GED Reading

In paragraph 1 what does "it" refer to?

• life-long journey

• career path

• strengths

• job market

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.

• The trees danced in the wind.

• I waited in line for 10 years!

• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

The word that is describing the action of the sentence is the ____.

• axion verb

• verb in movement

• verb

• action verb

When a sentence does not sound complete and is missing basic building blocks for clear writing then it is considered a ____.

• incomplete

• changed

• frazzled

• fragment

A noun labels a ______.

• person, place, or thing

• person, place, thing, or idea

• person or persons

• person or thing

Based on the context clues in the passage below, eliminate means ________________.

Please eliminate the blank lines between the pictures.  They were not supposed to be there. 

• Color

• Add

• Find

• Delete

Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.

• Nervous

• Discouraged

• Exciting

• Relieved

When you are reading and come to an unknown word, what should you do first?

• Look for clues in the sentence

• Ask your teacher

• Look it up in the dictionary

• Skip it

In the passage, what does the word 'elaborate' most likely mean?

• A) Simple

• B) Detailed

• C) Confusing

• D) Brief

Which sentence contains a metaphor?

• A) The sun was a golden coin in the sky.

• B) The cat purred like a motor.

• C) The leaves rustled in the wind.

• D) The rain tapped on the window.