GED test prep 2023/2024 / by Tim Collins, PhD, GED test learning expert.
With a little studying and a little practice, you can take down the GED. And GED Test Prep 2023/2024 For Dummies makes it simple, with easy-peasy explanations of everything you'll encounter on test day. Get prepared for all the test sections--reasoning through language arts, social studies, science, and mathematical reasoning--then work your way throught two full-length practice test, right in the book. Plus, find test-day tips to keep your nerves in check and ideas on how to use your GED score to help you get where you want to be. -- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781119989097
- ISBN: 1119989094
- Physical Description: xii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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General Note: | "Learning made easy"--Cover. "Features 3 practice tests online, expert strategies, study tips"--Cover. "With online practice." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index (pages 453-466). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: Getting started with the GED test -- A quick glance at the GED test -- The ins and outs of the computerized GED test -- The GED test's four sections and you -- Succeeding on the GED test -- Part 2: Minding your Ps and Qs : the reasoning through language arts test -- Preparing for the reasoning through language arts test -- RLA question types and solving strategies -- Working through some practice RLA questions -- Preparing for the extended response component -- Writing an extended response item -- Part 3: Finding your way : the social studies test -- A graph, a map, and you: Getting ready for the social studies test -- Social studies question types and solving strategies -- Practicing social studies questions -- Part 4: Peering at your specimen : the science test -- From aardvarks to atoms: Confronting the science test -- Science question types and solving strategies -- Sampling some science practice questions -- Part 5: Counting all the possible solutions : the mathematical reasoning test -- Safety in numbers: Facing the mathematical reasoning test -- Mathematical reasoning question types and solving strategies -- Practicing sample mathematical reasoning problems -- Part 6: Putting your skills to the test : GED practice test 1 -- Practice test 1: Reasoning through language arts -- Answers for practice test 1, reasoning through language arts -- Practice test 1: Social studies -- Answers for practice test 1, social studies -- Practice test 1: Science -- Answers for practice test 1, science -- Practice test 1: Mathematical reasoning -- Answers for practice test 1, mathematical reasoning -- Part 7: Getting more test practice : GED practice test 2 -- Practice test 2: Reasoning through language arts -- Answers for practice test 2, reasoning through language arts -- Practice test 2: Social studies -- Answers for practice test 2, social studies -- Practice test 2: Science -- Answers for practice test 2, science -- Practice test 2: Mathematical reasoning -- Answers for practice test 2, mathematical reasoning -- Part 8: The parts of tens -- Ten surefire ways to prepare for the GED test -- Ten tips for surviving test day. |
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GED Test Prep 2023 / 2024 for Dummies with Online Practice
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction | p. 1 | |
About This Book | p. 1 | |
A Few Assumptions | p. 2 | |
Icons Used in This Book | p. 2 | |
Beyond the Book | p. 3 | |
Where to Go from Here | p. 3 | |
Part 1 | Getting Started with the GED Test | p. 5 |
Chapter 1 | A Quick Glance at the GED Test | p. 7 |
What to Expect: The Testing Format | p. 8 | |
Reviewing the Test Sections | p. 8 | |
Reasoning through Language Arts test | p. 9 | |
Social Studies test | p. 10 | |
Science test | p. 11 | |
Mathematical Reasoning test | p. 12 | |
It's a Date: Scheduling the Test | p. 13 | |
Determining whether you're eligible | p. 13 | |
Knowing when you can take the test | p. 14 | |
Taking the GED Test When English Is Your Second Language | p. 15 | |
What You Have to Score to Pass the GED Test | p. 16 | |
Identifying how scores are determined | p. 16 | |
Knowing what to do if you score poorly on one or more tests | p. 16 | |
Chapter 2 | The Ins and Outs of the Computerized GED Test | p. 17 |
Familiarizing Yourself with the Computer | p. 17 | |
Typing on the keyboard | p. 18 | |
Clicking and dragging with the mouse | p. 19 | |
Recognizing What the Questions Look Like on the Computer Screen | p. 21 | |
Reasoning through Language Arts test | p. 21 | |
Social Studies test | p. 27 | |
Science test | p. 30 | |
Mathematical Reasoning test | p. 31 | |
Flag for Review button | p. 35 | |
Chapter 3 | The GED Test's Four Sections and You | p. 37 |
Examining the Reasoning through Language Arts Test | p. 37 | |
The reading section | p. 38 | |
The grammar and language section | p. 41 | |
Handling the Social Studies Test | p. 44 | |
