Contents

Acknowledgments

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Part I: The GED^® Test and You

1 How to Use this Book to Achieve a Passing (or a College-Ready) Score

2 All About the GED^® Test

3 Question Formats

4 The Habits of Effective Test Takers

Part II: Reasoning Through Language Arts: Reading

5 Reading Overview

6 Informational Passages

7 Literary Passages

Part III: Reasoning Through Language Arts: Language

8 Language Overview

9 Language Questions

Part IV: Reasoning Through Language Arts: Extended Response

10 Extended Response Overview

11 Extended Response Writing

Part V: Mathematical Reasoning

12 Mathematical Reasoning Overview

13 Basic Arithmetic

14 Applied Arithmetic

Part VI: Social Studies

17 Social Studies Overview

18 United States History

19 Civics and Government

20 Economics and Geography

Part VII: Science

21 Science Overview

22 Life Science

23 Physical and Earth Sciences

Part VIII: Answer Key to Drills

Part IX: Practice Tests

24 Practice Test 1

25 Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations

26 Practice Test 2

27 Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations