GED Language Arts Sample Questions and Explanations

The first sentence states the claim: classes should start at 8:30 a.m. instead of 7:15 a.m. The rest of the passage gives reasons and answers an objection.

Wrong choices

• "Teen drivers cause most car crashes.": The passage mentions fewer crashes after later start times, not that teens cause most crashes.
• "Teenagers should go to bed before 11 p.m.": The author says teens find it hard to fall asleep before 11 p.m.; this is a reason, not a demand.
• "After-school sports should be cancelled.": The author says schedules can be adjusted, not that sports should be cancelled.

The cart's usual spot belongs to the cart, so the possessive "its" is correct. Test it: "return the cart to it is usual spot" makes no sense, so "it's" is wrong.

Wrong choices

• "its'": "Its'" is never a correct English word.
• "it's": "It's" means "it is" or "it has."
• "it is": "It is usual spot" does not make sense.

The memo says every forklift "must be inspected at the start of each shift, not once a week as before." This is a stated detail, so the answer comes straight from the text.

Wrong choices

• "Once a week": "Once a week" was the old rule. The memo says this is being replaced.
• "Only when a supervisor asks": The memo makes the check a regular duty for every shift, not something done only on request.
• "At the end of every month": The memo never mentions a monthly inspection.

The sentence needs "they are going to finish." The contraction for "they are" is "they're."

Wrong choices

• "there": "There" points to a place or begins a sentence, as in "There is a meeting."
• "theirs": "Theirs" means "belonging to them" and cannot stand for "they are."
• "their": "Their" shows ownership, as in "their trucks."

The passage explains how sleep affects hormones, appetite, muscle repair, and memory, and then gives tips for better sleep. The only choice that covers all of this is that enough sleep matters for both body and brain.

Wrong choices

• "Most adults sleep more than seven hours a night.": The passage says many adults get far less than seven hours, the opposite of this choice.
• "Bedrooms should be kept dark and cool.": Keeping the bedroom dark and cool is one tip near the end; it is a detail.
• "Tired people often reach for snacks.": Snacking is one example in the passage, not the main point.

"The printer is out of toner" and "I ordered more this morning" are both complete sentences. Without punctuation they form a run-on. A period between them fixes it.

Wrong choices

• "The printer is out of toner I ordered, more this morning.": The comma is in the wrong place and changes the meaning.
• "The printer, is out of toner I ordered more this morning.": This comma splits the subject from its verb and leaves the run-on unfixed.
• "The printer is out of toner, I ordered more this morning.": A comma alone between two complete sentences is a comma splice, which is still an error.

The passage praises VitaBoost and ends with "Get your first case today!" Its purpose is to persuade readers to buy the drink.

Wrong choices

• "To explain how energy drinks are made": The ad never explains how the drink is made.
• "To tell the life story of a racecar driver": Max Turner is mentioned only to promote the drink.
• "To warn readers about caffeine": The ad does not warn about anything.

A clause that starts with "Because" cannot stand alone; it needs a main idea. Adding "please park on Elm Street" completes the thought.

Wrong choices

• "Because, the parking lot is being repaved.": A comma after "Because" does not complete the sentence.
• "Because the parking lot is being repaved and.": Adding "and" leaves the thought unfinished.
• "Because the parking lot. Is being repaved.": This creates two fragments instead of one.

The neighbors avoided each other for years, but after fixing the fence together they share lemonade and talk "about something other than the fence." The lesson is that shared work can build a relationship.

Wrong choices

• "It is better to fix things by yourself than to ask for help.": The story shows the opposite: the neighbors succeed by working together.
• "Good fences should be built from strong wood.": The story never discusses building materials.
• "Storms cause damage that is expensive to repair.": The storm is an event in the plot, not the lesson of the story.

"Denver" is the name of a city, and "Monday" and "June" are names of a day and a month, so they are capitalized. "Office" is a common noun here and stays lowercase.

Wrong choices

• "Our new Office in Denver opens on the first Monday in June.": "Office" is a general word here, not part of a name.
• "Our new office in Denver opens on the first monday in june.": Days of the week and months are always capitalized.
• "Our new office in denver opens on the first Monday in June.": "Denver" is a city name and must be capitalized.