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What's GED?
GED stand for General Education Development. You may have heard the GED test referred to as the High-School Equivalency Test. Yes, the test measures your ability against that of graduating high-school students and gives you a chance to earn a certificate that is the equivalent of a high-school diploma. And, you do not  have to go back to schoo to get it. That's quite an opportunity!

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Why take GED?
Every state in the union, as well as many Canadian provinces use GED test as the bsisis for giving high-school equivalency credentials. These credentials are accepted as the equipvalent of a high-school deploma for purposes of employment, promotion, and licensing. And, many colleges  and universities now accept satisfactory GED test scores in place of completed high-school grae transcripts for admissions purposes.

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What's on the test?
The five areas in the GED test have been created to test whether an adult has tht knowledge and skills that the average high-school graduate does in these five areas:
Test 1: Writing Skills
Test 2: Social Skills
Test 3: Science
Test 4: Interpreting Literature and the Arts
Test 5: Mathematics

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How is the test administered?
It will take you about 7 1/2 hours to complete all five areas of GED test. Every state has its own plicy regarding the GED test. Soem prefere that you take the entire five tests in one day. Some will allow you t ovreak your GED test into two parts; tehy might let you take two tests on one day and the other three on another.
In most states, you must get a total minimum standard score of 225 points to pass the GED test. This means that you need an average standard score of 45 on each of the suject tests. Minimum passing scores vary from state to state.
If you don't pass one or more the test, or even all five of them, you can retake any you didn't pass. Each time you take a test, you will have a different set of questions.


       

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Techniques and tips for taking the test
  1. Always read directions at the beginning of each section. Directions are not the same for every section.
  2. Be sure to answer every question on the test. Your scores will be based on the number of ansers you get right; you do not get any points taken off for marking wrong answers.
  3. Read the questions carefully. Don't come to a choice in a rush.
  4. Try to eliminate the choice(s) that obviously wrong first. You job becomes a lot easier if you just have to decide the more logical-looking options.
  5. Be sure to mark your answer sheets correctly. You know why...
  6. When you write your GED essay, make sure your handwriting is neat and legible. It doesn't have to look perfect, and you can cross out words and phrases, bu the scorers can't read your essay, they have to give a score of "0".
  7. Studies show that it is safer to stick to your first impressions.
  8. If you finish early, don't turn in you test, yet. Use every minute you have to go back and check your answers. Clean up your answer sheent and erase distracting marks. Review your essay one more time. You've worked hard to get to this point, so make your final munutes count!
  9. And more... Maybe you can contribute some during our program!

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