Part IV

Testing Your Social Studies Knowledge and Skills

Five Ways to Simulate the GED Social Studies Test Environment

  • Find a quiet place to work where you won’t be distracted or interrupted. Put away cellphones, music players, and all other electronic devices. They won’t be permitted on test day.
  • Set a timer to count down from the total time allocated for each section of the test.
  • Don’t go to the next section of the test until the time allotted for the current section is up. If you finish early, check your work for that section only.
  • Don’t take any breaks. You don’t get a break between the question-and-answer portion of the test and the Extended Response.
  • Type your Extended Response essay instead of using pen and paper. Use only a text editor, such as Windows Notepad or TextEdit on a Mac, and disable the spell- and grammar-checker on your word processor.

webextra Check out www.dummies.com/extras/gedsocialstudies for strategies to boost your GED Social Studies score on test day.

In this part …

check.png See how your stamina measures up by taking a full-length, 65-minute practice GED Social Studies test and then writing an Extended Response in 25 minutes or less, all without a break.

check.png Score your test quickly with the answer key.

check.png Discover how to improve your performance by reading through the answer explanations for all practice test questions and evaluating your Extended Response.