GED Exam Prep

&>   COMPREHENSIVE–Succeed with comprehensive learning and practice tests   Prepare with two comprehensive practice tests Analyze your test readiness and identify areas for further study with practice questions on each exam topic Learn important test-taking strategies to maximize your score and diminish your anxiety   The Faculty of Advantage Education®   Score Higher on the GED Exam!   We provide you with the proven study tools and expert insight that will help you score higher on your exam.   Focused exercises throughout the chapters reinforce your knowledge of test topics by allowing you to apply what you are learning. Practice questions include detailed explanations of the answers–so you can learn the material by understanding why an answer is correct. Comprehensive discussion of all subject areas covered by the GED. Two full-length practice tests enable you to time yourself under exam circumstances so you know exactly what to expect on test day and can identify any areas in which you are struggling before you take the real exam.   “Thanks to Advantage Education, I now have choices and don’t have to settle for second best. My tutor made all the difference!” –Mosum Trivedi, Individual Tutoring Student   Written by Leading Experts on the GED Exam!   Since 1997, Advantage Education® has prepared thousands of students across the United States and around the world for success on standardized exams. Our instructors received top scores on their own exams and have a wealth of information and practical knowledge to share.   Introduction Part I Getting Started Chapter 1: Understanding the GED Chapter 2: Diagnostic Test with Answers and Explanations Part II: GED Testing Strategies Chapter 3: Strategies to Get Your Best Score Part III: Critical Thinking Chapter 4: The Cognitive Domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy Chapter 5: Interpreting Graphical Information Part IV: Language Arts, Writing Chapter 6: About the Language Arts, Writing Test Chapter 7: Overview of English Usage Chapter 8: Grammar and Sentence Structure Chapter 9: Effective Writing Chapter 10: Writing Mechanics Chapter 11: The GED Essay Chapter 12: Language Arts, Writing Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Chapter 13: Language Arts, Writing Terms Part V: Language Arts, Reading Chapter 14: About the Language Arts, Reading Test Chapter 15: Prose Fiction Chapter 16: Poetry Chapter 17: Drama Chapter 18: Prose Nonfiction Chapter 19: Language Arts, Reading Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Chapter 20: Language Arts, Reading Terms Part VI: Social Studies Chapter 21: About the Social Studies Test Chapter 22: History of the World Chapter 23: History of the United States Chapter 24: Civics and Government Chapter 25: Economics Chapter 26: Geography Chapter 27: Social Studies Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Chapter 28: Social Studies Terms Part VII: Science Chapter 29: About the Science Test Chapter 30: Life Science Chapter 31: Earth and Space Science Chapter 32: Physical Science Chapter 33: Science Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Chapter 34: Science Terms Part VIII: Mathematics Chapter 35: About the Mathematics Test Chapter 36: Number Relationships Chapter 37: Basic Operations Chapter 38: Symbols and Figuring Chapter 39: Decimals Chapter 40: Fractions Chapter 41: Statistics Chapter 42: Percentages Chapter 43: Probability Chapter 44: Data Analysis Chapter 45: Measurement Chapter 47: Geometry Chapter 48: Mathematics Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Chapter 49: Mathematics Terms Part IX: Full-Length Practice Tests Chapter 50: Practice Test 1 with Answers and Explanations Chapter 51: Practice Test 2 with Answers and Explanations Part X: Appendixes   GED is a registered trademark of the American Council on Education, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Part I Getting Started Chapter 1: Understanding the GED What Is the GED? Who Writes the GED? How Do I Register for the GED? Why Do the GED Tests Exist? GED Scores     General Guidelines     Passing Scores GED Agencies Disabilities and the GED What’s Next? Chapter 2: Diagnostic Test with Answers and Explanations Answer Sheets Language Arts, Writing     Language Arts, Writing Part I     Language Arts, Writing Part II Language Arts, Reading Social Studies Science     Mathematics Formulas Mathematics     Mathematics, Part II Language Arts, Writing Answers and Explanations     Part I     Part II Language Arts, Reading Answers and Explanations Social Studies Answers and Explanations Science Answers and Explanations Mathematics Answers and Explanations Part II: GED Testing Strategies Chapter 3: Strategies to Get Your Best Score The Psychology of Testing     Knowledge Versus Skills     Practice to Perfect Your Skills Strategic Thinking Relax to Succeed     Adrenaline Rush     Suspense and Surprise Getting Ready to Take the GED     Be Prepared     Know Yourself     Get Enough Rest     Eat Right     Listen to Music Taking the GED     Do the Easy Stuff First     Remember to Breathe     Take Breaks     Stay Calm     Have a Plan of Attack     Manage the Answer Sheet     Be Aware of Time     Changing Answers Guessing on the GED After the GED What’s Next? Part III: Critical Thinking Chapter 4: The Cognitive Domain of Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation What’s