WHERE CAN I TAKE THE GED TESTS?

WHERE CAN I TAKE THE GED TESTS?


You can take the GED Tests at one of more than 3,000
Official GED Testing Centers in the United States and Canada.
There is probably an Official GED Testing Center not far from
your home. Call your nearest adult education program and ask
for the location and schedule of the testing center near you.
Or contact your state, territorial, or provincial department of
education and ask for the location and schedule of the closest
Official GED Testing Center (see pages 15 and 16 of this
Bulletin).


WHAT ARE THE GED TESTS LIKE?


The GED Tests measure important knowledge and skills
expected of high school graduates. The five GED Tests are:

* Writing Skills

* Social Studies

* Science

* Interpreting Literature and the Arts

* Mathematics

These tests contain multiple-choice questions that test
your ability to understand and use information or ideas. In
many cases, you are asked to use the information provided to
solve a problem, find causes and effects, or make a judgment.
Very few questions ask about narrow definitions or specific
facts. Instead, the focus of questions is on the major and
lasting skills and knowledge expected of high school graduates.

In addition to the multiple-choice questions, the Writing
Skills Test includes an essay section. In this section, you are
given 45 minutes to write an essay on the topic given. The
topics are designed to be very general, so everyone can think
of something to write. More information about the essay is
given later in this Bulletin.

The multiple-choice questions on the five GED Tests are
presented in one of three ways:

* Accompanied by a reading selection that may be as brief as
one or two sentences or as long as 400 words

* Accompanied by a table, graph, chart, or illustration

* Stated as a problem to be solved (this type is most often
used in the Mathematics Test)

Because most material presented in the GED Tests requires
the ability to understand written text, the skill of reading
comprehension is very important.


WHAT SUBJECTS ARE ON THE GED TESTS?



The next section of this Bulletin shows sample questions
from each of the GED Tests, along with explanations of the
correct answers. Read the sample questions to become familiar
with the type of material you will find on the GED Tests.

Do not be discouraged if you feel that the questions are
too hard. Most people who have been out of high school for some
time need to prepare for the GED Tests before taking them.
Adult education programs in your community are specially
designed to help you improve your skills so that you can
succeed on the GED Tests.