Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with the GED Test 5 Chapter 1: A Quick Glance at the GED Test 7 Chapter 2: The Ins and Outs of the Computerized GED Test 17 Chapter 3: The GED Test's Four Sections and You 37 Chapter 4: Succeeding on the GED Test 49 Part 2: Minding Your Ps and Qs: The Reasoning through Language Arts Test 57 Chapter 5: Preparing for the Reasoning through Language Arts Test 59 Chapter 6: RLA Question Types and Solving Strategies 69 Chapter 7: Working through Some Practice RLA Questions 77 Chapter 8: Preparing for the Extended Response Component 97 Chapter 9: Writing an Extended Response Item 105 Part 3: Finding Your Way: The Social Studies Test 109 Chapter 10: A Graph, a Map, and You: Getting Ready for the Social Studies Test 111 Chapter 11: Social Studies Question Types and Solving Strategies 117 Chapter 12: Practicing Social Studies Questions 127 Part 4: Peering at Your Specimen: The Science Test 151 Chapter 13: From Aardvarks to Atoms: Confronting the Science Test 153 Chapter 14: Science Question Types and Solving Strategies 159 Chapter 15: Sampling Some Science Practice Questions 169 Part 5: Counting All the Possible Solutions: The Mathematical Reasoning Test 193 Chapter 16: Safety in Numbers: Facing the Mathematical Reasoning Test 195 Chapter 17: Mathematical Reasoning Question Types and Solving Strategies 201 Chapter 18: Practicing Sample Mathematical Reasoning Problems 209 Part 6: Putting Your Skills to the Test: GED Practice Test 1 225 Chapter 19: Practice Test 1: Reasoning through Language Arts 227 Chapter 20: Answers for Practice Test 1, Reasoning through Language Arts 245 Chapter 21: Practice Test 1: Social Studies 253 Chapter 22: Answers for Practice Test 1, Social Studies 271 Chapter 23: Practice Test 1: Science 279 Chapter 24: Answers for Practice Test 1, Science 297 Chapter 25: Practice Test 1: Mathematical Reasoning 305 Chapter 26: Answers for Practice Test 1, Mathematical Reasoning 321 Part 7: Getting More Test Practice: GED Practice Test 2 333 Chapter 27: Practice Test 2: Reasoning through Language Arts 335 Chapter 28: Answers for Practice Test 2, Reasoning through Language Arts 355 Chapter 29: Practice Test 2: Social Studies 363 Chapter 30: Answers for Practice Test 2, Social Studies 377 Chapter 31: Practice Test 2: Science 383 Chapter 32: Answers for Practice Test 2, Science 399 Chapter 33: Practice Test 2: Mathematical Reasoning 405 Chapter 34: Answers for Practice Test 2, Mathematical Reasoning 421 Part 8: The Part of Tens 431 Chapter 35: Ten Surefire Ways to Prepare for the GED Test 433 Chapter 36: Ten Tips for Surviving Test Day 439 Appendix: Practicing Basic Computer Skills for the GED Test 445 Index 453.