GED Reading Practice Test 2

Continue your test prep with our second GED Language Arts practice test. For these type of question on the GED you will correctly complete each sentence using a drop-down menu. We have modified this slightly using a multiple choice format, but the concepts tested are identical.

Directions: The passage below is incomplete. For each question choose the option that correctly completes the sentence.

Dusty Rogers
Stove Repair and Installation
2272A South 6th Street
New York, NY 10453

Dear Mr. Rogers: I visited your store to determine a price range for installing a new wood-burning stove in my home. I openly disclosed that my budget for the project was around $4,000, with $5,000 being the absolute limit of my funds. I was told that this would be enough. However, your subsequent proposal with amounts totaling over $6,800 [Question−1]

I asked that my deposit check be returned as I could not afford the project. I then received a bill from you for $129 for consultation. While I understand that your time is valuable, none of your literature indicates a charge for the initial discussion of a potential project. Quite truthfully, I would not have scheduled the appointment [Question−2]

I called to discuss the invoice and explained over the telephone that I felt I was [Question−3] to compromise by paying one-half the bill. The store representative told me that someone would call me back regarding the invoice and [Question−4] Since no one has called me to express non-acceptance of my offer, I am enclosing a check for $64.50.

Sincerely,
J. E. Johnson

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Question 1

Select the option that correctly completes the sentence.

However, your subsequent proposal with amounts totaling over $6,800                                      

A
were disappointing in light of my budget limitations.
B
was disappointing in light of my budget limitations.
C
be disappointing in light of my budget limitations.
D
been disappointing in light of my budget limitations.
Question 1 Explanation: 
The subject of the sentence is “proposal.” Since the word “proposal” is singular, it must be followed by the singular verb “was”. If you chose (A), you may have mistakenly thought that “amounts” was the subject of the sentence. Make sure you read each sentence carefully.
Question 2

Select the option that correctly completes the sentence.

Quite truthfully, I would not have scheduled the appointment                                      

A
had I known there was a charge.
B
should I known there was a charge.
C
if I had knowed there was a charge.
D
if I had of known there was a charge.
Question 2 Explanation: 
A good way to check subject/verb agreement in a clause that begins with a verb is to put it in subject/verb order. In this clause, the order would be as follows: I had known there was a charge. “Had known” is the correct verb tense and shows standard usage. This leaves only (A) and (D) as potentially correct answer. The insertion of the word “of” in answer (D) is meant to throw students off. “Of” is sometimes (incorrectly) used informally to take the place of “have.” Not only is answer (D) too informal, but it also essentially says “if I had had known,” which doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Question 3

Select the option that correctly completes the sentence.

I called to discuss the invoice and explained over the telephone that I felt I was                                       to compromise by paying one-half the bill.

A
misled, at that time, I offered
B
misled at that time, I offered
C
misled. At that time, I offered
D
misled at that time I offered
Question 3 Explanation: 
A period shows the ending of the first sentence. The capitalized word “At” shows the beginning of the second sentence. The other options are run-on sentences.
Question 4

Select the option that correctly completes the sentence.

The store representative told me that someone would call me back regarding the invoice and                                      

A
its payment.
B
her payment.
C
it’s payment.
D
their payment.
Question 4 Explanation: 
The possessive form of the pronoun “it” does not have an apostrophe. A good way to remember this is to compare it to other possessive pronouns: his, hers, theirs. These possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes either. “Its” only gets an apostrophe if it is a contraction of “it is.” The other answers don’t work because they personify the invoice by calling it a “her” or a “them (their).”
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