GED test questions and answers | lat est 2023/24 "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 t he 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 i ndirect 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 4 35 - 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 Change the verb to the future tense: "people live on Mars." - "People will live on Mars." Who sailed to North America first: the Vikings, the Dutch or the Portuguese? - the Vikings Who was the Roman goddess of love and beauty: Venus or Minerva? - Venus Wood is a renewable resource. True or false? - true If your album has 6 photos per page, on which page is the 45th photo? - the 8th page Which ocean borders Australia to the South and West? - the Indian Ocean How was the word "boulevard" abbreviated in addresses? - Blvd. Did Peter Stuyvesant govern Plymouth, New Netherlands, or James town? - New Netherlands Which expands the most when it's heated: a liquid, a solid, or a gas? - a gas What part of your body moves when you shrug? - the shoulders Change both verbs to the past tense: "the baby repeats whatever we say." - "The baby repeated whatever we said." Name the power the President has to prevent a bill from becoming law - the power of veto Who advises actors on how to play their parts: the producer or the director? - the director Does your cranium protect your brain, your heart, or your intestines? - your brain Bill spent $3.55 on lunch. He has $4.23 left. How much did he start out with? - $7.78 About how long is the Oregon Trail: 200 or 2,000 miles? - 2,000 miles "Your blob of jelly is blobby, her blob is blobbier, but mine is...what? - blobbiest In what year did Barack Obama become the first African American President? - he took office in 2009 Fog is actually a stratus cloud close to the ground. True or false? - true Which musical instrument does NOT have a reed: a flute, a clarinet, or a saxophone? - flute How many language does a trilingual person speak? - three in 1790, what American city did Benjamin Banneker help plan? - Washington D.C.
