GED NEW TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FOR LATEST EXAM SOLUTION
"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
, What contains the embryo of a flowering plant? - a seed
Is the holiday of Yam Kippur observed by Jews or by Christians? - by Jews
"I'll read you the story." Which word is the indirect object? - you
Who won Word War II: the Axis or the Allies? - the Allies
Find the misfit in this group: Bach, Chopin, Picasso, Schubert - Picasso
What do rocks turn into when they erode? - sand
How many zeros are there in 735 million? - 6
Which state does NOT border on California: Nevada, Washington, or Arizona? - Washington
There is no real English word that rhymes with "orange." True or false? - true
Which country fought against the US in World War I: Russia or Germany? - Germany
Does light from the sun take 8 seconds, 8 minutes, or 8 days to reach Earth? - 8 minutes
Which are NOT endangered: blue whales, Asian elephants, or emperor penguins? - emperor
penguins
Complete this analogy: High is to low as tall is to ... what? - short
A century is a period of 100 years. How many years is a millennium? - 1,000
Was gunpowder invented in Egypt, China, or India? - China
What is your body's largest organ? - the skin
Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the difference: 669 minus 435 - 300
If you fly from Boston to Los Angeles, how many time zones do you travel through? - four
What's another word for sad that's also a color? - blue
Which president was once a governor or Arkansas: Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter? - Bill Clinton
What do you call a plant that comes from two different species of plants? - a hybrid
In what game is a plastic disk tossed between players with a flip of the wrist? - Frisbee
"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
, What contains the embryo of a flowering plant? - a seed
Is the holiday of Yam Kippur observed by Jews or by Christians? - by Jews
"I'll read you the story." Which word is the indirect object? - you
Who won Word War II: the Axis or the Allies? - the Allies
Find the misfit in this group: Bach, Chopin, Picasso, Schubert - Picasso
What do rocks turn into when they erode? - sand
How many zeros are there in 735 million? - 6
Which state does NOT border on California: Nevada, Washington, or Arizona? - Washington
There is no real English word that rhymes with "orange." True or false? - true
Which country fought against the US in World War I: Russia or Germany? - Germany
Does light from the sun take 8 seconds, 8 minutes, or 8 days to reach Earth? - 8 minutes
Which are NOT endangered: blue whales, Asian elephants, or emperor penguins? - emperor
penguins
Complete this analogy: High is to low as tall is to ... what? - short
A century is a period of 100 years. How many years is a millennium? - 1,000
Was gunpowder invented in Egypt, China, or India? - China
What is your body's largest organ? - the skin
Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the difference: 669 minus 435 - 300
If you fly from Boston to Los Angeles, how many time zones do you travel through? - four
What's another word for sad that's also a color? - blue
Which president was once a governor or Arkansas: Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter? - Bill Clinton
What do you call a plant that comes from two different species of plants? - a hybrid
In what game is a plastic disk tossed between players with a flip of the wrist? - Frisbee
