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The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

CliffsTestPrep GED can help you score well on the General Education Development exam, which will show that you have the knowledge and ability of a high school graduate. More than 600,000 adults worldwide take the GED Tests each year. One out of every seven high school diplomas issued each year in the United States is based on passing the GED Tests. Most U.S. employers consider GED graduates on a par with traditional high school graduates in regard to hiring, salary, and opportunity for advancement. Inside this test prep tool, you'll find

• Full-length practice tests with scoring and in-depth answer explanations
• Coverage of exam areas in terms of what to expect, what you should know, what to look for, and how you should approach each part
• Guidance on how to focus your review of specific subjects to make the most of your study time
• Introduction to the format and scoring of the exam, overall strategies for answering multiple-choice questions, and questions commonly asked about the GED

This book will help you understand the types of questions that will test your knowledge of several basic areas, such as sentence structure (fragments, comma splices, dangling modifiers, and more). In addition, you'll prepare to show what you know about

• The rules for contractions, possessives, homonyms, capitalization, and parts of speech
• Essay writing with an assigned topic that will call for discussing a personal goal, give an opinion, state a point of view, or explain something
• World and U.S. history, civics and government, economics, and geography
• Biology, chemistry, physics, and earth and space science
• Literary works, such as fiction, poetry, and drama, in addition to short essays, speeches, critical reviews, and legal documents
• Basic concepts of arithmetic, algebra, and informal geometry and measurement

With guidance from the CliffsTestPrep series, you'll feel at home in any standardized-test environment!

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Your complete guide to a higher score on the new GED test

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About the contents:

Part I Introduction Action plan for doing your best How to get the most out of your study time Format of the new GED Examination Answers to your questions about the test

Part II Working Toward Success Successful strategies for every test area Analysis of every question type Special section on how to understand charts, graphs, maps, cartoons, and diagrams Math formulas analyzed and explained

Part III How to Start Reviewing Effective methods for reviewing language skills, math, science, and social studies Common English errors to recognize Essay topics with evaluation charts Practices to focus your social studies and science readings Math review tests for arithmetic, algebra, and geometry

Part IV Two Full-Length Practice Examinations with Answers and Explanations Analysis charts Score approximators

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Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D. is an award-winning educator and author. He is a national authority in the field of test preparation and has been administering the test preparation programs for most California state universities for the past 29 years. Each and every year he administers over 500 programs assisting over 17,000 students in preparing for standardized exams. Dr. Bobrow has authored over 30 national best-selling test preparation books, including Cliffs Preparation Guides for the MSAT, GRE, GMAT, SAT I/PSAT, CBEST, NTE, PPST, ELM, GED, and ACT.