GED RLA Hiset

The message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called the

• Thesis

• Theme

• Summary

• Plot

Where can a reader find the theme?

• It is stated directly in the text.

• Characters tell the reader.

• The reader must understand what the character has learned.

• None of the above.

How does the author's diction in this short poem impact its tone?

• The author's diction creates a humorous

  tone.

• The author's diction creates a critical

  tone.

• The author's diction creates a mocking

  tone.

• The author's diction creates a cheerful

  tone.

In line 18, what is the meaning of the phrase “clasping remembered beauty”? (RL1)

• a.  imagining future events 

• b.  recalling past events 

• c.  creating current events 

• d.  forgetting past events

How has the speaker changed between the first and last stanzas of the poem? (RL3)

• a. She is less meek after remembering beautiful moments from her days in Russia. 

• b. She is even more overwhelmed by her hectic surroundings in New York City. 

• c. She is more aggressive toward the other people in the street. 

• d. She is now confidently intermixing with her fellow walkers.

How does the speaker’s point of view affect her impression of the bustle of New York? (RL3; RL6)

•  The speaker feels welcomed and embraced by the citizens of New York. 

•  The speaker is excited by the differences between home and the new city. 

•  The speaker feels excluded in a strange and frightening place. 

• The speaker is cautious and curious about life in a large, new city.

What is the GED Ready?

• Classes offered at community colleges

• A feeling you have when you are ready to take the GED exam(s)

• Online Practice Test for the GED exam(s)

• Paper based test taken during class

Which statement accurately characterizes the relationship between city planning and obesity in Broderick's speech?

• Improvements in city planning can alleviate the problem of obesity in the community.

• The dramatic increase in obesity in the community has been caused by poor city planning.

• Excesses in city planning parallel the factors that contribute to the prevalence of obesity in the community.

• The attitudes about past city planning differ from the feelings in the community about increased rates of obesity.

How does Gibb respond to Broderick's argument?

• by insisting on the need for more jobs

• by challenging the direction of the discussion

• by questioning the validity of evidence presented

• by calling for the cost of streetcars to be further researched

Which summary best reflects Gibb's argument?

• Lifelong residents of the city who do not own bikes or do not want to ride public transportation should not have to pay taxes for bike lanes and streetcars. It is a new age and a new path must be forged.

• The city should not increase taxes for impractical and nostalgic projects that few would use. It would be better to maintain present systems and look to the future rather than imitate the past.

• The city needs to create jobs and improve transportation. It is possible that a manufacturing plant would offer city residents permanent jobs and that taxes would maintain existing roads.

• Streetcars are not practical as they would be used by only a small segment of the population. It would be better to maintain forms of transportation that provide service to many.