GED GED-Writing Exam : GED Language Arts - Writing (Essay Writing Exam)

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Which sentence would be most effective if inserted at the beginning of paragraph D?

• A. Water is regarded either as hard or soft depending on the mineral deposits found in the water.
• B. Watering is always an issue.
• C. As a result of dams, many rivers have been turned into massive lakes, providing water and recreation to numerous towns and cities.
• D. A lot of people collect rain water to water their gardens.
• E. Water is a combination of two elements-oxygen and hydrogen.

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Sentence 6:When approaching a red light or stop sign, now slowing down sooner.
Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

• A. replace now with begin
• B. remove the comma after sign
• C. insert a comma after light
• D. change sooner to soon
• E. replace When with You are

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Sentence Susan Rable our director of medical services, informs me that tests such as these are normally performed on patients who are experiencing various types of thyroid disorders.
Which correction should be made to sentence 4?

• A. insert a comma after types
• B. change are experiencing to were experiencing
• C. insert a comma after Rable
• D. change informs to is informing
• E. change director to Director

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Sentence 10:Aggressive and impatient driving have a price at the gas pump.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose optionA.

• A. have
• B. was having
• C. had
• D. are having
• E. has

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Ethnic Architecture
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• A. Conditions would obviously play an important role.
• B. Settlers to America built homes.
• C. Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent them.D.The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.E.In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home builders responded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean area.
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  For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall caused the homes to rot within a few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with many doors and windows to keep cool.
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  Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.(13) Today's covered breezeways serve a related purpose of protecting people who need to go to their"car barns,"or garages.
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  No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned,and some their descendants still use today. -- Exhibit -Which sentence below would be most effective if inserted at the beginning of paragraph C?
• D. When building homes, settlers found that conditions were not important.
• E. New conditions in America forced some settlers to change their approach to home building.
• F. Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way they are? B.Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world have come to the United States for centuries.
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• G. There is no place like home.