GED 155 Final

GED 155 Final

Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)

A lexicographer is a person who ________.

determines the grammar rules

compiles dictionaries

edits the reference guides

writes well

You should ________ go see the doctor for that cold of yours.

defiantly

definitely

definitly

definately

That man over at the next table keeps ________ at me.

staring

starring

stairing

None of the above.

The word run is what part of speech?

subject

adjective

noun

verb

In the word congratulations, which syllable has the primary stress?

first

second

third

fourth

fifth

What part of speech is the word accurate?

noun

verb

adjective

adverb

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Which of the following is not a good use for a college dictionary?

find the definition of a word

understand the usage of a word

find out the etymology of a word

find out the preferred spelling of a word

answer a grammar question

A(n) ________ takes the place of a noun.

adjective

adverb

pronoun

preposition

To run, to see, and to go are examples of ________.

infinitives

verbs

gerunds

prepositional phrases

Identify the part of speech or the form of a part of speech in the underlined portion of each

sentence. (10-14)

The yellow house down the street from me is for sale.

preposition

conjunction

adjective

adverb

The groundhog looked down and saw its shadow.

preposition

conjunction

adjective

adverb

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The children steadily eased themselves into the cold water of the neighborhood pool.

common noun

proper noun

pronoun

adjective

What year did you graduate from high school?

proper noun

common noun

adjective

adverb

Matt has been helping me overcome some difficulties.

linking verb

action verb

helping verb

gerund

Two sentences joined together with a coordinating conjunction and a comma form a

________.

compound sentence

complex sentence

comma splice

run-on

Identify the subject and complete verb in each of the following sentences. (16-18)

A pen and a pad of paper are in the top drawer of my desk.

pen; are

pen/paper; are

pen/pad; are

paper/drawer; are

Please go to the store and buy some milk for the baby.

you; go/store

you; go/buy

store; go/buy

milk; go/buy

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Have you ever been to Georgetown to visit your brother?

you; been

you; have

you; have been

you; have ever been

Identify each as fragment, run-on, comma splice, or sentence. (19-21)

One legend has it that an old lady tried to dry off her sopping wet dog by putting it in the

microwave but this legend also predates the microwave oven.

fragment

run-on

comma splice

correct sentence

A couple renting a hotel room complained bitterly to management about a horrible smell,

they found the stench had been coming from a corpse under the bed.

fragment

run-on

comma splice

correct sentence

Clarissa carefully studied all her notes and worked on additional problems, then she took her

test online.

fragment

run-on

comma splice

correct sentence

Which of the following nouns will always be plural?

news

series

pants

politics

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The ________ will meet tomorrow to discuss some upcoming projects.

editor-in-chiefs

editor in chiefs

editors in chief

editors-in-chief

My ________ are coming over for Thanksgiving Dinner.

sister in laws

sisters in law

sisters-in-law

sister-in-laws

Several ________ have to be considered before making a final decision.

criteria

criterion

criterias

Have you completed all of your ________ yet?

homework

home work

homeworks

home-works

The editor is in charge of proofreading all of the ________ for the newspaper.

head lines

head-lines

headlines’

headlines

Which of the following nouns can be singular or plural, depending on the context of the

sentence?

scissors

news

measles

statistics

None of the above.

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After a ________ consideration, I’ve decided to use my ________ savings.

 

weeks’/lives

week’s/life’s

weeks’/live’s

week’s/lifes’

My ________ cooking is the best.

mother-in-laws

mothers-in-law

mother-in-law’s

The ________ emails were forwarded to the ________ office.

secretaries/managers

secretary/manager

secretarys’/manager’s

secretary’s/manager’s

The new ________ salary for 12 ________ is $90,000.

principal’s/ months’

principals/months

principal’s/months

principals’/months

Several ________ ________ were missing the required documentation for the research

presented.

students/essays

student’s/essay’s

students’/essays

students/essay’s

My father-in-law’s retirement party, which was held at ________ and ________ house, was

actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be.

Cecil/Deborah

Cecil/Deborahs’

Cecil’s/Deborah’s

Cecil/Deborah’s

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Apostrophes should not be used with which of the following?

proper nouns ending in s

plural nouns

possessive nouns

The Volkswagen buses plastered with peace and flower-power decals, the people selling the

Grateful Dead paraphernalia, and the sharing of food and resources—no one enjoyed these

more than ________.

we

us

ours

Perhaps no one understands how influential the Beatles were more than ________.

her

she

herself

The email was confusing; the contents confused Veronica as well as ________.

