GED Practice Quiz

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Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following information.

Scuba Diving

        (1) Scuba diving is deep-sea diving using equipment that is carried on the back of the diver. (2) Before the development of scuba equipment, they breathed air pumped down a long hose from the surface. (3) With scuba equipment, the diver receives air from the tanks through a rubber hose. (4) At the end of the hose is the air control device a demand regulator. (5) It keeps the pressure of the air in the diver’s lungs equal to the pressure of the water. (6) This regulation is necessary to prevent serious lung damage.

1		Sentence 2: Before the development of scuba equipment, they breathed air pumped down a long hose from the surface. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	they
			B)	it
			C)	the divers
			D)	I
			E)	us
2		Sentence 4: At the end of the hose is the air control device a demand regulator. Which correction should be made to sentence 4?
			A)	insert a comma after device
			B)	replace air with heir
			C)	insert a comma after hose
			D)	change demand to demanded
			E)	no correction is necessary

Questions 3 and 4 refer to the following consumer information.

Credit

        (1) You get credit by promising to pay in the future for something you receive in the present. (2) Credit is a convenience. (3) It lets you charge a meal on your credit card, pay for an appliance on the installment plan, or taking out a loan to buy a house. (4) With credit, you have enjoyed your purchase while you’re paying for it, or you even make a purchase when you’re lacking cash. (5) There are some strings attached to credit, however. (6) It usually costs something, and, of course, what is borrowed must be paid back.

3		Sentence 3: It lets you charge a meal on your credit card, pay for an appliance on the installment plan, or taking out a loan to buy a house. Which correction should be made to sentence 3?
			A)	replace It with They
			B)	replace your with you’re
			C)	remove the comma after card
			D)	replace or with yet
			E)	change taking to take
4		Sentence 6: It usually costs something, and, of course, what is borrowed must be paid back. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	It usually costs something, and, of course,
			B)	They usually cost something, and, of course
			C)	They usually cost something and, of course
			D)	They usually cost something, but, of course
			E)	It usually had cost something, and, of course,

Questions 5 through 7 refer to the following excerpt.

Shopping Malls: Good or Bad?

       (1) The environmental commissioner and the governor have agreed on her policy of not building giant shopping malls in the state. (2) Both feel that businesspeople have exaggerated the need for them. (3) Environmentalists believe that the malls cause traffic problems and strain a city’s sewage and water resources. (4) Economists disagree with the views of the environmentalists and argue that they generate jobs and boost a city’s economy.

5		Sentence 1: The environmental commissioner and the governor have agreed on her policy of not building giant shopping malls in the state. Which correction should be made to sentence 1?
			A)	insert a comma after commissioner
			B)	change her to his
			C)	change have to has
			D)	replace her with the governor's
			E)	change state to State
6		Sentence 2: Both feel that businesspeople have exaggerated the need for them. Which correction should be made to sentence 2?
			A)	insert the word who after people
			B)	change have to has
			C)	insert the word will after people
			D)	change them to it
			E)	no correction is necessary
7		Sentence 4: Economists disagree with the views of the environmentalists and argue that they generate jobs and boost a city’s economy. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	they
			B)	economists
			C)	malls
			D)	environmentalists
			E)	their views

Questions 8 through 10 refer to the following information.

Structure of the Spine

        (1) A knowledge of the spine can help you understand backaches. (2)The spine is made up of 33 or 34 bones called vertebrae, which are separated and cushioned by oval pads called discs. (3) The sites of most back problems are the flexible regions of the spine, the neck, and the lower back. (4) The discs between the vertebrae have three main parts. (5) Oval plates of cartilage form the top and bottom of each disc. (6) The outside wall is tough tissue and elastic ligament, which overlay one another like the sections of a radial tire. (7) This structure allows the disc to change their shape and then rebound to its original proportions. (8) The core of the discs is a white, shiny substance in the center that enables the disc to act as a shock absorber. (9) Also contained in the back are strong tissues the tendons and the ligaments. (10) Flexing the back suddenly, the ligaments attached to your spine may rupture. (11) The remedy for such an injury is usually surgery.

8		Sentence 7: This structure allows the disc to change their shape and then rebound to its original proportions. Which correction should be made to sentence 7?
			A)	replace their with its
			B)	change allows to allow
			C)	change the their to there
			D)	insert a comma after structure
			E)	replace and with or
9		Sentence 9: Also contained in the back are strong tissues the tendons, and the ligaments. Which correction should be made to sentence 9?
			A)	change are to is
			B)	add a comma after back
			C)	insert a comma after tissues
			D)	change tendons to Tendons
			E)	replace the back with them
10		Sentence 10: Flexing the back suddenly, the ligaments attached to the spine may rupture. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option (1).
			A)	Flexing the back suddenly,
			B)	If you flex your back suddenly,
			C)	A flexible back
			D)	A sudden flexing
			E)	A flexible spine has