Reasoning Through Language Arts
GED Language Arts Practice Test 1
Twenty-four multiple-choice questions divided among reading comprehension, writing and organization, and grammar and usage.
Question 1 of 24
0 answered
“The library stayed open an extra four hours a night that winter. Students filled every table, but so did people with nowhere warmer to sit. The board had planned the change for exam season; it kept the change for everyone.” What is the main idea of this passage?
Reading your result
Your score is reported on the 100-200 GED scale, where 145 passes. Note which of the three areas produced your wrong answers. Grammar errors point to a specific rule you can learn in an afternoon. Reading errors usually mean you are answering from memory of the passage rather than returning to it, which is a habit rather than a knowledge gap.
Return to the passage
On every reading question, the correct answer is defensible with a specific line of text. If you cannot point to that line, you are guessing from impression. The most common wrong answer on the GED is a statement that is reasonable and true in the world but not stated or implied in the passage.
For inference questions, the answer is one small step beyond the text — not two. If your reasoning requires an assumption the passage never supplies, it is the wrong choice.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this practice test include an essay?
- This set is multiple choice. For essay practice, take any two opposing arguments and write a 45-minute response using only evidence from the texts.
- How many questions are on the real RLA test?
- About 46 multiple-choice and interactive items plus one Extended Response essay, across 150 minutes.