Test Prep GED Section 2 Language Arts - Writing Exam Actual Questions

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 -

A -
1. Employee Lounge. (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge. (2)The complaints included:

B -
(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.

C -
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:

D -
(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.

E -
(13)The committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.
Sentence 2: The complaints include:
Which revision should be made to this sentence?

Correct Answer: D 🗳️
The items in the list should use the same grammatical pattern (parallel structure), so a refrigerator that is dirty should be a dirty refrigerator to match the adjective, noun pattern of the other items in the list. Choice a is incorrect because the list is more effective as a bulleted list, especially for a business document. Choice b is incorrect because malfunctioning is an adjective and the phrase requires an adjective. Choice c is incorrect because the list does not need to be in alphabetical order (it is probably most effective in order of importance, from the biggest problem to the smallest problem). Choice e is incorrect because the change would destroy parallel structure and add unnecessary words.

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 -

A -
1. Employee Lounge. (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge. (2)The complaints included:

B -
(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.

C -
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:

D -
(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.

E -
(13)The committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.
Sentence 5: The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.
Which correction should be made to this sentence?

Correct Answer: C 🗳️
This choice creates parallel structure in the sentence, with both verbs (be and get) in the same form to work with the helping verb would. Choice a is incorrect because the memorandum is in past tense. Choice b is incorrect because commas should not be inserted between a subject and verb. Choice d is incorrect because and is necessary to show that there are two benefits from the survey (it is more systematic and it would get more input). Choice e is incorrect because the correction in choice c is necessary.

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 -

A -
1. Employee Lounge. (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge. (2)The complaints included:

B -
(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.

C -
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:

D -
(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.

E -
(13)The committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.
Sentence 6: Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.
Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose option a.

Correct Answer: B 🗳️
This version correctly states the second action Michael will take in this compound verb: Michael volunteered and will bring a draft to the next meeting. Choice a is incorrect because it is wordy and awkward, especially with the placement of after draft. Choice c is incorrect because it is also awkward and does not have the helping verb will to indicate the future tense of the verb. Choice d is incorrect because it creates a run-on sentence. Choice e is grammatically correct but bulky and awkward because it uses is going to bring instead of will bring and because, like choice a, it places of after draft.

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 -

A -
1. Employee Lounge. (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge. (2)The complaints included:

B -
(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.

C -
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:

D -
(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.

E -
(13)The committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.
Sentence 7: Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.
Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

Correct Answer: A 🗳️
The memorandum is in the past tense, so the verb volunteers should be changed to volunteered to be consistent. Choice b is incorrect because the regular noun form cost is required here, not the present participle costing. Choice c is incorrect because knew is the past tense of know, and the adjective new is what is needed here. Choice d is incorrect because new modifies microwave, so there should not be a hyphen between them. Choice e is incorrect because the correction to verb tense should be made.