Absolute Free GED-Writing Exam Practice for Comprehensive Preparation 

Ethnic Architecture

(A)

A. Here is a question that is not as silly as it sound:Have you ever wondered why houses are shaped the way

they are? B.Bringing with them many different ideas about how to build a house, settlers from around the world

have come to the United States for centuries.

(B)

B. Many of us today take for granted certain features of a house and forget that someone had to invent

them.D.The veranda, a covered porch that wraps around the front of many southern houses is probably an

adaptation of overhanging roofs found all over the world.E.In addition to the veranda, the South is known for its

cooking and its hospitality.(6) Long ago, home buildersresponded to hot, humid climates by making the cooling

shade of a porch a common feature of houses in such places as West Africa, Asia, and the Mediterranean are A.

(C)

(7) For instance, French settlers in New Orleans tried to put the frames of their homes directly on the ground as

they had done in France; however, the heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall caused the homes to rot within a

few years.(8) The settlers learned a lesson by observing the West Indian Creoles, which built raised houses with

many doors and windows to keep cool.

(D)

(9) Some settlers, like those from Germany, held on to their old building methods even though such methods

were no longer necessary.(10) Because of a shortage of wood in some parts of Germany, builders had

constructed half-timber houses; they used clay or brick to save wood.(11) When German immigrants settled in

Wisconsin where wood was abundant, they still built their familiar half-timber homes.(12) European peasants

and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed immediate care for the animals

during harsh whether.(13) Today’s covered breezeways serve a related purpose of protecting people who need

to go to their"car barns,"or garages.

(E)

(14) No matter which country settlers started from, they brought home-building traditions.(15) Some they

changed to adapt to their new land, some they abandoned,and

some their descendants still use today. -- Exhibit --

Sentence 1European peasants and their animals once shared a shelter called a "house-barn," which allowed

immediate care for the animals during harsh whether.

Which correction should be made to sentence 12?  

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Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose

optionA. 

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Sentence 7:Your scrubbing brush dishcloth, and sponge are the principal threats.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence? If the original is the best way, choose

optionA. 

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Sentence 10:There are many artists currently working in the downtown area willing to participate the Galena

Arts Academy were relocated.

Which correction should be made to sentence 10? 

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Which change should be made to sentence 12?