TEXAS-GED (HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY) EXAMINER EXAM QUESTION AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES IN ITALIC 2025/2026/Q&A
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1. What is the value of 3x + 5 when x = 4?
A) 15
B) 17
C) 12
D) 7
Rationale: Substitute x = 4 → 3(4) + 5 = 12 + 5 = 17.
Correct answer: B) 17
2. Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
A) Coal
B) Natural Gas
C) Solar Energy
D) Oil
Rationale: Renewable resources can be replenished naturally—solar energy is renewable.
Correct answer: C) Solar Energy
3. What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
A) Disagreement over tariffs
B) Disagreement over slavery
C) British taxation
D) Expansion into the West
Rationale: The Civil War primarily resulted from conflicts over slavery and states’ rights.
Correct answer: B) Disagreement over slavery
4. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) He don’t like pizza.
B) He doesn’t likes pizza.
C) He doesn’t like pizza.
D) He don’t likes pizza.
,Rationale: Subject–verb agreement requires “doesn’t like.”
Correct answer: C) He doesn’t like pizza.
5. Simplify: (6 × 4) ÷ 2 = ?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 12
D) 6
Rationale: (6 × 4) = 24; 24 ÷ 2 = 12.
Correct answer: C) 12
6. The water cycle includes which main processes?
A) Condensation, erosion, deposition
B) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
C) Infiltration, deforestation, oxidation
D) Evaporation, freezing, melting
Rationale: The water cycle involves evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Correct answer: B) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
7. The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
A) 1776
B) 1787
C) 1812
D) 1754
Rationale: The Declaration was approved and signed on July 4, 1776.
Correct answer: A) 1776
8. Which word is the synonym of “enormous”?
A) Tiny
B) Huge
C) Weak
D) Simple
Rationale: “Huge” means the same as “enormous.”
Correct answer: B) Huge
, 9. Solve: 5² − 3 × 4 = ?
A) 13
B) 25
C) 17
D) 10
Rationale: 5² = 25; 25 − (3 × 4) = 25 − 12 = 13.
Correct answer: A) 13
10. Which of these is a chemical change?
A) Melting ice
B) Cutting paper
C) Burning wood
D) Boiling water
Rationale: Burning wood produces new substances — a chemical reaction.
Correct answer: C) Burning wood
11. What branch of government makes the laws?
A) Executive
B) Judicial
C) Legislative
D) Federal
Rationale: The Legislative Branch (Congress) makes laws.
Correct answer: C) Legislative
12. Choose the correct sentence.
A) Their going to the park.
B) They’re going to the park.
C) There going to the park.
D) Theyre going to the park.
Rationale: “They’re” is the contraction of “they are.”
Correct answer: B) They’re going to the park.
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES IN ITALIC 2025/2026/Q&A
INSTANDDOWNLOAD PDF.
1. What is the value of 3x + 5 when x = 4?
A) 15
B) 17
C) 12
D) 7
Rationale: Substitute x = 4 → 3(4) + 5 = 12 + 5 = 17.
Correct answer: B) 17
2. Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
A) Coal
B) Natural Gas
C) Solar Energy
D) Oil
Rationale: Renewable resources can be replenished naturally—solar energy is renewable.
Correct answer: C) Solar Energy
3. What was the main cause of the American Civil War?
A) Disagreement over tariffs
B) Disagreement over slavery
C) British taxation
D) Expansion into the West
Rationale: The Civil War primarily resulted from conflicts over slavery and states’ rights.
Correct answer: B) Disagreement over slavery
4. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) He don’t like pizza.
B) He doesn’t likes pizza.
C) He doesn’t like pizza.
D) He don’t likes pizza.
,Rationale: Subject–verb agreement requires “doesn’t like.”
Correct answer: C) He doesn’t like pizza.
5. Simplify: (6 × 4) ÷ 2 = ?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 12
D) 6
Rationale: (6 × 4) = 24; 24 ÷ 2 = 12.
Correct answer: C) 12
6. The water cycle includes which main processes?
A) Condensation, erosion, deposition
B) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
C) Infiltration, deforestation, oxidation
D) Evaporation, freezing, melting
Rationale: The water cycle involves evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Correct answer: B) Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
7. The Declaration of Independence was signed in what year?
A) 1776
B) 1787
C) 1812
D) 1754
Rationale: The Declaration was approved and signed on July 4, 1776.
Correct answer: A) 1776
8. Which word is the synonym of “enormous”?
A) Tiny
B) Huge
C) Weak
D) Simple
Rationale: “Huge” means the same as “enormous.”
Correct answer: B) Huge
, 9. Solve: 5² − 3 × 4 = ?
A) 13
B) 25
C) 17
D) 10
Rationale: 5² = 25; 25 − (3 × 4) = 25 − 12 = 13.
Correct answer: A) 13
10. Which of these is a chemical change?
A) Melting ice
B) Cutting paper
C) Burning wood
D) Boiling water
Rationale: Burning wood produces new substances — a chemical reaction.
Correct answer: C) Burning wood
11. What branch of government makes the laws?
A) Executive
B) Judicial
C) Legislative
D) Federal
Rationale: The Legislative Branch (Congress) makes laws.
Correct answer: C) Legislative
12. Choose the correct sentence.
A) Their going to the park.
B) They’re going to the park.
C) There going to the park.
D) Theyre going to the park.
Rationale: “They’re” is the contraction of “they are.”
Correct answer: B) They’re going to the park.
