GED-SECTION-2 Online Practice Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

Brenda Oslowski

Michael Wen

Jamal Roberts Absent:

Anthony Wilkins

1. Employee Lounge.

(1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

(2)The complaints included:

(3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

(4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

(5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

(6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

(7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

(8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discusseD.

2. Employee Appreciation Day.

(9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

(10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

(11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

(13)The

committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

Sentence 9: Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

Insert commas after committee and time.

Change the colon after including to a semicolon.

Replace that with which.

Change we to the committee.

No correction is necessary.

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Questions 5

Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

Brenda Oslowski

Michael Wen

Jamal Roberts Absent:

Anthony Wilkins

1. Employee Lounge.

(1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

(2)The complaints included:

(3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

(4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

(5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

(6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

(7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

(8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

2. Employee Appreciation Day.

(9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

(10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

(11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

(13)The

committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

Sentence 10: Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

Which correction should be made to sentence 10?

Change noted to had noted.

Replace improving with to improve.

Change the company to The Company.

Move quickly to follow by.

No correction is necessary.

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Questions 6

Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question?

Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

Brenda Oslowski

Michael Wen

Jamal Roberts Absent:

Anthony Wilkins

1. Employee Lounge.

(1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

(2)The complaints included:

(3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

(4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

(5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

(6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

(7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

(8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

2. Employee Appreciation Day.

(9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

(10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

(11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

(13)The

committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

Sentence 11: The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

Which correction should be made to sentence 11?

Change agreed to agrees.

Replace before with preceding.

Put should in parentheses.

Delete have.

No correction is necessary.

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Questions 7

Yoga

(1)

One of todays hottest fads is also one of the worlds oldest practices the ancient art of yoga.

(2)

Yoga is different from other fitness activities because it is not only physical.

(3)

In the correct form, yoga is a practice of unification: an emotional, spiritual, and physical exercise.

(4)

A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requiring that you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch your legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side.

(5)

More difficult poses, such as brave warrior, require you to balance on one leg and hold a pose that strengthens leg, back, and stomach muscles.

(6)

Though they may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly effective in stretching and strengthening muscles.

(7)

While yoga tones and strengthens the body, it also tones and strengthens the mind.

(8)

Many poses can be only held if you are completely focused on the task, and full benefit of the poses are coming only through proper breathing.

(9)

Concentrated, deep breathing during yoga helps you extend more fully into the poses.

(10)

Thereby gaining greater benefit from the stretch.

(11)

And the steady circulation of breath through youre body both calms and energizes.

(12)

I am still relatively new to the practice of yoga.

(13)

I have been practicing yoga for only one year.

(14)

I am addicted to yoga unlike any other physical activity because it is also a spiritual practice.

(15)

Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots.

(16)

The physical release is also a spiritual release.

(17)

I feel calm after doing yoga, reconnected to my body, and reconnected to my inner self.

Sentences 15: Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body: the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of sentence 15? If the original is the best way, chose option a.

A. the belly that is in knots

B. the belly with knots

C. the knots in the belly

D. the knotted belly

E. the belly having knots

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Questions 8

How to Be an Active Listener

(1)Effective face to face communication depends upon the ability to listen well.

(2)Many of us hear what others say without really listening to the message they are sending.

(3)We must listen actively to correctly understand what is being said.

(4)The first step to active listening is to pay attention.

(5)Dont fidget, doodle, or look off at something else.

(6)Daydreaming is something that you shouldnt do, or look at your watch, or worry about what youre going to make for dinner.

(7)You should actively respond to what you hear.

(8)Use nonverbal responses, nod or shake your head, laugh or smile, and make other appropriate gestures. (9)Lean forward and look the speaker in the eye to be shown that you are paying attention.

(10)As you listen, respond verbally as well.

(11)Offer affirmations such as "yes" "uh-huh" and "I understand."

(12)Ask questions to get details or examples or to clarify matters.

(13)Paraphrasing what you hear to be sure you are understanding things correctly.

(14)The third step is that distractions should be avoided.

(15)If you are going to listen to someone; turn off the television or radio.

(16)Dont look at your computer screen or pick up the phone.

(17)Close the door if possible to avoid interruptions or outside distractions, and you will be a more effective listener.

Sentences 13: Paraphrasing what you hear to be sure you are understanding things correctly. Which correction should be made to sentence 13?

A. Change to be sure to being sure that.

B. Move correctly to follow paraphrasing.

C. Replace are with do.

D. Change paraphrasing to paraphrase.

E. No correction is necessary.

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Questions 9

The Gateway Arch

(1)The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, is fairly unremarkable, with one huge exception: the Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the Mississippi.

