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US GED Language Writing Test 1

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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GED & Citizenship — Test 1 (Ged Language Writing) 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 1 (Ged Language Writing) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: GED & Citizenship — Test 1 (Ged Language Writing) · Country: USA

English / Language Arts is a core subject measuring correct use of grammar and reading comprehension.

This test is designed to improve your skills in paragraph interpretation, vocabulary, and sentence structure.

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 a run-on?
A) Fused sentences
B) Short sentence
C) Fragment
D) Paragraph
Question 2
What is a citation?
A) Copying
B) Source credit
C) No credit
D) Long quote
Question 3
What is precise?
A) Vague
B) General
C) Exact specific
D) Long
Question 4
What is fewer vs less?
A) Same use
B) Opposites
C) Verbs
D) Count vs amount
Question 5
What is concise?
A) Brief clear
B) Wordy
C) Vague
D) Long
Question 6
What is a fragment?
A) Long sentence
B) Incomplete sentence
C) Paragraph
D) Title
Question 7
What is plagiarism?
A) Citing well
B) Quoting fairly
C) Uncredited copying
D) Summarizing
Question 8
What best defines vague?
A) Specific
B) Brief
C) Clear
D) Unclear general
Question 9
What best defines passive voice?
A) Subject receives
B) Subject acts
C) No verb
D) Active only
Question 10
What best defines drafting?
A) Final copy
B) First version writing
C) No writing
D) Outlining only
Question 11
Which of the following best defines active voice?
A) Object acts
B) No subject
C) Subject acts
D) Passive only
Question 12
What best defines indent for?
A) Ending mark
B) Title mark
C) No meaning
D) Paragraph start mark
Question 13
Provide the definition of its vs it's:
A) Possessive vs contraction
B) Same meaning
C) Plurals
D) No difference
Question 14
Provide the definition of good vs well:
A) Same use
B) Adjective vs adverb
C) Nouns
D) Verbs
Question 15
What best defines who vs whom?
A) Same use
B) Plurals
C) Subject vs object
D) Verbs
Question 16
Provide the definition of parallel structure:
A) Mixed forms
B) No forms
C) Long sentences
D) Matching forms
Question 17
Provide the definition of coherence:
A) Logical flow
B) Long words
C) Big font
D) Many pages
Question 18
What best defines dangling modifier?
A) Correct phrase
B) Missing subject phrase
C) No phrase
D) Long sentence
Question 19
Which term means "Serious style"?
A) a sentence
B) a fragment
C) formal tone
D) a run-on
Question 20
Provide the definition of a paragraph:
A) One word
B) Whole book
C) Title page
D) Grouped sentences

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:

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