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GED GED-READING Exam
GED Reasoning Through Language Arts (Page 4 )

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026
Page 4 of 49
PDF with 240 Questions

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Anatou says that Tarto’s indifference to her pale skin and light hair “made up for all the others” (lines 33–34).
What does she mean?

  1. The people’s admiration made her feel welcome.
  2. Anatou has not been a successful hunter despite her magical powers.
  3. Children in the village follow Anatou around and tease her.
  4. Tarto’s acceptance eased the pain of Anatou’s rejection by the others.
  5. Tarto is the only one that Anatou has been able to heal.

Answer(s): D



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As a child, how did the narrator probably behave when caught doing something wrong?

  1. tried to squirm out of punishment by stretching the truth
  2. accepted punishment with patience
  3. blamed someone else for his errors
  4. ran away and hid in a corner
  5. cried piteously for mercy and forgiveness

Answer(s): A



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In lines 45–46, Rozin and her husband are described as standing together in the kitchen in "drowsy suspension." This could mean that they are sleepy and temporarily inactive, but what else could it suggest?

  1. married life is exciting
  2. the clock is about to strike
  3. the whole scene is unusual
  4. something is about to happen
  5. they are angry with each other

Answer(s): D



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Which effect is achieved by recreating the dialect of rural sharecroppers in the 1930s?

  1. confusion
  2. comedy
  3. distance
  4. realism
  5. tension

Answer(s): D



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If the grandmothers described in the poem suddenly faced a grave economic problem, which one of the following would they be most likely to do?

  1. cope as best they could while becoming bitter
  2. turn to others to solve their problem
  3. become too sad to cope with the problem
  4. continue cheerfully, believing that they had no problem
  5. face the problem with determination and spirit

Answer(s): E






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