Next? Chapter 5: Interpreting Graphical Information Interpreting Maps Interpreting Tables Interpreting Graphs     Line Graph     Circle Graph Interpreting Editorial Cartoons What’s Next? Part IV: Language Arts, Writing Chapter 6: About the Language Arts, Writing Test Part I—Multiple Choice     Correction Questions     Revision Questions     Construction Shift Questions Part II—Essay What’s Next? Chapter 7: Overview of English Usage The Notion of “Standard English” The Sentence Parts of Speech Nouns Verbs Agreement     Person     Number Pronouns What’s Next? Chapter 8: Grammar and Sentence Structure Traditional Grammar Building from the Basic Sentence     Direct and Indirect Objects     Run-Ons     Combining Clauses     Tense     Voice     Parallel Structure     Modification What’s Next? Chapter 9: Effective Writing The Paragraph     Logical Order     Pronoun Use     Word Choice     Redundant and Irrelevant Language The Relationship Between Paragraphs Common Mistakes     Too General     Too Emotional and Opinionated     Too Complicated     Risky Vocabulary     Poor Penmanship     Shaky Logic     Unsafe Assumptions     Too Conversational Practicing Effective Writing What’s Next? Chapter 10: Writing Mechanics Spelling     Homonyms     Contractions Capitalization     Proper Names Punctuation     Comma ,     Apostrophe ’     Quotation Marks     Parentheses ()     Colon :     Semicolon ;     Ellipsis …     Hyphen -     Dash —     Underline Versus Italics What’s Next? Chapter 11: The GED Essay The Essay Prompt Your Essay Score     Interpreting Your Score Skills Measured The Writing Process     Steps to Writing Well     Reasons to Write     Revision and Editing Example Essays     Example Essay, Score 1     Example Essay, Score 2     Example Essay, Score 3     Example Essay, Score 4 What’s Next? Chapter 12: Language Arts, Writing Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Answer Sheet Practice Questions Essay Topic Answers and Explanations     Essay What’s Next? Chapter 13: Language Arts, Writing Terms Part V: Language Arts, Reading Chapter 14: About the Language Arts, Reading Test Format Scores Practice and Testing Strategies What’s Next? Chapter 15: Prose Fiction The Elements of Fiction Analyzing Characters, Themes, and Points of View Prose Style What’s Next? Chapter 16: Poetry Forms of Poetry Hearing Poetry Figurative Language Interpreting Imagery, Symbolism, and Theme Mood What’s Next? Chapter 17: Drama Dialogue and Stage Directions Dramatic Structure Analyzing Characters What’s Next? Chapter 18: Prose Nonfiction Forms of Nonfiction The Author’s Purpose and Tone Cause and Effect Comparing and Contrasting Inference Summarizing What’s Next? Chapter 19: Language Arts, Reading Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Answer Sheet Practice Questions Answers and Explanations     Prose Fiction     Poetry     Prose Nonfiction     Drama What’s Next? Chapter 20: Language Arts, Reading Terms Part VI: Social Studies Chapter 21: About the Social Studies Test Format and Content What’s Next? Chapter 22: History of the World Prehistory     The Stone Age Early Civilizations     Egypt     Ancient Greece and Rome     The Emergence of Religion     China European Middle Ages The Renaissance and the Enlightenment The French Revolution The Caribbean and Central America The Industrial Revolution New World Powers and World War I The Bolshevik Revolution and Communism World War II The World After Global War What’s Next? Chapter 23: History of the United States Native Peoples Colonization     The Thirteen Original Colonies Slavery The American Revolution     The Revolutionary War     The First American Government Westward Expansion The Civil War and President Lincoln From Noninterventionism to Imperialism Industrialization and Immigration The United States and World War I Women and the Right to Vote The Great Depression The New Deal The Home Front During World War II The Korean War The Eisenhower Years President John F. Kennedy The Vietnam War The Nixon Years The Last Decades of the Twentieth Century and the Start of the Twenty-First Century     President Ford     President Carter     President Reagan     President Bush (the Elder)     President Clinton     President Bush (the Younger) What’s Next? Chapter 24: Civics and Government Forms of Government The U.S. Government     The Legislative Branch: Congress     The Executive Branch: the President and Vice President     The Judicial Branch: the Supreme Court and Lower Federal Courts     Checks and Balances and the Legislative Process     Constitutional Amendments     The Electoral System The Role of the Citizen State and Local Government     States     Municipalities What’s Next? Chapter 25: Economics Elements of Production Supply and Demand     Equilibrium Growth     Inflation and Monetary Policy     Measuring Growth The Role of the Government     Capitalism     Socialism     Communism Money Fiscal Policy The Consumer What’s Next? Chapter 26: Geography The Earth Measuring the Earth     Latitude and Longitude     Time Zones Physical Geography Climate Demographics What’s Next? Chapter 27: Social Studies Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Answer Sheet Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 28: Social Studies Terms Part VII: Science Chapter 29: About the Science Test Format and Content What’s Next? Chapter 30: Life Science The Cell