General GED Knowledge
Math
Language Arts
Social Studies
Science
100

What is the minimum passing score for each GED test subject?

What is 145?

100

What is 25% of 80?

What is 20?

100

What part of speech describes an action or state of being?

What is a verb?

100

Who was the first president of the United States?

Who is George Washington?

100

What gas do plants take in during photosynthesis?

What is carbon dioxide?

200

How many total subjects are on the GED?

What is four?

200

Solve for x: 2x + 5 = 15.

What is x = 5?

200

Which sentence is correct: "Their going to the park" or "They're going to the park"?

What is "They're going to the park"?

200

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

What is slavery?

200

What is the center of an atom called?

What is the nucleus?

300

How much time do you get to complete the GED Mathematical Reasoning test?

What is 115 minutes?

300

What is the area of a rectangle with length 8 and width 6?

What is 48 square units?

300

What is the main purpose of a thesis statement?

What is to state the main idea or argument of an essay?

300

What economic system is based on private ownership and free markets?

What is capitalism?

300

What force keeps planets orbiting the sun?

What is gravity?

400

What special tool are you allowed to use on the math test for certain sections?

What is a calculator? (specifically, the TI-30XS)

400

What is the slope of a line that passes through the points (2, 3) and (4, 7)?

What is 2?

400

Identify the error: "The student, who was late forgot his homework."

What is missing a comma after 'late'?

400

What is the largest continent on Earth by land area?

What is Asia?

400

What is the chemical formula for water?

What is H₂O?

500

True or False: You can retake the GED test without waiting if you fail.

What is true? (but only if less than 3 fails)

500

Simplify: (3x² + 2x - 5) + (2x² - 4x + 7)

What is 5x² - 2x + 2?

500

What type of writing tries to convince the reader to agree with the writer’s opinion?

What is persuasive writing?

500

What type of government is ruled by the people, either directly or through elected representatives?

What is democracy?

500

What organ system includes the heart and blood vessels?

What is the circulatory system?

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