAmerica?v-vcorrectvanswer-avcity
Ifvsomeonevsaysvyourv"epidermis"visvshowing,vwhatvbodyvpartvdovtheyvmean?v-
vcorrectvanswer-yourvskin
Arevthevworkervbeesvmalevorvfemale?v-vcorrectvanswer-female
Thevbandvhasv3vdrumsvandv3vflutes.vWhat'svthevratiovofvdrumsvtovflutes?v-
vcorrectvanswer-1vtov1
WhatvcityvinvMissourivisvfamousvforvitsvGatewayvArch?v-vcorrectvanswer-St.vLouis
Whichvpoetryvisvusuallyvhumorous:vavhaiku,vavlimerick,vorvfreevverse?v-vcorrectvanswer-
avlimerick
DidvCyrusvMcCormickvinventvthevreapervorvthevelevator?v-vcorrectvanswer-thevreaper
Whatvcontainsvthevembryovofvavfloweringvplant?v-vcorrectvanswer-avseed
IsvthevholidayvofvYamvKippurvobservedvbyvJewsvorvbyvChristians?v-vcorrectvanswer-
byvJews
"I'llvreadvyouvthevstory."vWhichvwordvisvthevindirectvobject?v-vcorrectvanswer-you
WhovwonvWordvWarvII:vthevAxisvorvthevAllies?v-vcorrectvanswer-thevAllies
Findvthevmisfitvinvthisvgroup:vBach,vChopin,vPicasso,vSchubertv-vcorrectvanswer-Picasso
Whatvdovrocksvturnvintovwhenvtheyverode?v-vcorrectvanswer-sand
Howvmanyvzerosvarevtherevinv735vmillion?v-vcorrectvanswer-6
WhichvstatevdoesvNOTvbordervonvCalifornia:vNevada,vWashington,vorvArizona?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Washington
TherevisvnovrealvEnglishvwordvthatvrhymesvwithv"orange."vTruevorvfalse?v-
vcorrectvanswer-true
WhichvcountryvfoughtvagainstvthevUSvinvWorldvWarvI:vRussiavorvGermany?v-
vcorrectvanswer-Germany
