Ms. Danielle's GED Review 1

TABE Math

100

Opinion or Fact?

Unless the United States and the United Kingdom maintain their “special relationship,” untold destruction will result.  

opinion

200

Opinion or Fact?

U.S.–Russian bilateral trade isn’t reaching anything close to its full potential today

Opinion

300

Which of the following statements is a fact?

1. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in America.
2. Burning the American flag should be a crime.
3. It is much harder for someone who is 16 to raise a child than someone who is 30.
4. People who graduate from college are smarter than people who drop out of high school

1

400

Which of the following is not a fact?

1. George Washington was the first President of the United States.
2. John Adams was the smartest President.
3. Ronald Reagan was one of the Presidents of the United States.
4. George Bush was a Republican became President in 1989.

2

500

Which of the following sentences is an opinion?

1. In the early 1800s, the United States negotiated treaties with European nations to settle boundary disputes.
2. The treaty, that removed warships from the Great Lakes, is called the Rush-Bagot Agreement
3. The state of Florida was bought from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty.
4. The Treaty of Ghent tried to settle boundary disputes between the United States and Canada, and was the worst treaty ever.

D

GED Science

100

Which is the name of the compound whose formula is CO₂?

Carbon Dioxide

200

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

Neptune

300

True or False

A parasite is an organism that relies on another organism, called the host, to survive. The parasite always causes harm to the host organism

True

400

What does the theory of plate tectonics help explain?

Changes on the Earth's crust.

500

Sammy was boiling some brine (seawater) but forgot that he left the heat on. When he returned to the pan 40 minutes later, he noticed a white residue left at the bottom of the pan. What happened?

the water evaporated, leaving salt behind

GED Social Studies

100

Which branch of government is responsible for introducing and passing new laws?

Legislative

200

In what war did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?

Civil War

300

The National Rifle Association (NRA) strongly supports which amendment? 

(A) First Amendment 

(B) Second Amendment 

(C) Fifth Amendment 

(D) Tenth Amendment

(B) Second Amendment

400

What does the systems of “checks and balances” do with regard to the federal government?

divides the power among the three branches by giving them distinctive roles to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

500

Why do some states like California (with 55 electors) and Texas (34) have a lot more electors than states like Utah (5) or Montana (3)?

It is based on population

GED RLA

100

what is the perspective or 'background' the author is coming from

point of view

200

True or False: An inference gathers clues and requires reading between the lines
 

true

300

What is the following sentence missing?  If you want to get your GED you need to study hard.
 

comma

400

Its raining cats and dogs is an example of an
 

Idiom

500

Write an example of a simile

whoever writes one first