Question 1
GED Language Arts PRACTICE. How does Broderick’s use of the term “endangered species” add to the meaning of the ideas expressed in paragraph 2?
- A. It emphasizes a loss.
- B. It heightens the need for action.
- C. It exaggerates the influence of technology.
- D. It explains how forms of transportation become obsolete.
Question 2
Which statement accurately characterizes the relationship between city planning and obesity in Broderick’s speech?
- A. Improvements in city planning can alleviate the problem of obesity in the community.
- B. The dramatic increase in obesity in the community has been caused by poor city planning.
- C. Excesses in city planning parallel the factors that contribute to the prevalence of obesity in the community.
- D. The attitudes about past city planning differ from the feelings in the community about increased rates of obesity.
Question 3
How does Suzanne Gibb respond to Broderick’s argument?
- A. by insisting on the need for more jobs
- B. by challenging the direction of the discussion
- C. by questioning the validity of evidence presented
- D. by calling for the cost of streetcars to be further researched
Question 4
Which of these is the best summary of the argument Suzanne Gibb is making?
- A. Lifelong residents of the city should not have to pay taxes for things they do not use, like bike lanes and streetcars. It would be better to listen to all city residents before making a major change to the city.
- B. 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.
- C. 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.
- D. Streetcars are not practical as they would be used by only a small segment of the city’s residents. It would be better to maintain forms of transportation that provide service to many.
Question 5
How does Suzanne Gibb’s argument-counterargument structure support her ideas?
- A. It shows that she understands the needs of the city better than Broderick does.
- B. It demonstrates that she is willing to accept Broderick’s position.
- C. It exposes some of the contradictions that Broderick ignores.
- D. It suggests that she has considered Broderick’s perspective.
Question 6
Check three assumptions that Suzanne Gibb makes in her argument. GED Language Arts PRACTICE
- Responsible spending should be the city’s focus.
- Federal grants should be matched by the city.
- The government should not dictate people’s health choices.
- Permanent jobs will not be created downtown.
- Taxes should be raised for manufacturing jobs.
- Residents should be healthy enough to use bike lanes.
Question 7
Based on the transcript, with which statement would both Broderick and Gibb agree?
- A. Changes would affect citizens’ health.
- B. Changes would increase with federal grants.
- C. Changes would improve economic conditions in the city.
- D. Changes would decrease traffic congestion throughout the city. GED Language Arts PRACTICE
Question 8
Which word would the narrator use to describe his cousin’s behavior in paragraph 4?
- A. agreeable
- B. erratic
- C. joyful
- D. tedious
Question 2
Read the sentence from the end of paragraph 7.
“The buggy is empty, the bowl is brimful.”
What can readers infer from this sentence?
- A. The narrator and his cousin have finished their task.
- B. The bowl contains enough nuts to make the fruitcakes.
- C. The bowl is too small to hold the contents of the buggy.
- D. The narrator and his cousin are surprised by their results.
Question 3
Why is the buggy significant to the narrator?
- A. It was given to him by the other relatives in the house.
- B. It is a reminder of the days he rode in it when he was younger.
- C. It was an expensive model decorated with fashionable velvet roses.
- D. It is part of the memorable errands and traditions of the different seasons. GED Language Arts PRACTICE
Question 4
Drag the events into the empty boxes to arrange them in the order they occur.
- 1. The narrator’s cousin announces that fruitcake weather has arrived.
- 2. The narrator’s cousin finds her hat.
- 3. Queenie trots beside the buggy.
- 4. The narrator and his cousin remove the shells from the pecans.
Question 5
Which detail in the excerpt supports the theme that memories should be cherished and kept alive?
- A. The narrator and his cousin each have a rocking chair by the fire.
- B. The narrator’s cousin holds on to the name of an old friend.
- C. The narrator’s cousin is substantially older than he is.
- D. The narrator and his cousin live in the same house.
Question 6
How does the setting of the kitchen enhance the meaning of the excerpt?
- A. by showing that surroundings can change, much like the seasons
- B. by providing continuity along the journey of seasonal memories.
- C. by offering stability when the characters experience conflict
- D. by changing gradually, similar to the way the characters do
Question 7
Which statement expresses a theme from the excerpt?
- A. Winter is a cold and solemn time of year.
- B. Children bring joy and laughter into a home.
- C. Strong friendships are unaffected by age and time.
- D. Memories of old friends bring loneliness and longing.
What hypothesis can be made based on the details Lehner gives in paragraph 2? GED Language Arts PRACTICE
- A. Plants whose life cycles depend on fires caused by lightning strikes will become extinct without prescribed burns.
- B. There will be more plant growth in an area that has undergone a prescribed burn than in an area that has not.
- C. Plants in areas that do not undergo regular prescribed burns will experience damage from insects.
