GED GED-READING Exam
GED Reasoning Through Language Arts (Page 3 )

Updated On: 7-Feb-2026

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What does “vulnerable” (line 16) mean?

  1. secure
  2. unprotected
  3. strengthened
  4. hidden
  5. public

Answer(s): B



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What is the speaker’s mood in the poem?

  1. reflective
  2. fearful
  3. caring
  4. smug
  5. instructive

Answer(s): A



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What does Maud Martha wonder after she has caught the mouse (lines 17–32)?

  1. if the mouse admires her skill
  2. how the mouse will escape
  3. about the mouse’s own family
  4. how the mouse got trapped
  5. if the mouse is mortally injured

Answer(s): C



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Based on Vera’s reaction to Maggie and what the reader can guess about Maggie from her last words in this excerpt, what isMaggie’s goal?

  1. to move away
  2. to marry Haldar
  3. to become a fisherman
  4. to develop new job skills
  5. to build a new life for herself

Answer(s): E



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In lines 20–25 Ichabod appears very anxious about his appearance.
Who is he trying to impress?

  1. his students
  2. his employer
  3. his friends
  4. his students’ parents
  5. his lady friend

Answer(s): E






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