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Format:	Book
Author:	Collins, Tim (Timothy G.), author.
Title:	GED test prep 2023/2024 : with online practice / by Tim Collins, PhD.
Publisher, Date:	Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2023]
Description:	xii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Summary:	Provides content review and practice tests for those studying to pass the GED, including brand-new problems reflecting the latest test updates as well as tips and tricks to help improve the efficiency of time spent studying.
Series:	For dummies --For dummies.
Subjects:	GED tests -- Study guides. High school equivalency examinations -- Study guides. High school equivalency examinations -- Examinations.
Genre:	Study guides. Examinations.
Other Title:	GED test prep 2023/2024 for dummies General Education Development test preparation 2023/2024
Notes:	"Learning made easy"--Cover. "Features 3 practice tests online, expert strategies, study tips"--Cover. Includes index.
ISBN:	9781119989097 1119989094
Other Number:	1355073020
System Availability:	1
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Call Number:	373.126 Collins, T GED test
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Your secret weapon to succeeding on the GED test the first time around

Congratulations on committing to your education! You've studied hard and made it a long way. All that stands in your way now is the GED test. We know you can do it. You know you can do it. It's just a matter of studying hard, studying smart, and getting in the right mindset to conquer the test once and for all.

In GED Test 2023/2024 For Dummies , you'll find all the content review and practice you need to perfect your grammar and punctuation, take the fear out of math and science, and master social studies. You'll get a handle on your test anxiety, practice the parts where you need extra work, and prepare with two full-length practice exams.

You'll also find:

Brand-new practice problems updated for the latest version of the test in the book and online Refreshed information about testing procedures and mechanics Tips and tricks to help you improve the efficiency of your studying and thorough coverage of updates to the test made for 2023-2024

Yes, the GED test is challenging. But with the right preparation and resources you can go into the test confident in your ability to ace every one of the math, language arts, science, and social studies sections.

Table of Contents

	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

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