I

myself

me

Choose the correct sentence.

Us kids are to blame for the mess in the kitchen.

Don’t talk to we teenagers about curfews.

Cheryl, Doug, and myself went to the beach on Independence Day.

He corrected himself immediately.

The manager and myself will attend the meeting.

Choose the correct sentence.

He voted hisself a raise.

We voted ourselfs a raise.

She injured herself.

The twins dress theirselves.

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Choose the correct pronoun.

That quilt is ________; my grandmother and ________ made it before she passed away.

mines/I

mine/me

mines/myself

mine/I

You can’t trust ________ or ________ to complete the project on time.

him/she

him/her

he/her

he/she

Choose the correct pronoun to fit the context of the sentence.

The dog chewed ________ leash apart.

its

his or her

it’s

their

its’

Either Brenda or her mother lost ________ keys.

their

her

hers

A pregnant person knows how difficult it is to get in and out of ________ car in ________

eighth month.

her, their

their, her

her, her

his or her, their

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46. Nobody on the Tri Rail seems to know ________ way around Miami.

their

his

there

his or her

46. Is technology with all ________ advances working for the better of ________?

its/mankind

it’s/humankind

it’s/mankind

its/humankind

46. Which sentence is correct?

The salesman from Florida made record sales.

The salesperson from Florida made record sales.

The policeman fired a shot at the suspect.

The stewardess made the announcement on the plane.

46. Which sentence is preferable?

Every editor has his job to do.

Every editor has his or her job to do.

Every editor has a job to do.

Every editor has her job to do.

Every editor has their job to do.

Choose the correct verb to fit the context of the sentence.

50. If the manager ________ here, we could meet the person who ________ all loans.

were/approves

was/approves

were/approve

was/approve

50. If I ________ you, I ________ to find a better job.

was/will try

were/would try

were/try

was/would try

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52. I thought the massager was ________ , but it was just ________ out.

broken/wore

broken/worn

broke/worn

broke/wore

52. When I ________ to pay my restaurant bill, I realized I ________ my credit card at home.

try/forget

tried/have forgotten

tried/had forgotten

tried/had forgot

52. Kristen is a prolific writer. She ________ a couple books of poetry and about a hundred short

stories. Someday she ________ as famous as Edgar Allen Poe.

was writing/will be

has written/would be

had written/would be

has written/will be

When my daughter gets older, I ________ her the value of an education, so she won’t make

the same mistakes I ________.

will teach/have done

will teach/did

will be teaching/did

will be teaching/do

 

Identify the sentence that correctly uses the simple past tense.

Jeannie begun her homework yesterday.

Jeannie was beginning her homework yesterday.

Jeannie began her homework yesterday.

Jeannie had began her homework yesterday.

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Choose the correct verb to fit the context of the sentence.

57. Some of the students from class ________ to the Writing Center for help with writing because

they ________ often unclear on how to fix their errors.

go/are

goes/are

go/is

goes/is

1. On the mantle ________ my children’s softball trophies that they won when they ________

younger.

is/was

is/were

are/was

are/were

1. In the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court ________ that officers ________ warnings to

potential criminals.

require/provides

require/provide

requires/ provide

requires/provides

1. A house down the street and the duplex next door ________ for sale, but the prices ________

too expensive for most people to afford.

1. is/seem
2. are/seems
3. is/seems
4. are/seem
5. Identify the correct sentence.
6. Large corporations and small businesses today believe that “going green” is of

paramount importance.

1. Large corporations along with small businesses today believes that “going green” is of

paramount importance.

1. Large corporations and small businesses today believe that “going green” are of

paramount importance.

1. Large corporations along with small businesses today believes that “going green” are of

paramount importance.

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Final Examination

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62. Identify the correct sentence.
63. A giant spider with long legs are crawling on the wall in the living room.
64. A giant spider with long legs is crawling on the wall in the living room.
65. Neither the roach nor the spider are still alive.
66. Neither the spider nor the roaches is still alive.
67. Identify the correct sentence.
68. Fighting on school grounds are a serious offence.
69. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are a good movie.
70. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a good movie.
71. A new Boys and Girls Club are keeping many children off the streets.
72. Identify the correct sentence.
73. In my top drawer is a birthday card from my grandmother and a gold watch from my

mother.

