GED^® Reasoning Through Language Arts Practice Test

GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Practice Test

The Reasoning Through Language Arts section of the GED^® tests your ability to identify and create arguments, comprehend various meanings from texts, and correctly utilize English grammar. To help you prepare for this section of the GED, this page contains everything you need to know, including what topics are covered, how many questions there are, and how you can study effectively.

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GED English Practice Questions

One of the best ways to test your knowledge is by taking a practice test. Evaluate your English language skills by trying your hand at the three practice questions below!

Answer each question and read through the answer explanation, whether you got the answer right or wrong. This will help you ensure you’ve got the topic mastered.

Whether you struggled with these questions or aced them on your first try, be sure to take the full practice test to get a better idea of how prepared you really are!

1. Read the passage below before answering the question:

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Salvage logging moves material like small, broken branches to the forest floor. These pieces can become fuel for more fires. The removal of larger, less flammable trees leaves behind small limbs and increases the risk of forest fires. In unmanaged areas, these pieces are found more commonly on the tops of trees where they are unavailable to fires. Logging destroys old forests that are more resistant to wildfires. So, this creates younger forests that are more open to fires. In old forests, branches of bigger trees are higher above the floor where fires may not reach.

Replanting after wildfires creates monoculture plantations where only a single crop is planted. This monoculture allows less biological diversity. Also, it allows plants to be less resistant to disease. So, this increases the chance of fire. Salvage logging also upsets natural forest regrowth by killing most of the seedlings that grow after a wildfire. It breaks up the soil and increases erosion. Also, it removes most of the shade that is needed for young seedlings to grow.

According to the passage, why are the broken branches in unmanaged forests preferable to those in logged areas for wildfire resistance?

A. They are left on the forest floor and bring nutrients to the soil. B.  They are left on the forest floor and serve as fuel for fires. C.  They are left on the tops of trees where fires cannot reach. D.  They are spread more evenly across the forest floor. Submit

The passage argues that small, woody material is left on the tops of trees and is less likely to be reached by fire.

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3. Read the passage below before answering the question:

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I recall many incidents of the summer of 1887 that followed my soul's sudden awakening. I did nothing but explore with my hands and learn the name of every object that I touched; and the more I handled things and learned their names and uses, the more joyous and confident grew my sense of kinship with the rest of the world.

I had my first lessons in the beneficence of nature. I learned how the sun and the rain make to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, how birds build their nests and live and thrive from land to land, how the squirrel, the deer, the lion and every other creature finds food and shelter. As my knowledge of things grew I felt more and more the delight of the world I was in.

What is the meaning of the word "beneficence"?

A. Duties B.  Generosity C.  Stinginess D.  Danger Submit

The word "beneficence" is used to show how nature helps the plants and animals on Earth. For example, nature provides sunlight and rain to help trees grow. Choice A is incorrect because duties and beneficence are not synonymous. Choice C is incorrect because nature gives the sunlight and the rain. This makes it the opposite of stingy. Choice D is incorrect because the second paragraph is about the generosity of nature.

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