GED Test Practice Question Answer…
Since GED preparation is all about practice… here’s the GED Practice Question from last week. This is a geography GED question for the Social Studies test…
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.
GED Practice 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.
What I like about this story is how you see how geography really matters to people. It’s not just a subject on the GED test. Like with water… people need clean water, and if you live in a town in the mountains, then you have to figure out a way to get water to your town. Because water is important to people, it’s important to social studies, and it’s the kind of thing they might ask GED test questions about.
So, why was she looking for a level route?
When you’re taking the GED test, you’ll have to think it through. The writer complains about how she walks for ten hours a day, and she’s looking for a route back to the houses. So, you might think she’s looking for a way to get home. But why’s she out there to begin with? I mean, what’s the main idea? That’s an important GED skill… figuring out the main idea. She’s looking to make a water system, right? That’s the whole point. So, the answer’s not A… you don’t go to the mountain just to find a way back.
When you’re taking the GED test, eliminate as many wrong answers as you can. What practice question answers can I get rid of? “C” says she’s looking for an easier place to do a topographical study… I looked that up. It means to map the ground… where there are mountains, where it goes up and down. But she needs to map all the area, not just a level part (even though that would be easier).
Can I get rid of more practice question answers? Answer E says she’s looking to avoid chiggers. Well, that’s got the same problem as answer A. She’s not out there to avoid the chiggers, even though I’m sure she wants to!
Now, I’ve got it down to two answers. On the GED test, I’d feel pretty good abou that. Answers B and D both talk about water. One says that water only flows over level ground… well, that’s not true, because it flows downhill, not over level ground. Answer D says she’s looking for a route to pump water. That one sounds more like it. I mean, that’s the main point, right? And if you didn’t have to pump the water, you wouldn’t need to go searching for a good route.
It’s a shame, though, that the people couldn’t work out how to cooperate better with their neighbors… they could have clean water for less money, it sounds like. I guess it’s easy for emotions to get in the way of things. Hope this helps with your GED preparation!
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