1. In my top drawer are a birthday card from my grandmother and gold watch from my

mother.

1. In my top drawer are a birthday card from my grandmother as well as a gold watch from

my mother.

1. In my top drawer are a birthday card from my grandmother in addition to a gold watch

from my mother.

65. Nureyev danced ________ than the others in the ballet troupe.

 

1. more gracefully
2. more gracefuller
3. gracefuller
4. more graceful
5. The class was asked to sit ________ ________.
6. quiet anywhere
7. quietly anywheres
8. quiet anywheres
9. quietly anywhere

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67. Which is ________ to write, a letter or an essay?
68. most easiest
69. more easy
70. easiest
71. easier
72. Dana works ________ than Susan.
73. more efficiently
74. most efficiently
75. more efficient
76. Since Sandra had her car repaired, it runs ________ than it did before.

 

1. more smoother
2. smooth
3. more smoothly
4. more smooth
5. Identify the correct sentence.
6. The new air conditioner works quieter.
7. This engine runs smoother.
8. He speaks more distinct than she does.
9. I feel bad that I didn’t call you earlier.
10. Identify the incorrect sentence.
11. I can hardly see you.
12. She did well on her report card.
13. I can’t hardly see you.
14. The student answered me rather rudely.
15. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
16. Social issues involving computers and society are, privacy, unemployment and

technological complexity.

1. Social issues involving computers and society are privacy, unemployment, and

technological complexity.

1. Social issues involving computers and society are, privacy, unemployment and,

technological complexity.

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73. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
74. Boston, Massachusetts played an important role in American history and politics.
75. Boston, Massachusetts played an important role, in American history and politics.
76. Boston, Massachusetts, played an important role in American history and politics.
77. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
78. These products may not seem as exciting as they did in the past but maybe that’s the

time to do a little buying.

1. Prior to Webster’s complete two-volume edition he had compiled three shorter and

incomplete versions.

1. Markets that will do well in the future include telecommunications and the energy sector.
2. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
3. Here is our check, Mr. Vons, for $7.35.
4. Here is our check Mr. Vons, for $7.35.
5. Here is our check, Mr. Vons for $7.35.
6. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
7. Once inside my mother’s house seemed much larger, than it appears on the outside.
8. Once inside, my mother’s house, seemed much larger than it appears on the outside.
9. Once inside, my mother’s house seemed much larger than it appears on the outside.
10. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
11. She wore an unusual, attractive dress.
12. She wore an unusual, and attractive dress.
13. She wore an unusual attractive dress.
14. Identify the sentence that is punctuated correctly.
15. “Come back here”! screamed the boy’s mother as he ran into the street.
16. “Come back here!” screamed the boy’s mother. As he ran into the street.
17. “Come back here” screamed the boy’s mother, as he ran into the street!
18. “Come back here!” screamed the boy’s mother as he ran into the street.

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79. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
80. Clara did not study very much for her biology test, therefore, she guessed at many of the

answers.

1. Clara did not study very much for her biology test; therefore she guessed at many of the

answers.

1. Clara did not study very much for her biology test; therefore, she guessed at many of the

answers.

1. Clara did not study very much for her biology test, therefore; she guessed at many of the

answers.

80. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
81. We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast: Savannah, Georgia,

Charleston, South Carolina, Trenton, New Jersey, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

1. We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast: Savannah, Georgia;

Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

1. We stopped at several places during our drive up the East Coast, Savannah, Georgia;

Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

1. We stopped at several places, during our drive up the East Coast; Savannah, Georgia;

Charleston, South Carolina; Trenton, New Jersey; and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

81. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
82. Our goal is simple: we aim to be the best in the industry.
83. Our goal is simple, we aim to be the best in the industry.
84. Our goal is simple—we aim to be the best in the industry.
85. Our goal is simple: we aim to be the best, in the industry.
86. Identify the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
87. My mother called earlier and asked if I wouldn’t mind taking her to the grocery store

since her car broke down?

1. My mother called earlier, and asked if I wouldn’t mind taking her to the grocery store.

Since her car broke down.

