GED GED-READING Exam
GED Reasoning Through Language Arts (Page 11 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

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What does the speaker of the poem reveal in the final line, “Why am I not as they?”

  1. her relief that she is different from her grandmothers
  2. her wish that she had accompanied her grandmothers into the fields
  3. her resentment that her grandmothers don’t recognize her strengths
  4. her recognition that she will soon grow old
  5. her concern that she will not achieve her grandmothers’ standards

Answer(s): E



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Why is Fred Ingram resigning his position at Sportique Supplies?

  1. The work is not challenging.
  2. The company underpays him.
  3. The company lacks adequate benefits.
  4. He wants to spend more time at home.
  5. He needs a vacation to recover from surgery.

Answer(s): D



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What is Laura’s principal character trait as revealed in this dialogue?

  1. trustfulness
  2. unselfishness
  3. independence
  4. shyness
  5. pessimism

Answer(s): D



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The narrator obviously has a clever argument prepared to answer the objections of his audience to the idea of a bull climbing a tree.
What technique does the narrator use in his argument (lines 54–60)?

  1. offers scientific proof
  2. quotes statistics
  3. provides witnesses
  4. gives examples from personal experience
  5. accuses his listeners of narrow-mindedness

Answer(s): E



Exhibit:



Why do the people appear "level . . . in the air" (line 9) to the fish?

  1. lying down on the beach
  2. waving frantically at the fish
  3. walking away from the water
  4. swimming around in the ocean
  5. standing outside the fish tanks

Answer(s): E






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