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GED Exam Prep: Writing - Question List

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1.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

"It was the precursor to the eventual constitutional amendment ratified two years later."

  1. precursor
  2. starting
  3. forefront
  4. catalyst
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2.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

"She attended public schools in Montana, and graduated from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology."

  1. She attended public schools in Montana, and
  2. She attended public schools in Montana; and
  3. She attended public schools in Montana and
  4. She attended public schools in Montana. And
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3.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

"Although water covers approximately sixty-seven percent of the Earth’s surface, less than three percent is fresh water."

  1. Earth’s surface, less than three percent
  2. Earth’s surface; less than three percent
  3. Earth’s surface: less than three percent
  4. Earth’s surface. Less than three percent
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4.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

"Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women’s voting rights."

  1. sour
  2. excite
  3. strengthen
  4. hurt
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5.

Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

"In the past, residents used the wood for cooking and heating, but recently, they have began to sell it in order to support their livelihoods."

  1. heating, but recently, they have began to sell it
  2. heating. But they had recently began to sell it
  3. heating. Recently, they have begun selling it
  4. and they were selling it
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