Reasoning Through Language Arts
GED Language Arts Practice Test 4
Forty new multiple-choice questions: 22 in reading comprehension, 9 in writing and organization, and 9 in grammar and usage. This set leans on the skills that earlier tests touched lightly: how word choice sets tone, how to judge whether evidence is strong, how to read short fiction, how to combine sentences, and how to handle capitalization and verb tense. None of these questions appear in earlier tests.
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“To: All drivers, Eastside Delivery From: Dana Whitfield, Operations Manager Re: Route changes starting May 6 Starting May 6, the morning routes will be rebuilt around a new mapping program. I know many of you have driven the same streets for years, and I know some of you are skeptical. That is fair. The last software change, two winters ago, was rushed, and it sent trucks down roads that were closed for construction. This time we have done things differently. Six drivers tested the new routes for three weeks in March. Their average day was 25 minutes shorter, and they made fewer return trips for missed deliveries. They also flagged eleven problems with the program’s maps, and every one has been fixed. The program is a tool, not a boss. If a route sends you somewhere that makes no sense, use your judgment and report the problem through the app. Reports will be reviewed every Friday, and corrections will go out the following Monday. We will hold two short sessions on May 2 to walk through the changes. Both are on the clock.” Which choice best describes the manager’s tone in the memo?
Questions about tone and word choice
Several questions in this set ask what a single phrase does: why a writer calls a program “a tool, not a boss,” or what a story means when the corners of index cards go “soft as cloth.” The answer is never the dictionary meaning alone. Reread the sentence before and after the phrase, then ask what the writer wants you to feel or notice.
Tone choices usually come in pairs of words. Test each word separately against the passage. If a letter admits a past mistake but states its plan firmly, “apologetic” may fit one sentence, but “unsure” does not fit the whole text, so that pair is wrong.
Use the paired arguments as essay practice
Two sets in this test pair short passages that take different sides of one issue. After you check your answers, use one of the pairs for a short Extended Response drill. Give yourself 20 minutes to write a thesis that names the better supported argument and two body paragraphs that each cite a specific detail from the texts.
Then compare your essay with the explanations for the paired questions. If an explanation points to evidence you did not use, that is the kind of detail scorers look for. Practicing this way builds the reading and the writing skill at the same time.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does Practice Test 4 have so many questions about fiction and tone?
- Those skills appeared less often in the earlier tests, so this set gives them more room. The overall mix still matches the official test, with most reading passages informational.
- What should I do if I miss mostly grammar questions on this test?
- Open the grammar study guide and review capitalization, verb tense, and modifiers, which this set tests more than earlier ones. Then work through the grammar drill questions before taking another full test.
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