(2)Part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Arch is a remarkable monument builded to honor St. Louiss role as the gateway to the West.

(3)Construction on the 630-foot-high structure began in 1961.

(4)The construction was completed four years later in 1965.

(5)The monument includes an underground visitor center that explores westward expansion threw galleries and a theater.

(6)Two passenger trams take visitors to the Observation Room and the Museum of Westward Expansion at the top.

(7)In 1947, a group of interested citizens held a nationwide competition to select a design for a new monument that will celebrate the growth of the United States.

(8)Other U.S. monuments are spires, statues, or imposing buildings.

(9)The winner of this contest was a plan for a completely unique structure.

(10)The man who submitted the winning design Eero Saarinen later became a famous architect.

(11)In designing the Arch, Saarinen wanted to "create a monument which would have lasting significance and would be a landmark of our time."

(12)The Gateway Arch is a masterpiece of engineering.

(13)A monument even taller than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in its own way, at least as majestic.

(14)The Gateway is an inverted catenary curve, the same shape that a heavy chain will form if suspended between two points.

(15)Covered with a sleek skin of stainless steel, dazzling bursts of sunlight are often reflected by the Arch.

(16)In a beautiful display of symmetry, the height of the arch is the same as the distance between the legs at ground level.

Sentences 12 and 13: The Gateway Arch is a masterpiece of engineering. A monument even taller than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in its own way, at least as majestic. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of these sentences?

A. engineering. A monument even taller

B. engineering. A monument that was even taller

C. engineering, a monument even taller

D. engineering; a monument more tall

E. engineering, being a monument even as tall

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Questions 10

The Gateway Arch

A (1)The skyline of St. Louis, Missouri, is fairly unremarkable, with one huge exception: the Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the Mississippi.

(2)Part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Arch is a remarkable monument builded to honor St. Louiss role as the gateway to the West.

(3)Construction on the 630-foot-high structure began in 1961.

(4)The construction was completed four years later in 1965.

(5)The monument includes an underground visitor center that explores westward expansion threw galleries and a theater.

(6)Two passenger trams take visitors to the Observation Room and the Museum of Westward Expansion at the top.

(7)In 1947, a group of interested citizens held a nationwide competition to select a design for a new monument that will celebrate the growth of the United States.

(8)Other U.S. monuments are spires, statues, or imposing buildings.

(9)The winner of this contest was a plan for a completely unique structure.

(10)The man who submitted the winning design Eero Saarinen later became a famous architect.

(11)In designing the Arch, Saarinen wanted to "create a monument which would have lasting significance and would be a landmark of our time."

(12)The Gateway Arch is a masterpiece of engineering.

(13)A monument even taller than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in its own way, at least as majestic.

(14)The Gateway is an inverted catenary curve, the same shape that a heavy chain will form if suspended between two points.

(15)Covered with a sleek skin of stainless steel, dazzling bursts of sunlight are often reflected by the Arch.

(16)In a beautiful display of symmetry, the height of the arch is the same as the distance between the legs at ground level.

Sentences 13: A monument even taller than the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and in its own way, at least as majestic. Which correction should be made to sentence 13?

A. Change it's to its.

B. Delete the comma after way.

C. Replace at least as with just as much as.

D. Change taller to more tall.

E. No correction is necessary.

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Questions 11

How to Buy a Gift

(1)We by gifts all throughout the year for many different occasions. (2)Including birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries.

(3)A few simple strategies can help you pick a good gift every time.

(4)First, decide how much money you will spend on the gift.

(5)This depend upon two things: how much you can afford to spend and how much you want to spend.

(6)You may be able to afford $100.

(7)You may only want to spend $25.

(8)A maximum limit should be set so that you do not go over budget.

(9)Second, decide what sort of gift you want to give.

(10)Do you want your gift to be something practical, or would you rather give something whimsical.

(11)Do you want a gift that is unique, or would the receiver prefer something ordinary?

(12)Do you need something thats top of the line, or would the receiver appreciate a bargain brand?

(13)Even if you dont know exactly what you want to get, having an idea of the kind of gift you want can help you make the most of your time while you are shopping.

(14)Determine where you can purchase the kind of gift you want within your budget.

(15)For example, dont go to an upscale department store if your budget is only $25.

(16)A little research can help you find the right place for your purchase.

(17)That is making you, your wallet, and your gift recipient happy.

Sentence 5: This depend upon two things: how much you can afford to spend and how much you want to spend. Which correction should be made to sentence 5?

A. Add second to the beginning of the sentence.

B. Change depend to depends.

C. Replace can with should.

D. Change want to wants.

E. No correction is necessary.

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Questions 12