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US GED Language Arts Test 8

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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GED & Citizenship — Test 8 (Ged Language Arts) High School & Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) USA GED & USCIS (100 Civics) — USA
What is this test? for GED or US Citizenship (USCIS 100), USA — High School & Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) level, USA.
For adults: GED (high school equivalency) or Naturalization/Citizenship (USCIS) in the USA — is this your path?
Section: GED & Citizenship — Test 8 (Ged Language Arts) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: GED & Citizenship — Test 8 (Ged Language Arts) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
What is formal tone?
A) Serious style
B) Slang
C) Texting
D) Jokes only
Question 2
What is drafting?
A) Final copy
B) First version writing
C) No writing
D) Outlining only
Question 3
What is an apostrophe for?
A) Plurals
B) Verbs
C) Possession contractions
D) Periods
Question 4
What is precise?
A) Vague
B) General
C) Long
D) Exact specific
Question 5
What is sit vs set?
A) Sit down vs place
B) Same verb
C) Nouns
D) No difference
Question 6
What is its vs it's?
A) Same meaning
B) Possessive vs contraction
C) Plurals
D) No difference
Question 7
Which of the following best defines fewer vs less?
A) Same use
B) Opposites
C) Count vs amount
D) Verbs
Question 8
Which of the following best defines that vs which?
A) Same use
B) Plurals
C) Verbs
D) Essential vs extra
Question 9
Which of the following best defines lie vs lay?
A) Recline vs place
B) Same verb
C) Nouns
D) No difference
Question 10
Which term means "Grouped sentences"?
A) a sentence
B) a paragraph
C) a fragment
D) a run-on
Question 11
Which of the following best defines capitalization for?
A) Every word
B) No words
C) Names starts titles
D) Verbs only
Question 12
Which of the following best defines a thesis?
A) Title
B) Footnote
C) Quote
D) Central argument
Question 13
Which of the following best defines a sentence?
A) Complete thought
B) Fragment
C) Phrase only
D) Word list
Question 14
Which term means "Subject acts"?
A) a sentence
B) active voice
C) a fragment
D) a run-on
Question 15
What best defines wordiness?
A) Short style
B) Clear prose
C) Extra words
D) No words
Question 16
What best defines misplaced modifier?
A) Correct phrase
B) No phrase
C) Long sentence
D) Wrong-place phrase
Question 17
What best defines then vs than?
A) Time vs compare
B) Structure planning
C) Both time
D) Both compare
Question 18
Which term means "Matching forms"?
A) a sentence
B) parallel structure
C) a fragment
D) a run-on
Question 19
What best defines a colon for?
A) Ending
B) Pause only
C) List explanation
D) No use
Question 20
What best defines indent for?
A) Ending mark
B) Title mark
C) No meaning
D) Paragraph start mark

About This Test

For Adult (GED/Citizenship, USA) — GED Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and USCIS 100 civics questions with N-400 interview prep. Section: GED & Citizenship, USA.

GED & Citizenship USA — GED (Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts) + USCIS 100 civics, N-400, reading/writing/interview, plus workforce readiness. 8×20Q per subject/civics set.

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Study Tips:

  • Do GED weak subject first
  • Drill USCIS 100 daily
  • Practice N-400 mock
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