Master the GED Test, 28th Edition
28th Edition
Published on 28. February 2014
992 pages
978-0-7689-3888-3 (ISBN)
Description
Peterson's Master the GED® Test offers expert test-prep strategies and review material for the high school equivalency diploma test, including essential information on the NEW computer-based GED® Test questions for the Reasoning Through Language Arts, Mathematical Reasoning, Science, and Social Studies. This comprehensive eBook provides 5 full-length practice tests (including access to 2 tests online), with detailed answer explanations, helpful review of ALL subjects, along with a valuable blend of hands-on exercises with sample questions and answers to enhance your test-prep efforts-PLUS a Word List to improve your GED® Test vocabulary. Readers will learn valuable details on the 2014 GED® Test structure, scoring, and passing requirements, as well as how to prepare for the exam and what to expect on test day.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Credits
- Before You Begin
- The Diagnostic Practice Test and Process
- The Practice Tests
- Special Study Features
- Word List
- You're Well on Your Way to Success
- Give Us Your Feedback
- Part I
- The ged® Tests- the Basics
- All About the GED® Test
- The 2014 GED® Test
- What is the GED® Test?
- The Four GED® Tests-At a Glance
- GED® Test Scoring and Passing Requirements
- GED® Test Availability, Scheduling, and Fees
- Retaking All or Part of the GED® Test
- Score Transcripts and Your GED® Certificate
- Getting Ready for the GED® Tests
- Obtaining More Information about the GED® Test
- Top 10 GED® Test-taking Tips
- Summing It Up
- Part II
- Determining Strengths and Weaknesses
- Practice Test 1: Diagnostic
- Directions for Taking the Diagnostic Test
- Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Science
- Social Studies
- Answer Key and Explanations
- Are You Ready to Take the GED® Test?
- Part III
- Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Mastering Reading Comprehension
- Taking the Reasoning Through Language Arts Test-Reading Comprehension
- Understanding Nonfiction
- Understanding Fiction
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Mastering Language Comprehension
- All about the Reasoning Through Language Arts Test-Language Comprehension
- Answering Questions
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Mastering Extended Response
- All about the Reasoning Through Language Arts Test-Extended Response
- How GED® Test Extended Response Essays are Evaluated
- What's Not Tested
- How GED® Test Extended Response Essays are Scored
- The Extended Response Essay Topic
- Writing Your Extended Response Essay: From Brainstorm to Final Product
- Developing and Connecting Your Paragraphs
- Writing Style
- Sample Extended Response
- Suggestions for Writing and Evaluating Your Practice Extended Response Essay
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Writing Review
- Sentence Structure
- Usage
- Verb Tense
- Writing Mechanics
- Summing It Up
- Part IV
- The Social Studies Test
- Mastering the Social Studies Test
- All About the Social Studies Test
- What's Tested
- Formats Used for GED® Social Studies Questions
- Subject Areas for GED® Social Studies Questions
- Source Material for GED® Social Studies Questions
- Question Types Based on the Four Skill Areas
- Questions Based on Visual Depictions
- Extended Response (ER) Items
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Social Studies Review
- History
- Civics and Government
- The U.S. Government
- Canadian Government
- Economics
- Geography
- Historical Documents on the GED® Social Studies Test
- Canadian History
- Summing It Up
- Part V
- The Science Test
- Mastering the Science Test
- All About the Science Test
- What's Tested-and What's Not Tested
- Formats Used for GED® Science Questions
- Subject Areas for GED® Science Questions
- Question Types Based on the Four Skill Areas
- Application Questions
- Questions Based on Visual Depictions
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Science Review
- What You'll Find in This Review
- Science and the Scientific Method
- Life Science: Biology
- Earth and Space Science
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Summing It Up
- Part VII
- The Mathematical Reasoning Test
- Mastering the Mathematical Reasoning Test
- All About the Mathematical Reasoning Test
- Format and Features of the Mathematical Reasoning Test
- Measurements and the Mathematical Reasoning Test
- Using the Texas Instrument TI-30XS Calculator
- Alternate Format Questions
- Strategies for Solving Math Problems
- Analyzing Graphical Data (Graphs, Charts, and Tables)
- Rounding, Simplifying, and Checking Your Calculations
- General Test-taking Strategies
- Summing It Up
- Math Review: Numbers
- What You'll Find in This Review
- Order and Laws of Operations
- Number Signs and the Four Basic Operations
- Integers and the Four Basic Operations
- Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility
- Decimal Numbers, Fractions, and Percentages
- Ratio and Proportion
- Ratios Involving More than Two Quantities
- Exponents (Powers) and Scientific Notation
- Square Roots (and Other Roots)
- Summing It Up
- Math Review: Algebra and Descriptive Statistics
- What You'll Find in This Review
- Linear Equations in One Variable
- Linear Equations in Two Variables
- Linear Equations That Can't Be Solved
- Solving Algebraic Inequalities
- Factorable Quadratic Expressions (One Variable)
- Factorable Quadratic Expressions (Two Variables)
- Functions
- Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, and Range)
- Arithmetic Series
- Probability
- Word Problems Involving Formulas
- Summing It Up
- Math Review: Geometry
- What You'll Find in This Review
- Congruency and Similarity
- Angles
- Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Polygons
- Circles
- Three-Dimensional (3-D) Geometric Figures
- Right-Triangle Trigonometry
- Coordinate Geometry
- Summing It Up
- Part VII
- Two Practice Tests
- Practice Test 2
- Directions for Taking the Practice Test
- Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Science
- Social Studies
- Answer Key and Explanations
- Are You Ready to Take the GED® Test?
- Practice Test 3
- Directions for Taking the Practice Test
- Reasoning Through Language Arts
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Science
- Social Studies
- Answer Key and Explanations
- Are You Ready to Take the GED® Test?
- Word List
