GED | General Educational Development

GED Exam Description:

Language Arts, Reading (20 questions)
Language Arts, Writing (27 questions
Mathematics (31 questions)
Science (22 questions)
Social Studies (25 questions)

Exam Description:
The GED 2002 Examination is divided into 5 tests:

1. Language Arts, Writing
2. Social Studies
3. Science
4. Language Arts, Reading
5. 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%)