The GED 2002 Examination is divided into 5 tests: - Language Arts, Writing
- Social Studies
- Science
- Language Arts, Reading
- Mathematics
The five tests are designed to measure the knowledge and skills that a student should have acquired after four years in high school. One important thing about the tests is that even though the questions may involve a specific area of study such as science, you don’t have to memorize specific facts, details, dates, or even exact definitions. Much of this information is given to you in the test itself. You will have to be able to read and understand the material that is presented and then to answer questions about it.
With the exception of the essay part of the Writing Skills test, all of the questions in the GED Examination are multiple choice. You will be given a brief statement, short passage,. map, table, or diagram, and then you will have to answer one or more multiple-choice questions about this material. TIMETABLE OF A
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION
TOTAL: 7 HOURS, 15 MINUTES
| | | Section | Time Allowed | Number of Test Items | Description | | Test 1 | Language Arts, Writing Part I | 75 minutes | 50 | Organization 15%
Structure 30%
Usage 30%
Mechanics 25% | | | Language Arts, Writing Part II | 45 minutes | 1 essay | Essay on given topic
approximately 250 words | | Test 2 | The Social Studies Test | 80 minutes | 50 | World History (25%)
U.S. History (25%)
Civics and Government (25%)
Economics (20%)
Geography (15%) | | Test 3 | The Science Test | 80 minutes | 50 | Life Science (45%)
Earth & Space Science (20%)
Physical Science (35%) | | Test 4 | Language Arts, Reading
| 65 minutes | 40 | Literary Text (75%)
Nonfiction Prose (25%) | | Test 5 | The Mathematics
Test | 90 minutes | 50 | Number Operations and
Number Sense 20-30%
Measurement and
Geometry 20-30%
Data Analysis, Statistics
and Probability (20-30%)
Algebra, Functions,
and Patterns (20-30%) |
This site does not provide practice questions for the Literature Arts, Writing Part II as you are required to write an essay. |
