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: Preparing for and Passing the GED Test 49 Part 2: Minding Your Ps and Qs: The Reasoning through Language Arts Test 61 Chapter 5: Preparing for the Reasoning through Language Arts Test 63 Chapter 6: RLA Question Types and Solving Strategies 73 Chapter 7: Working through Some Practice RLA Questions 81 Chapter 8: Preparing for the Extended Response Component 101 Chapter 9: Writing an Extended Response Item 109 Part 3: Finding Your Way: The Social Studies Test 113 Chapter 10: A Graph, a Map, and You: Getting Ready for the Social Studies Test 115 Chapter 11: Social Studies Question Types and Solving Strategies 121 Chapter 12: Practicing Social Studies Questions 131 Part 4: Peering at Your Specimen: The Science Test 155 Chapter 13: From Aardvarks to Atoms: Confronting the Science Test 157 Chapter 14: Science Question Types and Solving Strategies 163 Chapter 15: Sampling Some Science Practice Questions 173 Part 5: Counting All the Possible Solutions: The Mathematical Reasoning Test 197 Chapter 16: Safety in Numbers: Facing the Mathematical Reasoning Test 199 Chapter 17: Mathematical Reasoning Question Types and Solving Strategies 205 Chapter 18: Practicing Sample Mathematical Reasoning Problems 213 Part 6: Putting Your Skills to the Test: GED Practice Test 1 229 Chapter 19: Practice Test 1: Reasoning through Language Arts 231 Chapter 20: Answers for Practice Test 1, Reasoning through Language Arts 249 Chapter 21: Practice Test 1: Social Studies 257 Chapter 22: Answers for Practice Test 1, Social Studies 275 Chapter 23: Practice Test 1: Science 283 Chapter 24: Answers for Practice Test 1, Science 301 Chapter 25: Practice Test 1: Mathematical Reasoning 309 Chapter 26: Answers for Practice Test 1, Mathematical Reasoning 325 Part 7: Getting More Test Practice: GED Practice Test 2 337 Chapter 27: Practice Test 2: Reasoning through Language Arts 339 Chapter 28: Answers for Practice Test 2, Reasoning through Language Arts 359 Chapter 29: Practice Test 2: Social Studies 367 Chapter 30: Answers for Practice Test 2, Social Studies 381 Chapter 31: Practice Test 2: Science 387 Chapter 32: Answers for Practice Test 2, Science 403 Chapter 33: Practice Test 2: Mathematical Reasoning 409 Chapter 34: Answers for Practice Test 2, Mathematical Reasoning 425 Part 8: The Part of Tens 435 Chapter 35: Ten Surefire Ways to Prepare for the GED Test 437 Chapter 36: Ten Tips for Surviving Test Day 443 Appendix: Practicing Basic Computer Skills for the GED Test 447 Index 455.