GED Test Practice Question… Peace Corps
Okay, I think the Peace Corps is pretty cool. Kinda wish I’d done something like that when I was younger, but then again, I’ve had a great time travelin’ round the U.S. Wouldn’t want to miss that!
So, here’s the story, “Chiggers and Other Challenges” by Joan Heberger. I thought it was real interesting. I know clean water is a problem all around the world… but you can’t help people if they can’t help themselves! Engineers can come up with great solutions to all sorts of problems, but if people don’t get educated and figure out how to work together… I was surprised the people in the town didn’t want to learn about how to get water. I mean, I guess learning math is pretty hard, cuz it’s hard to see how useful it is… but learning how to get clean water for your town seems pretty important. It’s hard to put myself in the people’s place, and I guess putting yourself in people’s place is part of what social studies is all about. What do you think? Could you put yourself in their place?
Anyway, I promised a practice question… here goes…
Almost a year ago, I visited the community for the first time to examine the town’s potential water source. I explained to the residents that I could help them by providing a topographical study of the land and a design, proposal, and budget for a water system. Over the next few months, I began this process, which involved walking about 10 hours a day in mountainous terrain, looking for a semi-level route back to the houses. Sometimes I was terrified with the responsibility of designing this water system, as I am not an engineer. A nearby Peace Corps engineer helped me in the beginning of the process, but because of the timing and his other commitments, I ended up doing the survey without his presence, which was another mistake. I was mentally and physically exhausted, and I kept getting chiggers! For those of you unfamiliar with warm, moist woodsy environments, chiggers are minuscule red mites that dig into your skin and give you itchy red bumps.
Here’s a geography GED question… Why was the writer looking for a semi-level route back to the houses?
A) She was looking for an easy route to walk through the mountains.
B) Water can only flow over level ground.
C) It’s easier to do a topographical study of level ground.
D) She was looking for a route to pump water through the mountains.
E) Chiggers don’t live in level ground.
So, what do you think?
