Comprehension
Application
Analysis
GED Hot Topics
Miscellaneous
100
This is what the passage is all about.
What is the main idea.
100
Transferring your understanding of a concept in a passage to a different situation.
What is application.
100
The skill of using your observations and knowledge to make an educated guess.
What is inference.
100
There are this many GED tests.
What is five.
100
He likes motorcycles.
Who is Victor.
200
When you put the highlights of the passage into your own words to explain what happened.
What is summarizing.
200
In a monopoly, one company is the only producer of a product or a service that has no close substitutes. Which of the following is an example of a company with a monopoly? (1) American Telephone & Telegraph, the nation's only phone company until 1984. (2) General Motors, the nation's largest car manufacturer. (3) Providence Water Supply Board, a city agency that provides water for a ll local residents and businesses. (4) the Internet, an informal, worldwide communications network of computers (5) Nokia, a Finnish company that is the world's leading cell phone manufacturer.
What is number 1.
200
Understanding supporting details helps you locate the main idea and do this.
What is draw conclusions.
200
This is the average score you need on the GED tests.
What is 450.
200
He is very good at classroom Jeopardy.
Who is Rasheed.
300
These are found before and/or after the main idea.
What are the supporting details.
300
At kennedy Airport in New York City, seagulls cause millions of dollars of damage when they hit airplanes. To control the gull population, 18 hawks and falcons have been released to hunt there. Since the program started in 1996, damage has been reduced by 60%. Which of the following takes an approach similar to this gull control program? (1) using ladybugs to kill insect pests (2) using a pesticide to kill termites (3) using an herbicide to kill weeds (4) placing shields over jet intakes (5) engineering pest-resistant crops
What is using ladybugs to kill insect pests.
300
You missed two weeks of class and now there is a test. This conclusion can be drawn?
What is failing the test.
300
The new GED test will feature this kind of testing.
What is computer based.
300
She always runs to class.
Who is Cande.
400
The word "zealous" means what in the following sentence: It is refreshing to see students so excited, so zealous in doing their homework.
What is excited.
400
One day, during the last week of my stay in the restaurant, I found under one of my tables a crisp, new ten-dollar bill. I could hardly contain myself, I was so happy. As it was not my place of business I felt it to be the proper thing to show the money to m y proprietor. This I did. He seemed as glad as I was, but he coolly explained to me that, as it was his place of business, he had a right to keep the money, and he proceeded to do so. This, I confess, was another pretty hard blow to me. From Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington Based on the passage, if the speaker won the lottery, what would he most likely do? (1) give the money to a relative (2) give some of the money to his employer (3) be happy about his good fortune and keep the money (4) feel unworthy and give the money away (5) check to be sure he really won
What is "be happy about his good fortune and keep the money"
400
The symbolic message in a passage is known as this kind of language.
What is figurative.
400
When you've scored a 500 on a practice test and your teacher thinks you're ready!
What is taking an official test.
400
She writes poetry.
Who is Omega.
500
The skill used in determining what "zealous" means.
What is using context clues.
500
Based on what we know about Jack from Lord of the Flies, this job at a grocery store might what he is most interested in doing.
What is being a butcher.
500
What is being written and how it's being said are examples of this.
What is tone and diction or an authors style.
500
The ability to write a 5 paragraph essay is necessary to ___________.
What is complete the writing GED test.
500
He loves to hate the computer.
Who is Dennis.
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