- D. Prescribed burns will restore more nutrients to the soil than natural fires.
Question 8
How does Rodriguez use rhetorical questions in paragraph 6 to support his purpose?
- A. He uses them to anticipate and counter likely objections to his argument.
- B. He uses them to provide a framework for further discussion of the issue.
- C. He uses them to structure the remaining points of his argument.
- D. He uses them to identify a weakness of the opposing argument.
Question 9
Which detail in Rodriguez’s letter supports the idea that there are disadvantages associated with controlled fires?
- A. “… fire isn’t the only way to eliminate unwanted plants …” (paragraph 6)
- B. “Has she not heard of mechanical and chemical thinning—in simple terms, the use of power tools and herbicides?” (paragraph 6)
- C. “Riverton has, in the past year, hit all-time high air pollution levels, and smoke from Lehner’s fires would only worsen those numbers.” (paragraph 7)
- D. “… nationwide, the incidence of allergies and asthma is rising …” (paragraph 7)
Question 10
Which idea about the effect of prescribed burns is included in Rodriguez’s letter?
- A. They result in decreased sales of power tools and herbicides.
- B. They result in reduced enthusiasm about fighting air pollution.
- C. They cause financial hardship for organizations that fight fires.
- D. They cause respiratory problems for increasing numbers of people.
Question 11
How does Rodriguez build his argument that “Lehner should do more research”?
- A. Rodriguez brings up several issues relevant to prescribed burns that Lehner fails to address.
- B. Rodriguez repeatedly casts doubt on Lehner’s qualifications for discussing the issue of prescribed burns.
- C. Rodriguez raises numerous questions about whether Lehner’s statistics about prescribed burns are accurate.
- D. Rodriguez demonstrates that Lehner is an outsider to the community that would be affected by prescribed burns.
Question 12
Which conclusion is supported by Rodriguez’s letter?
- A. Prescribed burns have caused damage to residential areas.
- B. The size of prescribed burns and the smoke they create are difficult to control.
- C. Mechanical and chemical thinning are more successful than fire at eliminating unwanted plants.
- D. Inventing new smoke-containment technologies would increase the effectiveness of prescribed burns.
Question 13
How do Lehner’s column and Rodriguez’s letter to the editor emphasize different evidence? Drag and drop the two explanations of how Lehner and Rodriguez emphasize different evidence into the chart. GED Language Arts PRACTICE
- How Lehner Emphasizes Evidence: The author emphasizes scientific facts about the natural world.
- How Rodriguez Emphasizes Evidence: The author emphasizes statistics that undermine other solutions.
Question 22
To: The Northwest Community College Gazette Staff From: Robert Clark, Editor in Chief Date: February 22
Re: Campus security
I know you all are focused on producing an excellent newspaper, but allow me to direct your attention to another area that also requires your extraordinary diligence—campus security.
You should be aware that break-ins have occurred in the general vicinity of campus. Thieves have targeted business offices and schools to steal technology hardware and resell it for a quick profit. These thieves often brazenly Select... away computers worth thousands of dollars. Carelessness and inattention are their accomplices.
- walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul
- walks into unattended offices in broad daylight and haul
- walk into unattended offices in broad daylight and hauls
- walks into unattended offices in broad daylight and hauls
Question 14
In our workplace, we have unfortunately become relaxed about security. I do not have to remind you that numerous students and nonstudents pass by our office in the student union Select… is no secret that any newspaper office contains valuable computers, printers, fax machines, digital cameras, and other equipment that thieves target. So please take the following precautions to protect our workplace:
- daily, it
- daily and it
- daily, and it
- daily.
Question 15
Once you write down the four-digit code for our alarm, memorize it. Do not forget to reset the alarm if you are the last one to leave the office. Never give the security code to anyone who is not a member of our staff. Starting next month, everyone will be issued keys to the front door and to his or her office. Keep these keys on a key ring and treat them with the same vigilance you would the keys to your car or residence. Select… The fee for replacing a lost key is $50, and failure to pay the fee may inhibit your ability to enroll in classes the following semester. Never lend your office key to anyone, especially a nonstaffer.
- Report any missing keys immediately.
- Fess up about lost keys as soon as possible.
- Tell me right away if you mess up and lose your keys.
- You people need to let me know right away if your keys go missing.
Try to avoid working in the office Select… to keep the front door locked. Do not open the door to someone unknown to you. He or she can reach a staff member or campus security by using the contact information posted outside our office.
- alone; but if you must make sure
- alone but if you must, make sure
- alone but, if you must, make sure
- alone, but if you must, make sure
Above all, keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. Should you spot anyone loitering near the office, notice the front door ajar when no one is scheduled to be working, or detect any other irregularities, immediately call the campus police. I appreciate your cooperation in keeping our staff and workplace safe.
