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GED test questions with correct answers
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - Answer✔✔-They are
palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - Answer✔✔-Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - Answer✔✔-tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - Answer✔✔-friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle? - Answer✔✔-obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1) - Answer✔✔-Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - Answer✔✔-"My friends have gone to
summer camp."
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office? - Answer✔✔-President of
the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals? - Answer✔✔-metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false? - Answer✔✔-true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e? - Answer✔✔-w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War? - Answer✔✔-Lexington,
Massachusetts
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Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? - Answer✔✔-jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm? - Answer✔✔-diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians - Answer✔✔-Appalachians,
Sierra Nevada, Rockies
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor? - Answer✔✔-
personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president? - Answer✔✔-New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley? - Answer✔✔-pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States? - Answer✔✔-Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur." - Answer✔✔-A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats? - Answer✔✔-Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs? - Answer✔✔-pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - Answer✔✔-560
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what? - Answer✔✔-grid
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Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable? - Answer✔✔-
fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief? - Answer✔✔-Montezuma
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for? - Answer✔✔-carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding? - Answer✔✔-ice
skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences - Answer✔✔-"Jed was
sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble? - Answer✔✔-
Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air? - Answer✔✔-You sit
quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado? - Answer✔✔-a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive? - Answer✔✔-5:15 pm
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - Answer✔✔-Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm? - Answer✔✔-It's a story
interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs? - Answer✔✔-Hernando Cortes
Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper? - Answer✔✔-copper
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Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles? - Answer✔✔-bits of colored paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." - Answer✔✔-silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army? - Answer✔✔-The American
Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal? - Answer✔✔-equal
Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - Answer✔✔-$92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris? - Answer✔✔-London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk? - Answer✔✔-lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s? - Answer✔✔-the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity? - Answer✔✔-Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color? - Answer✔✔-blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - Answer✔✔-swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America? - Answer✔✔-a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean? - Answer✔✔-your skin
Are the worker bees male or female? - Answer✔✔-female
The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes? - Answer✔✔-1 to 1
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch? - Answer✔✔-St. Louis
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GED test questions with correct answers
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - Answer✔✔-They are
palindromes
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - Answer✔✔-Thomas Paine
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - Answer✔✔-tigerhead
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - Answer✔✔-friction
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle? - Answer✔✔-obtuse angle
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1) - Answer✔✔-Asia
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp." - Answer✔✔-"My friends have gone to
summer camp."
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office? - Answer✔✔-President of
the United States
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals? - Answer✔✔-metals
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false? - Answer✔✔-true
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e? - Answer✔✔-w-a-i-s-t
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War? - Answer✔✔-Lexington,
Massachusetts
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Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights? - Answer✔✔-jumping rope
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm? - Answer✔✔-diaphragm
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false.
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians - Answer✔✔-Appalachians,
Sierra Nevada, Rockies
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor? - Answer✔✔-
personification
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president? - Answer✔✔-New York City
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley? - Answer✔✔-pulley
What is the tallest mountain in the United States? - Answer✔✔-Mt. McKinley
Which uses a linking verb?
A: "Joe feels awful."
B: "Joe feels the dog's fur." - Answer✔✔-A: "Joe feels awful."
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats? - Answer✔✔-Robert Fulton
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs? - Answer✔✔-pairs
Find the product of 80*7 - Answer✔✔-560
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what? - Answer✔✔-grid
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Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable? - Answer✔✔-
fair fore
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief? - Answer✔✔-Montezuma
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for? - Answer✔✔-carbon
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding? - Answer✔✔-ice
skating
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences - Answer✔✔-"Jed was
sick, but now he's better."
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble? - Answer✔✔-
Preamble
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air? - Answer✔✔-You sit
quietly and clear your mind.
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado? - Answer✔✔-a hurricane
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive? - Answer✔✔-5:15 pm
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - Answer✔✔-Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm? - Answer✔✔-It's a story
interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs? - Answer✔✔-Hernando Cortes
Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper? - Answer✔✔-copper
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Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles? - Answer✔✔-bits of colored paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." - Answer✔✔-silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army? - Answer✔✔-The American
Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false? - Answer✔✔-false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal? - Answer✔✔-equal
Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - Answer✔✔-$92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris? - Answer✔✔-London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk? - Answer✔✔-lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s? - Answer✔✔-the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity? - Answer✔✔-Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color? - Answer✔✔-blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - Answer✔✔-swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America? - Answer✔✔-a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean? - Answer✔✔-your skin
Are the worker bees male or female? - Answer✔✔-female
The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes? - Answer✔✔-1 to 1
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch? - Answer✔✔-St. Louis
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