About the ged writing exam 9 potx

Pretest: GED Language Arts,

Writing

Directions: In the passage below, the paragraphs are let￾tered, and the sentences are numbered. Read the passage

carefully and then answer the multiple-choice questions

that follow. Choose the best answer for each question.

To practice the timing of the exam, take 15 minutes to

complete this pretest. Record your answers on the answer

sheet provided below. Make sure you mark the answer in

the circle that corresponds to the question.

Note: On the GED, you are not permitted to write

in the test booklet. Make any notes on a separate piece

of paper.

Questions 1 through 10 refer to the following passage.

Batman

A

(1)Year after year, one of the most popular Hal￾loween costumes for children and adults alike is

Batman. (2)In fact, this superhero, was created in

1939 and known worldwide, continues to be one of

the most popular comic strip characters ever

created.

B

(3)Batman was the brainchild of comic book artist

Bob Kane. (4)Who was just 22 years old when he

was asked to create a new superhero for DC

Comics. (5)Superman was a phenomenal success,

and DC Comics wanted another hero, just as pow￾erful, to appeal to it’s readers. (6)Kane’s idea for

Batman reportedly came from Leonardo da Vinci’s

famous sketch of a man flying with bat-like wings

and the heroes in the Shadow and Zorro series who

wore masks.

C

(7)Kane’s Batman was a success that was big right

from the start. (8)The masked hero soon moved

from comic books to its own newspaper strip, and

in 1943, Batman episodes were aired on the radio.

(9)In 1966, live-action Batman shows hit the TV

screen. (10)The series was wildly popular, and the

syndicated show still airs today on channels like the

Cartoon Network.

D

(11)Batman is really Bruce Wayne a millionaire

who witnessed the murder of his parents as a child.

(12)Why was Batman so popular? (13)The answer

may lie in the background Kane gave his character.

(14)He vowed to avenge their deaths and the bring￾ing of criminals to justice. (15)He didn’t have any

supernatural powers. (16)Instead, he devotes his

life to training his body and mind to fight crime

and used his wealth to develop high-tech crime￾fighting tools and weapons, like his famous Bat￾mobile. (17)Thus, Kane created a superhero who is

just as human as the rest of us. (18)In Batman,

Kane gave us an image of our own superhero

potential.

1. Sentence 2: In fact, this superhero, was created in

1939 and known worldwide, continues to be one

of the most popular comic strip characters ever

created.

Which is the best way to write the underlined

portion of this sentence? If the original is the

best way, choose option a.

a. this superhero, was created in 1939 and

known worldwide, continues

b. this superhero, having been created in 1939

and known worldwide, continues

c. this superhero, created in 1939 and known

worldwide, continues

d. this superhero, was created in 1939 and

known worldwide, and continuing

e. this superhero, who was created in 1939 and

being known worldwide, continues

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