GED test questions and answers Graded
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"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? -
Correct answer-They are palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? -
Correct answer-Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - Correct
answer-tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - Correct answer-
friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle? - Correct
answer-obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1) - Correct answer-Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - Correct answer-"My
friends have gone to summer camp."
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,What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office? -
Correct answer-President of the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals? -
Correct answer-metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false? -
Correct answer-true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e? - Correct answer-w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War? - Correct
answer-Lexington, Massachusetts
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? - Correct
answer-jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm? -
Correct answer-diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false? - Correct
answer-false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians -
Correct answer-Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
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,"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or
metaphor? - Correct answer-personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president? - Correct
answer-New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or
pulley? - Correct answer-pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States? - Correct answer-Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur." - Correct answer-A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats? - Correct
answer-Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false? - Correct answer-
false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs? - Correct answer-pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - Correct answer-560
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, On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what? -
Correct answer-grid
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is
reasonable? - Correct answer-fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief? - Correct
answer-Montezuma
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for? - Correct answer-carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or
skateboarding? - Correct answer-ice skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences -
Correct answer-"Jed was sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
- Correct answer-Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
- Correct answer-You sit quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado? - Correct answer-a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive? -
Correct answer-5:15 pm
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"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? -
Correct answer-They are palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? -
Correct answer-Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - Correct
answer-tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - Correct answer-
friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle? - Correct
answer-obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1) - Correct answer-Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - Correct answer-"My
friends have gone to summer camp."
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,What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office? -
Correct answer-President of the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals? -
Correct answer-metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false? -
Correct answer-true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e? - Correct answer-w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War? - Correct
answer-Lexington, Massachusetts
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? - Correct
answer-jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm? -
Correct answer-diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false? - Correct
answer-false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians -
Correct answer-Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
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,"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or
metaphor? - Correct answer-personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president? - Correct
answer-New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or
pulley? - Correct answer-pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States? - Correct answer-Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur." - Correct answer-A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats? - Correct
answer-Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false? - Correct answer-
false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs? - Correct answer-pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - Correct answer-560
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, On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what? -
Correct answer-grid
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is
reasonable? - Correct answer-fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief? - Correct
answer-Montezuma
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for? - Correct answer-carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or
skateboarding? - Correct answer-ice skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences -
Correct answer-"Jed was sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
- Correct answer-Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
- Correct answer-You sit quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado? - Correct answer-a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive? -
Correct answer-5:15 pm
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