Knowing How to Grapple with the Science Test | p. 45 | |
Conquering the Mathematical Reasoning Test | p. 46 | |
Chapter 4 | Succeeding on the GED Test | p. 49 |
Leading Up to Test Time | p. 49 | |
Using Practice Tests to Your Advantage | p. 50 | |
Finding Out What to Take to the GED Test | p. 51 | |
Making Sure You're Comfortable Before the Test Begins | p. 52 | |
Discovering Important Test-Taking Strategies | p. 53 | |
Watching the clock: Using your time wisely | p. 53 | |
Addressing and answering questions | p. 54 | |
Guess for success: Using intelligent guessing | p. 54 | |
Leaving time for review | p. 55 | |
Keeping Your Head in the Game | p. 56 | |
Part 2 | Minding Your PS and QS: The Reasoning through Language Arts Test | p. 57 |
Chapter 5 | Preparing for the Reasoning through Language Arts Test | p. 59 |
Grasping What's on the Grammar and Language Component | p. 60 | |
Looking at the skills the Grammar and Language component covers | p. 60 | |
Understanding the format of the Grammar and Language component | p. 62 | |
Rocking the Reading Comprehension Component | p. 62 | |
Looking at the skills the Reading component covers | p. 62 | |
Understanding the format of the Reading component | p. 63 | |
Identifying the types of passages and how to prepare for them | p. 63 | |
Preparing for the RLA Test with Tactics That Work | p. 65 | |
Developing skills to read well | p. 65 | |
Improving your mastery of grammar and language skills | p. 66 | |
Learning about the format and content of each test section | p. 67 | |
Chapter 6 | RLA Question Types and Solving Strategies | p. 69 |
Tackling Grammar and Language Questions | p. 69 | |
Choosing Wisely in the Reading Component | p. 72 | |
Dealing with multiple-choice Reading questions | p. 72 | |
Dealing with drag-and-drop Reading questions | p. 73 | |
Dealing with questions with multiple passage sets | p. 74 | |
Chapter 7 | Working through Some Practice RLA Questions | p. 77 |
RLA Grammar and Language Practice Questions | p. 77 | |
The questions | p. 78 | |
The answers | p. 84 | |
RLA Reading Comprehension Practice | p. 87 | |
The questions | p. 87 | |
The answers | p. 94 | |
Chapter 8 | Preparing for the Extended Response Component | p. 97 |
Examining the Extended Response Item | p. 97 | |
Looking at the skills the Extended Response covers | p. 98 | |
Understanding the Extended Response format | p. 98 | |
Preparing to succeed on the Extended Response | p. 99 | |
Writing the RLA Extended Response | p. 101 | |
Managing your time | p. 101 | |
Putting together a winning essay | p. 103 | |
Chapter 9 | Writing an Extended Response Item | p. 105 |
Getting Familiar with RLA Extended Response | p. 105 | |
A Sample Extended Response Prompt | p. 106 | |
Evaluating Your Response | p. 107 | |
Checking Out a Sample Response | p. 107 | |
Part 3 | Finding Your Way: The Social Studies Test | p. 109 |
Chapter 10 | A Graph, a Map, and You: Getting Ready for the Social Studies Test | p. 111 |
Looking at the Skills the Social Studies Test Covers | p. 112 | |
Understanding the Social Studies Test Format and Content | p. 114 | |
Checking out the subject areas on the test | p. 114 | |
Identifying the types of passages | p. 115 | |
Examining Preparation Strategies That Work | p. 115 | |
Chapter 11 | Social Studies Question Types and Solving Strategies | p. 117 |
Answering Questions about Text and Visual Materials | p. 117 | |
Questions about text passages | p. 118 | |
Questions about visual materials | p. 118 | |
Acing the Social Studies Items | p. 121 | |
Choosing an answer from multiple choices | p. 121 | |
Coming up with an answer for fill-in-the-blank questions | p. 123 | |
Dragging and dropping answers where they belong | p. 124 | |
Choosing from a drop-down menu | p. 125 | |
Managing Your Time for the Social Studies Test | p. 125 | |
Chapter 12 | Practicing Social Studies Questions | p. 127 |
Social Studies Practice Questions | p. 127 | |
Answers and Explanations | p. 145 | |
Part 4 | Peering at Your Specimen: The Science Test | p. 151 |
Chapter 13 | From Aardvarks to Atoms: Confronting the Science Test | p. 153 |
Looking at the Skills the Science Test Covers | p. 154 | |
Understanding the Test Format and What Topics Are Covered | p. 154 | |
Examining Preparation Strategies That Work | p. 156 | |
Chapter 14 | Science Question Types and Solving Strategies | p. 159 |
Tackling the Science Test Questions | p. 159 | |
Questions about text passages | p. 160 | |
Questions about visual materials | p. 160 | |
Practicing with Sample Items | p. 163 | |
Multiple-choice questions | p. 163 | |
Fill-in-the-blank questions | p. 164 | |
Drag-and-drop questions | p. 165 | |
Drop-down menu questions | p. 166 | |
Managing Your Time for the Science Test | p. 167 | |
Chapter 15 | Sampling Some Science Practice Questions | p. 169 |
Science Practice Questions | p. 169 | |
Answers and Explanations | p. 189 | |
Part 5 | Counting All the Possible Solutions: The Mathematical Reasoning Test | p. 193 |
