GED GED-Reading - GED Reasoning Through Language Arts

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

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What is the significance of the pauses in Tarto’s words, indicated by the three periods, as in line 2, lines 4–5, line 14, and line 37?

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Sibyl tells Miss Cooper that "Mummy says no" (line 57) to her getting another job. Why does Miss Cooper repeat these words aloud (line 58)?

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The poem opens with a question that it never answers directly. Several possible answers are supplied, but these are also questions. What effect do all these questions create?

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The author describes Ma with words like "sharply" (line 15), "wary" (line 21), and "watched" (line 42). What do these words emphasize about Ma?

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From the excerpt, what can we assume was Helen’s attitude toward nature before the storm?

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Suppose the scientific community wanted to study the possibility of establishing a colony in outer space on the planet Mars. Which one of the coyote’s qualities would make the animal a good choice for an experimental colony?

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Which of the following pairs of words best describes Ray’s character?

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Gerry Ellis was originally studying to become a “marine biologist” (line 2). What is a marine biologist?

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What does the speaker of the poem associate with singing and the sounds of a piano?