Tham khảo tài liệu 'about the ged writing exam 9', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THE GED LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING EXAM Pretest GED Language Arts Writing Directions In the passage below the paragraphs are lettered 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. ANSWER SHEET 1. @ 2. @ e 3. 4. @ 5. 6. @ 7. 8. 9. 10. Questions 1 through 10 refer to the following passage. Batman A 1 Year after year one of the most popular Halloween 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 powerful 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 .
