GED Test Exam 740 Questions with Complete
Solutions.
"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."
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
"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
,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
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - Correct Answer Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm? - Correct
Answer It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs? - Correct Answer Hernando
Cortes
, Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper? - Correct Answer
copper
Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles? - Correct Answer bits of colored
paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." - Correct Answer silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army? - Correct Answer The
American Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false? - Correct Answer false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal? - Correct
Answer equal
Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - Correct Answer $92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris? - Correct Answer
London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk? - Correct Answer lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s? - Correct
Answer the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity? - Correct Answer Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color? - Correct Answer blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - Correct
Answer swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America? - Correct Answer a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean? - Correct
Answer your skin
Solutions.
"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."
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
"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
,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
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe - Correct Answer Alps
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm? - Correct
Answer It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs? - Correct Answer Hernando
Cortes
, Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper? - Correct Answer
copper
Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles? - Correct Answer bits of colored
paper
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly." - Correct Answer silliness
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army? - Correct Answer The
American Revolution or War of Independence
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false? - Correct Answer false
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal? - Correct
Answer equal
Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03 - Correct Answer $92.50
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris? - Correct Answer
London
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk? - Correct Answer lay
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s? - Correct
Answer the cotton gin
Who discovered the law of gravity? - Correct Answer Isaac Newton
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color? - Correct Answer blue
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again! - Correct
Answer swum
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America? - Correct Answer a city
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean? - Correct
Answer your skin
