GED Preparation Guide by My-GED.com
Four Easy Steps to Preparing for your GED Test!
1.) Determine if you are eligible.
As long as you are at least 18 years old, not a high school graduate, and not currently enrolled in secondary schooling you qualify to receive your GED or online Equivalency Diploma.
2.) Learn about the GED test.
Read our easy GED Tips & FAQ's or continue reading below:
GED Test Information
The General Equivalency Diploma test contains five timed sections including one writing-skills essay and four multiple choice sections. To earn your GED, you must score a minimum of 225 points for all five tests and at least 40 points on each of the five sections. Below is an outline of exactly what the GED test consists of.
GED Test Sections
Language Arts: Writing
The Writing Skills Test consists of two parts. The score for this test is a combination of both scores.
Part I (Time Limit - 75 minutes)
This is a multiple-choice test of the ability to edit and correct problems in sentence structure, usage, mechanics, and organization.
Part II The Essay (Time Limit- 45 minutes)
Examinees must respond to an essay question in writing. The essay question presents an issue or situation with which examinees are familiar. Two trained readers according to a method called holistic scoring score the essay section of the Writing Skills Test independently.
Social Studies (Time Limit- 70 minutes)
The Social Studies Test measures the ability to comprehend and use information in the content areas of history, economics, civics, government, geography, and world history. The focus of this test is assessing the examinees’ ability to use concepts and information to solve problems or answer problems.
Science
(Time Limit- 80 minutes)
The Science Test measures the ability to comprehend and use information in the content areas of life sciences, the physical sciences, also earth and space science.
Language Arts: Reading
(Time Limit- 65 minutes)
This test measures examinees’ ability to comprehend and answer questions about literary selections from popular literature and nonfiction prose, such as business documents.
Mathematics
(Time Limit- 90 minutes)
Part 1- Permits use of calculator provided by testing site, the Casio fx- 260 Solar calculator.
Part 2- No calculator permitted. Focuses on mental math.
The Mathematics Test measures problem-solving skills in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data, statistics and probability. The focus is on the ability to solve problems in realistic contexts. Item sets on the test may involve analyzing multiple pieces of information--charts, graphs, and tables.
GED Test Grading Scale Chart
LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING
Part 1-multiple choice
Part 2- write one essay, 45 minutes
50 items, 75 minutes
Sentence Structure.....................................................30%
Organization.................................................................15%
Usage...........................................................................30%
Mechanics (capitalization and punctuation) .........25%
SOCIAL STUDIES
50 items, 70 minutes
U.S. History..................................................................25%
Civics and Government.............................................25%
Economics...................................................................20%
World History................................................................15%
Geography....................................................................15%
SCIENCE
50 items, 80 minutes
Life Science (Biology)..................................................45%
Earth and Space Science...........................................20%
Physical Science- Chemistry, and Physics.............35%
LANGUAGE ARTS: READING
40 items, 65 minutes
Literary Text...................................................................75%
Nonfiction Prose..........................................................25%
MATHEMATICS
Part 1-calculator permitted
Part 2 - no calculator permitted
50 items, 90 minutes
Numbers, Number sense and Operations.............25%
Measurement and Geometry.....................................25%
Data, Statistics, and Probability.................................25%
Algebra, Functions, and Patterns..............................25%
3.) Start the GED preparation process.
My-Ged.com offers a combination of important tools to help you get ready for the GED.
- Gain a review and refreshment of your basic subject skills (math, science, social studies, history, language usage, and writing)
- Secondly, learn the crucial test taking skills needed get through the GED and take advantage of your knowledge about the way the test is graded and categorized.
- Take a shot at our GED practice test to determine which areas you need the most practice on.
4.) Practice. Practice. Practice.
Use our Free GED practice test at your own pace! Take the complete test or practice certain sections as many times as needed. Continue by writing a couple practice essays with our essay helper page.
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