GED Reasoning Through Language Arts v6.0

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What is the main purpose of the new security policies?

  • A. to assess the risk levels of Bank employees
  • B. to hold security briefings for Bank employees
  • C. to become a fundamental priority of the Bank
  • D. to stop the loss of secret information
  • E. to protect the safety of Bank employees


Answer : E

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What does vulnerable (line 16) mean?

  • A. secure
  • B. unprotected
  • C. strengthened
  • D. hidden
  • E. public


Answer : B

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Which of the following phrases indicates that the Bank is trying not to upset the employees?

  • A. “no evidence that the threat to the Bank staff has increased” (line 8)
  • B. “implement a Crisis Management plan” (line 10)
  • C. “required to attend a special, short security briefing” (lines 13–14)
  • D. “enhance the security of these vulnerable areas” (line 16)
  • E. “benefit from the enhanced safety and security that they will bring” (lines 24–25)


Answer : A

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In lines 2023 of the memo, what does Mr. Hartman imply about employees and their identification cards?

  • A. Employees have not been wearing their identification cards.
  • B. The Security Unit will wear different identification cards.
  • C. Employees will be getting new identification cards.
  • D. Suspicious persons will be required to display identification cards.
  • E. New employees will be added to the Security Unit.


Answer : A

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How does Helen Keller characterize herself at the beginning of the excerpt?

  • A. quiet and withdrawn
  • B. noisy and uncontrolled
  • C. bored and indifferent
  • D. eager and interested
  • E. cheerful and fun-loving


Answer : D

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When did Helen Keller first become aware of the approaching storm?

  • A. when she heard the crashing thunder
  • B. when her teacher told her the storm was coming
  • C. when she felt the air grow cooler
  • D. when she felt the rain on her face
  • E. when she saw the dark clouds approaching


Answer : C

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What mood does the writer create with her description of the storm?

  • A. suspense
  • B. joy
  • C. sadness
  • D. bitterness
  • E. calm


Answer : A

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From the excerpt, what can we assume was Helens attitude toward nature before the storm?

  • A. careless
  • B. terrified
  • C. indifferent
  • D. nervous
  • E. trusting


Answer : E

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How could our reaction to a sudden storm be similar to Helens?

  • A. makes us wish to be children again
  • B. teaches us to respect the forces of nature
  • C. brings welcome rain after a drought
  • D. reminds us to watch the clouds carefully
  • E. encourages us not to take long walks alone


Answer : B

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Nature wages open war against her children, and under softest touch hides treacherous claws (lines 6163). Why did Helen Keller use this quotation in her account?

  • A. to describe how nature can change from tranquil to dangerous
  • B. to show how Helen’s love of nature changed to fear
  • C. to explain that wild animals are really dangerous
  • D. to show that Helen prefers to avoid conflict
  • E. to warn that children shouldn’t explore nature alone


Answer : A

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Based on the information in lines 29, what do Grannys children think of her?

  • A. wise enough to give them guidance
  • B. too concerned about housekeeping
  • C. silly about her memories of John
  • D. glad to have the children grown
  • E. full of crazy notions


Answer : A

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Granny says that "the children showed it" (line 20). What does she think the children show?

  • A. John’s ambitions for them
  • B. the angry mother they had endured
  • C. the tragedy that had befallen the family
  • D. her hard work and dedication
  • E. the good schools to which she had sent them


Answer : D

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What important information about John, Grannys husband, is implied but never stated?

John -

  • A. lives in another county
  • B. drives home eighty miles on the weekends
  • C. is younger than Granny
  • D. never loved his children
  • E. died many years ago


Answer : E

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Grannys name is "Weatherall"Based on the information about her in the excerpt, why is this a good name for her?

  • A. found the best memories to keep her happy
  • B. discovered how to help her children
  • C. come through a challenging life successfully
  • D. spent long hours working outdoors
  • E. used the weather to plant her gardens


Answer : C

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One critic wrote of this author that "some of her [the authors] stories . . . deal with the crises of individuals who must cope with the disappearance of order."
Based on the information in this excerpt, how does Grannys life support this critics observations?

  • A. protecting the children from a life like hers
  • B. keeping the house and children above criticism
  • C. missing John and the things he could have given her
  • D. her selfish desires for a life of her own
  • E. overcoming obstacles to make the best of her life


Answer : E

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