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The questions for GED Reading were last updated at Apr 06,2025.
- Exam Code: GED Reading
- Exam Name: GED Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Certification Provider: GED
- Latest update: Apr 06,2025
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- A . only three years old
- B . accepting new clients
- C . using employee referrals
- D . offering a reward for referrals
- E . competing with other local businesses
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The narrator obviously has a clever argument prepared to answer the objections of his audience to the idea of a bull climbing a tree.
What technique does the narrator use in his argument (lines 54C60)?
- A . offers scientific proof
- B . quotes statistics
- C . provides witnesses
- D . gives examples from personal experience
- E . accuses his listeners of narrow-mindedness
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Gerry Ellis was originally studying to become a “marine biologist” (line 2).
What is a marine biologist?
- A . serves in the army
- B . works for the government
- C . assists photographers
- D . studies underwater life
- E . lives on a ship
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If the author were to rewrite this excerpt for television, his writing would be most suited to what kind of TV show?
- A . game show
- B . sports event
- C . situation comedy
- D . documentary
- E . mystery series
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The author describes Ma with words like "sharply" (line 15), "wary" (line 21), and "watched" (line 42).
What do these words emphasize about Ma?
- A . She is in bad health.
- B . She is a strong, calculating mother.
- C . She is indifferent to her children’s decisions.
- D . She loves her son but hates her daughter.
- E . She is desperate for attention.
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What is Mr. Knightley indicating when he responds, "I do not absolutely know it, but I can guess" (lines 47C49)?
- A . has true knowledge of the actual events
- B . wishes Emma had controlled the discussion
- C . dismisses Emma’s comments as opinionated
- D . realizes that secondhand information is not reliable
- E . has reached a conclusion based on some incomplete information
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What character trait of the speaker is revealed in line 12, "Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past"?
- A . nostalgic about his childhood memories
- B . fearful of the musician
- C . frustrated with the music
- D . loyal to his brothers and sisters
- E . fearless of the future
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Based on Haldar’s character as revealed in this excerpt, what is he probably like as a father?
- A . self-critical
- B . well-intentioned
- C . judgmental
- D . indifferent
- E . playful
Helen Christen, the Human Resources Manager, is relatively new at her job and has already implemented several new policies to support employees, such as child-care leave and GED classes.
How might this additional information affect how employees receive this memo?
- A . encouraging employees to criticize policy
- B . asking employees to create a problem
- C . providing an additional support for employees
- D . making an already challenging situation far more difficult
- E . penalizing employees who refuse to participate in the new program
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Based on Vera’s reaction to Maggie and what the reader can guess about Maggie from her last words in this excerpt, what isMaggie’s goal?
- A . to move away
- B . to marry Haldar
- C . to become a fisherman
- D . to develop new job skills
- E . to build a new life for herself