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