Pass Key to the Ged High School Equivalency Examination

by Rockowitz, Murray; Brownstein, Samuel C.

• ISBN13: 9780764113727
• ISBN10: 0764113720
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series

Summary

This shorter version of BarronÆs latest GED test preparation manual presents one full-length practice exam with answers and explanations, structured to reflect the most recent GED High School Equivalency exams. This book also contains subject reviews in English grammar, essay writing, social studies, science, arts and literature, and math.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vii
The GED High School Equivalency Examination	1	(8)
The Importance of the GED Examination	1	(1)
The Five GED Test Areas	2	(1)
Commonly Asked Questions About the GED Tests	2	(2)
Organizing Your Plan of Study	4	(3)
Tactics and Strategies in the Examination Room	7	(2)
Writing Skills, Part I	9	(38)
Sentence Structure	9	(3)
Usage	12	(32)
Additional Writing Skills	44	(3)
Writing Skills, Part II	47	(24)
The Essay Test	47	(24)
Social Studies	71	(56)
Reading and Interpreting Social Studies Materials	71	(41)
Handling Social Studies Skills Questions	112	(15)
Science	127	(26)
Reading and Interpreting Science Questions	127	(10)
Handling Science Skills Questions	137	(16)
Interpreting Literature and the Arts	153	(28)
Basic Reading Skills	153	(23)
Reading Commentary on the Arts	176	(5)
Mathematics	181	(152)
An Overview	181	(19)
Fractions	200	(23)
Decimals	223	(12)
Percents	235	(8)
Tables, Graphs, and Charts	243	(8)
Algebra	251	(28)
Geometry	279	(21)
Test-Taking Strategies	300	(6)
Practice Test	306	(27)
A Practice Examination	333	(105)
Practice Examination	339	(99)
Writing Skills, Part I	339	(18)
Writing Skills, Part II	357	(1)
Social Studies	358	(25)
Science	383	(21)
Interpreting Literature and the Arts	404	(16)
Mathematics	420	(18)
Answer Keys, Summaries of Results, and Self-Appraisal Charts	438	(9)
Answer Analysis	447