GED Practice Quiz

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Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following advertisement.

Learning Vacations

        (1) You probably plan your vacation with relatives or friends but have you ever thought of taking a learning vacation? (2) Such a vacation gives you the chance to learn or sharpen a skill. (3) Learning vacations can include lessons on the cooking of the southwest or lessons with a professional photographer on a trip to the Amazon Basin in South America. (4) If your the outdoor type, why not try a sailing school off the west coast of Florida?

1		Sentence 1: You probably plan your vacation with relatives or friends but have you ever thought of taking a learning vacation? Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
			A)	change but to and
			B)	insert a comma after friends
			C)	remove the word but
			D)	change have to has
			E)	no correction is necessary
2		Sentence 3: Learning vacations can include lessons on the cooking of the southwest or lessons with a professional photographer on a trip to the Amazon Basin in South America. Which correction should be made to sentence 2?
			A)	change can include to can includes
			B)	Change southwest to Southwest
			C)	insert a comma after southwest
			D)	change Basin to basin
			E)	change South to south
3		Sentence 4: If your the outdoor type, why not try a sailing school off the west coast of Florida? Which correction should be made to sentence 4?
			A)	change outdoor to Outdoor
			B)	change Florida to florida
			C)	change your to you're
			D)	replace If with Although
			E)	no correction is necessary

Questions 4 through 6 refer to the following information.

Transforming Junk Mail

        (1) Junk mail has finally met its match, for you can recycle this "wealth" into designer stationary. (2) All you need is a blender, a small wire screen, and lots of patience. (3) Tear the junk mail into small pieces, and cover them with water in the blender. (4) After you blend this mixture for about one minute, pour the mush into a shallow pan of water. (5) Use the screen to lift out a course layer of the pulverized paper, and iron until it is dry.

4		Sentence 1: Junk mail has finally met its match, for you can recycle this "wealth" into designer stationary. Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
			A)	change has to had
			B)	change mail to Mail
			C)	change the spelling of stationary to stationery
			D)	change for to or
			E)	no correction is necessary
5		Sentence 3: Tear the junk mail into small pieces, and cover them with water in the blender. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	small pieces, and cover them
			B)	small pieces and cover them
			C)	small pieces, cover them
			D)	small pieces, or cover them
			E)	small pieces, while cover them
6		Sentence 5: Use the screen to lift out a course layer of the pulverized paper, and iron until it is dry. Which correction should be made to sentence 5?
			A)	change Use to Using
			B)	change the spelling of course to coarse
			C)	remove the comma after paper
			D)	replace is with be
			E)	change until to even though

Questions 7 and 8 refer to the following information.

History of the Safety Pin

        (1) In 1815 Walter Hunt created the first safety pin that worked well. (2) The idea of the pin, however is more than four thousand years old. (3) The Greeks Italians, and Sicilians used pins that looked something like the safety pins we now use. (4) These old pins were not designed well, so their uncovered points pricked the people who used them. (5) Hunt solved the problem by hiding the point. (6) Hunt earned four hundred dollars for his invention of a "safe pin."

7		Sentence 2: The idea of the pin, however is more than four thousand years old. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	pin, however is
			B)	pin, however, is
			C)	pin; however, is
			D)	pin, however is
			E)	no correction is necessary
8		Sentence 3: The Greeks Italians, and Sicilians used pins that looked something like the safety pins we now use. Which correction should be made to sentence 3?
			A)	insert a comma after Greeks
			B)	remove the comma after Italians
			C)	insert a comma after Sicilians
			D)	change Greeks to greeks
			E)	change Italians to italians

Questions 9 and 10 refer to the following information.

Ansel Adams

        (1) Ansel Adams a well-known photographer, is known for his images of the American West. (2) He photographed mountains, forests, and rivers. (3) He spent more than sixty years actively involved in the conservation movement. (4) His special interest was to protect the beauty of Yosemite National park. (5) His pictures let everyone know that Yosemite’s beauty is worth saving.

9		Sentence 1: Ansel Adams a well-known photographer, is known for his images of the American West. Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
			A)	change West to west
			B)	change his to their
			C)	insert a comma after Adams
			D)	insert a comma after American
			E)	insert a comma after images
10		Sentence 4: His special interest was to protect the beauty of Yosemite National park. Which correction should be made to sentence 4?
			A)	change His to Your
			B)	change was to were
			C)	Change was to were
			D)	change park to Park
			E)	no correction is necessary