GED LANGUAGE ARTS? AND READING ? EXAM QUESTIONS

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GED LANGUAGE ARTS? AND READING ? EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Expository

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Intended to explain or describe Question 2: Organize piece of writing is easier to read, writing is partly inspiration but needs a plan to organize, all good writing has a set structure

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It's important to introduce the topic in such a way as to get the audience comfortable with it, having a sens of purpose always affects structure

Question 3: The period(.)

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Use a period to end a complete thought whether is a simple, complex, compound sentence, declarative, imperative, or rhetorical question

Question 4: (GED writing test) Intro

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Thesis statement state 3 ideas

Question 5: "Quotation marks "

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Used in a direct quote to show the exact words of the speaker. They are not used in an indirect quote.

Question 6: Commas(,)

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Instead of trying to remember every rule, when unsure, just silently read the sentence & see where you would naturally pause.

Question 7: Ellipses

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Are used in the middle of a sentence to show that there's omitted material, or at the end of a sentence to show the sentence is trailing off, e.g., The inn keeper....never turned anyone away

Question 8: Noun phrase

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Compound subjects cause many difficulties in the proper usage of grammatical agreement between the subject and other entities (verbs, pro nouns, etc)

Question 9: Informal writing structure

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• Beginning

• Middle

• End

Question 10: Purpose of writing structure

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Introduce topic to get reader interested and then state thesis. Show proof to back up thesis. Restate the thesis & summarize proof.

Question 11: (The writing process)

Prewriting-

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Decide why you are writing & who will read it.Choose a topic.Gather ideas.

Organize your ideas

Question 12: Publish

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Choose a format.Neatly print or type a final draft. *Add visuals

Question 13: Middle paragraph idea #3

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Topic sentence/development & detail Question 14: Clarity is the objective of any writing, and the organization of any expository writing is extremely important to clarity.

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When judging the organization of a piece of writing, whether it is a promotional piece or a personal letter, you should look for a clear and logical delivery of ideas.

Question 15: Adjective Verb

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A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen

Question 16: Use a comma before any coordinating conjunction

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And, but, for, or, nor, so, yet. That links 2 independent clauses Question 17: Colon (:)

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Used in expression of time to separate hours, minutes, seconds, e.g., 3:00 mins

Question 18: Countable nouns

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They have a singular form & a plural form. They usually refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding s at the end

Question 19: Verb

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a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,happen.Question 20: Before brainstorming you must have an idea of which direction this piece will go.

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What is the main purpose of this piece, its main point or the opinion I'm going to support? Is the purpose to persuade or inform, compare, or contrast different ideas? (Once you've decided on a purpose, topic, main point, or opinion. Then you're ready for the first step in the writing process)

Question 21: Passive voice

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In passive voice the subject receives the action of the verb, e.g., Fish (subject) are eaten (verb) by cats (object)

Question 22: Present

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*Share with your audience

Question 23: Punctuation mark tips

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Never be afraid to have short sentences in your writing by splitting up long sentences that contain several points. Clear & concise is the way to go with briefer statements, as apposed to a one page paragraph w/twenty words per sentence

Question 24: The exclamation point(!) goes inside the quotation marks if

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It refers to the quote, but outside if it doesn't

Question 25: Noun

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is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we assume, can be named, and that name is a noun.