GED GED Reading GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Online Training
GED GED Reading Online Training
The questions for GED Reading were last updated at Jan 02,2025.
- Exam Code: GED Reading
- Exam Name: GED Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Certification Provider: GED
- Latest update: Jan 02,2025
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Which one of the following techniques does the author rely on most to tell the story?
- A . conversation between characters
- B . description of the surroundings
- C . one character’s inner thoughts
- D . quotations from famous knights
- E . retelling episodes from the past
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When Amanda says, "I can see the handwriting on the wall . . . It’s terrifying!" (lines 16C18), what does she mean?
- A . She knows Tom wants to leave her and Laura.
- B . The writing on the apartment walls is threatening.
- C . She fears for Tom’s safety.
- D . Laura has told her she wants to get married.
- E . She has supernatural power to predict the future.
— ExhibitC
Why does Molly make “a wordless sound” (line 17)?
- A . She is afraid of cattle.
- B . She is excited about Ray’s proposal.
- C . She doesn’t want to be with Ray.
- D . Ray reminds her of her father.
- E . She dreads Ray’s intentions.
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Which of the following phrases indicates that the Bank is trying not to upset the employees?
- A . “no evidence that the threat to the Bank staff has increased” (line 8)
- B . “implement a Crisis Management plan” (line 10)
- C . “required to attend a special, short security briefing” (lines 13C14)
- D . “enhance the security of these vulnerable areas” (line 16)
- E . “benefit from the enhanced safety and security that they will bring” (lines 24C25)
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What do the details in lines 11C20 reveal about the narrator?
- A . He is courageous.
- B . He is a light sleeper.
- C . He is clever.
- D . He is stubborn.
- E . He is honest.
— ExhibitC Earlier in the story, Ray is driving a herd of cattle when a blizzard hits. He continues with the cattle drive, making decisions to protect the animals.
How does this picture of Ray fit with the picture of him revealed in this excerpt?
- A . relies on others to provide leadership
- B . treats animals with more respect than people
- C . approaches problems carefully
- D . creates problems from nothing
- E . doesn’t use his head to solve problems
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The narrator tries to appease her friend by saying, "It’s only make-believe," but her friend cries out, "No! It isn’t! You know it isn’t!" (lines 39C42).
With what are the girls wrestling?
- A . entertain
- B . describe
- C . explain
- D . teach
- E . hurt
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What is revealed about the quality of the speaker’s love when she says, “Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad” (lines 13C14)?
- A . greedy
- B . unselfish
- C . demanding
- D . stingy
- E . overpowering
— ExhibitC
How does the narrator excuse Theobald’s lack of interest in "the greater number" of the young ladies at Mrs. Cowey’s parties (line 31)?
- A . kind
- B . pretty
- C . honest
- D . pleasant
- E . intelligent
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What does the comparison “They were a couple that, like the slough spread out northwest behind them, flowed two ways” (lines 2C5) tell the reader about Molly and Ray?
- A . They are slow moving.
- B . They make decisions quickly.
- C . They have traveled extensively.
- D . They are opposites in many ways.
- E . They have lived in two different countries.