Genetics and DNA Organ Systems     Nervous System     Respiratory System     Circulatory System     Digestive and Excretory Systems     Skeletal and Muscular Systems     Endocrine System Energy and Living Things Classification of Organisms Evolution Ecology What’s Next? Chapter 31: Earth and Space Science The Universe     Observation     Stars and Galaxies The Solar System Earth     Atmosphere     Hydrosphere     Biosphere     Lithosphere What’s Next? Chapter 32: Physical Science Chemistry     The Atom     The Periodic Table     Chemical Reactions     Chemical Versus Physical Change     Compounds, Mixtures, and Solutions     Chemical Bonding     Acids and Bases     The Chemistry of Pollution Physics     Mechanics     Energy     Simple Machines     Heat     Waves     Electromagnetic Radiation     Electricity and Magnetism What’s Next? Chapter 33: Science Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Answer Sheet Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 34: Science Terms Part VIII: Mathematics Chapter 35: About the Mathematics Test What’s Next? Chapter 36: Number Relationships Place Value The Number Line Treating Positive and Negative Numbers Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 37: Basic Operations Addition and Subtraction Multiplication and Division Problem-Solving Strategies     Multistep Problems     Word Problems     Extra or Missing Information     Using Sketches and Diagrams Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 38: Symbols and Figuring Exponents and Square Roots Parentheses Order of Operations Using Formulas Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 39: Decimals Decimals Defined Comparing Decimals Rounding Scientific Notation Addition and Subtraction of Decimals Multiplying and Dividing Decimals Estimation Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 40: Fractions Fractions Defined Equivalent Fractions Fractions and Decimals Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Comparing Fractions Operations with Fractions     Addition and Subtraction of Fractions     Multiplication and Division of Fractions Word Problems with Fractions Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 41: Statistics Ratio Rate Proportion Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 42: Percentages Percent Defined Equivalent Percents, Ratios, and Decimals Solving Percentage Problems Interest Calculations Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 43: Probability The Significance of 0 and 1 in Probability Dependent Probability Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 44: Data Analysis Mean and Median Charts and Tables Graphs Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 45: Measurement U.S. Customary Units The Metric System Unit Conversion Money Time Understanding Scale Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 46: Algebra Algebraic Expression Equations Common Word Problems Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Patterns Inequalities The Coordinate Plane     Distance Between Two Points     Linear Equations     Slope of a Line     Special GED Coordinate Grid Problems Multiplying Algebraic Expressions Factoring Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 47: Geometry A General Inventory of Geometric Concepts     Points and Lines     Angles     Quadrilaterals     Triangles     Circles     Derived 3-D Figures Side and Angle Relationships Similarity and Congruency Perimeter, Circumference, and Area Volume The Pythagorean Relationship Practice Questions Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 48: Mathematics Practice Questions and Answer Explanations Answer Sheet Practice Questions     Mathematics Part II Answers and Explanations What’s Next? Chapter 49: Mathematics Terms Part IX: Full-Length Practice Tests Chapter 50: Practice Test 1 with Answers and Explanations Answer Sheets     Language Arts, Writing Test     Language Arts, Reading Test     Social Studies Test     Science Test     Mathematics Test     Mathematics Test (continued) Language Arts, Writing Test     Writing, Part II Language Arts, Reading Test Social Studies Test Science Test     Mathematics Formulas Mathematics Test     Mathematics, Part II Language Arts, Writing Answers and Explanations     Part I     Part II Language Arts, Reading Answers and Explanations Social Studies Answers and Explanations Science Answers and Explanations Mathematics Answers and Explanations     Part I     Part II Chapter 51: Practice Test 2 with Answers and Explanations Answer Sheets     Language Arts, Writing Test     Language Arts, Reading Test     Social Studies Test     Science Test     Mathematics Test     Mathematics Test (continued) Language Arts, Writing Test     Writing, Part II Language Arts, Reading Test Social Studies Test Science Test     Mathematics Formulas Mathematics Test     Mathematics, Part II Language Arts, Writing Answers and Explanations     Part I     Part II Language Arts, Reading Answers and Explanations Social Studies Answers and Explanations Science Answers and Explanations Mathematics Answers and Explanations     Part I     Part II Part X: Appendixes Appendix A: What’s Next? Appendix B: Calculator Directions Appendix C: General Vocabulary List Appendix D: Mathematics Formulas Appendix E: Additional GED Resources   0789736586    TOC      3/23/2007

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