Chapter 16 | Safety in Numbers: Facing the Mathematical Reasoning Test | p. 195 |
Looking at the Skills the Math Test Covers | p. 195 | |
Understanding the Test Format | p. 197 | |
Revealing Some Helpful Prep Pointers | p. 197 | |
Chapter 17 | Mathematical Reasoning Question Types and Solving Strategies | p. 201 |
Perfecting Your Approach with Sample Questions | p. 201 | |
Making the most of multiple-choice questions | p. 202 | |
Providing the answer in fill-in-the-blank items | p. 204 | |
Answering other special item types | p. 204 | |
Using the Mathematical Reasoning Test's Special Features | p. 205 | |
Solving questions with and without a calculator | p. 206 | |
Refreshing your memory with the formula sheet | p. 206 | |
Inserting special symbols | p. 207 | |
Managing Your Time for the Math Test | p. 207 | |
Chapter 18 | Practicing Sample Mathematical Reasoning Problems | p. 209 |
Mathematical Reasoning Practice Questions | p. 210 | |
Answers and Explanations | p. 220 | |
Part 6 | Putting Your Skills to the Test: GED Practice Test 1 | p. 225 |
Chapter 19 | Practice Test 1: Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 227 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1, Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 228 | |
Extended Response | p. 241 | |
Chapter 20 | Answers for Practice Test 1, Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 245 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 246 | |
Sample Extended Response | p. 250 | |
Answer Key | p. 251 | |
Chapter 21 | Practice Test 1: Social Studies | p. 253 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1, Social Studies | p. 254 | |
Chapter 22 | Answers for Practice Test 1, Social Studies | p. 271 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 272 | |
Answer Key | p. 277 | |
Chapter 23 | Practice Test 1: Science | p. 279 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1, Science | p. 280 | |
Science Test | p. 281 | |
Chapter 24 | Answers for Practice Test 1, Science | p. 297 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 298 | |
Answer Key | p. 303 | |
Chapter 25 | Practice Test 1: Mathematical Reasoning | p. 305 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 1, Mathematical Reasoning | p. 306 | |
Chapter 26 | Answers for Practice Test 1, Mathematical Reasoning | p. 321 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 322 | |
Answer Key | p. 332 | |
Part 7 | Getting More Test Practice: GED Practice Test 2 | p. 333 |
Chapter 27 | Practice Test 2: Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 335 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2, Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 336 | |
Extended Response | p. 349 | |
Chapter 28 | Answers for Practice Test 2, Reasoning through Language Arts | p. 355 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 356 | |
Sample Extended Response | p. 360 | |
Answer Key | p. 361 | |
Chapter 29 | Practice Test 2: Social Studies | p. 363 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2, Social Studies | p. 364 | |
Chapter 30 | Answers for Practice Test 2, Social Studies | p. 377 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 378 | |
Answer Key | p. 382 | |
Chapter 31 | Practice Test 2: Science | p. 383 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2, Science | p. 384 | |
Chapter 32 | Answers for Practice Test 2, Science | p. 399 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 400 | |
Answer Key | p. 404 | |
Chapter 33 | Practice Test 2: Mathematical Reasoning | p. 405 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Test 2, Mathematical Reasoning | p. 406 | |
Chapter 34 | Answers for Practice Test 2, Mathematical Reasoning | p. 421 |
Answers and Explanations | p. 422 | |
Answer Key | p. 429 | |
Part 8 | The Part of Tens | p. 431 |
Chapter 35 | Ten Surefire Ways to Prepare for the GED Test | p. 433 |
Strategizing Where and When You Will Test | p. 433 | |
Taking Practice Tests | p. 434 | |
Studying Subject-Matter Books | p. 434 | |
Enrolling in a GED Test Preparation Class | p. 435 | |
Setting a Time and a Place to Study | p. 436 | |
Getting Familiar with the Computer, Calculator, and Formula Sheet | p. 436 | |
Preparing for the Test in Your Mind | p. 437 | |
Getting Good Rest the Week before the Test | p. 437 | |
Making Sure You Have Proper Identification | p. 437 | |
Setting Up Your Test Area or Getting to the Test Site | p. 437 | |
Chapter 36 | Ten Tips for Surviving Test Day | p. 439 |
Wear Comfortable Clothes | p. 439 | |
Arrive at the Test Site Early | p. 440 | |
Keep Conversations Light and Short | p. 440 | |
Arrange Your Work Area | p. 441 | |
Relax and Breathe | p. 441 | |
Stay Focused on the Task at Hand | p. 442 | |
Look at Only Your Test | p. 442 | |
Start with the Easy Questions | p. 443 | |
Write Clearly and Carefully | p. 443 | |
Do Your Best, No Matter What | p. 443 | |
Appendix: Practicing Basic Computer Skills for the GED Test | p. 445 | |
Index | p. 453 |