GED Reading

In paragraph 1 what does "it" refer to?

• life-long journey

• career path

• strengths

• job market

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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. 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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

• axion verb

• verb in movement

• verb

• action verb

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

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CCSS.L.4.1F

A noun labels a ______.

• person, place, or thing

• person, place, thing, or idea

• person or persons

• person or thing

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

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

• A) Simple

• B) Detailed

• C) Confusing

• D) Brief

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5