1. My mother called earlier and asked if I wouldn’t mind taking her to the grocery store

since her car broke down.

83. Use a ________ after an independent clause that introduces a clause, a phrase, or even a

single word that explains the original clause

1. comma
2. colon
3. semicolon

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84. Use ________ to emphasize a word or an expression.
85. quotation marks
86. italics
87. All of the above.
88. None of the above.
89. Which of the following means expressing someone else’s exact words?
90. direct quotation
91. paraphrasing
92. plagiarizing
93. indirect quotation
94. He took the womans hat and hid it in the men’s room.
95. correctly punctuated
96. change womans to womens’
97. change men’s to mens’
98. change womans to woman’s
99. Among her last words were, “I am settled in my own faith.”
100. correctly punctuated
101. change the comma to a semicolon
102. move the period outside of the quotation mark
103. add a comma after settled
104. The case against the Dallas based-company was handled in Seattle.
105. correctly punctuated
106. add a comma after company
107. add a hyphen after Dallas and delete the hyphen after based
108. add a hyphen after Dallas
109. The article “Bug Off” is in the March issue of Camper’s Guide.
110. correctly punctuated
111. underline or italicize Camper’s Guide
112. underline Bug Off
113. none of the above

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Final Examination

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Choose the option that corrects the error in the underlined portion. If no error exists, choose “No

change is necessary.”

90. Bill, the foreman of the construction company, is concerned about the safety in the large

building. They have had three accidents in the past week.

1. It has had
2. She has had
3. Members of the crew have had
4. No change is necessary.
5. It says that more students learn through visual and hands-on teaching methods than through

auditory ones.

1. Chapter 19 says
2. They say
3. She says
4. No change is necessary.
5. Ted told James that they had been given too much work by their boss and the deadline was

tomorrow, which seemed unfair.

1. tomorrow; which seemed unfair
2. tomorrow, although it
3. tomorrow. This demand seemed
4. No change is necessary.
5. If you want to feel really well, you should get enough sleep.
6. properly constructed sentence
7. lacks parallel parts
8. comma splice
9. misplaced words
10. dangler
11. Identify the correct sentence.
12. While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her

friends were calling her, her brother’s blasting stereo, and her dad mowing the lawn.

1. While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her

friends were calling her, her brother was blasting his stereo, and her dad was mowing the

lawn.

1. While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because of

phone calls from her friends, noise from her brother’s stereo, and her dad was mowing

the lawn.

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95. Identify the correct sentence.
96. The suspicious man in the black trench coat walked through the yard, across the street,

and down the dark alley.

1. The suspicious man in the black trench coat walked through the yard, crossed the street,

and down the dark alley.

1. The suspicious man in the black trench coat walked through the yard, across the street,

and went into the dark alley.

96. Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy?
97. PhD
98. Ph.D.
99. Phd.
100. Identify the correct sentence.
101. 3 CEOs will meet at the Regency Hotel tomorrow to discuss the possible merging of

companies.

1. Three CEOS will meet at the Regency hotel tomorrow to discuss the possible merging of

companies.

1. Three CEO’s will meet at the Regency Hotel tomorrow to discuss the possible merging of

companies.

1. Three CEOs will meet at the Regency Hotel tomorrow to discuss the possible merging of

companies.

98. Identify the correct sentence.
99. I’ve seen the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark 3 times.
100. I’ve seen the movie Raiders Of The Lost Ark 3 times.
101. I’ve seen the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark three times.
102. I’ve seen the Movie Raiders of the Lost Ark three times.
103. Identify the correct sentence.
104. Have you spoken to your professor about your grade in English class?
105. Have you spoken to your prof about your grade in english class?
106. Have you spoken to your Professor about your grade in English class?
107. Have you spoken to your Prof. about your grade in English class?

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100. Identify the correct sentence.
101. Daniel’s science class starts at 7:30 am in the morning.
102. Daniel’s science class starts at 7:30 a.m.
103. Daniel’s Science class starts at 7:30 in the morning.

 

 

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1. A lexicographer is a person who ________. compiles dictionaries

2. You should ________ go see the doctor for that cold of yours. definitely

3. That man over at the next table keeps ________ at me.  staring

4. The word run is what part of speech? noun

5. In the word congratulations, which syllable has the primary stress? third

6. What part of speech is the word accurate? adjective

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