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GED EXAM

GED is a program which is designed keeping a special purpose in mind. The special purpose is to provide education to people who have not been able to get formal education due to their personal reasons.



The person undertaking the GED program has to appear for the GED exam and on successfully clearing the GED exam; American Council on Education awards the candidate with a GED diploma, which is recognized by a majority of colleges and universities in America and Canada. American Council on Education is an educational body, which conducts and organizes the GED exam. GED exam is made up of a total of five tests i.e. Language Arts, Writing Part 1,2; Social Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Reading and Science. In order to keep pace with the changing times, the GED exam is also upgraded on a regular basis. The current GED exam includes business related topics and adult related questions and reading material. The GED exam preparation is held in a number of places including correctional facilities and military bases. Persons living outside America and Canada are also eligible to sit for the GED exam.


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The candidate, before appearing for the main GED exam, has to sit for and clear the GED pre test. After successfully clearing the GED per-test, the test taker can attend the GED classes and thus prepare for the main GED exam.

ELIGIBILITY FOR GED EXAM

In order to appear for the GED exam, it is very important to check the eligibility of the candidate. The test taker should be of 18 years or older. The candidate must possess the basic ability to read, write, compute and express himself. Some states do allow 17 year olds to appear for the GED exam. In that case the candidate has to get a no objection certificate signed by his parents or immediate guardians, deposited with the concerned authorities. Some states allow only those candidates to appear for the GED exam, who have completed the official GED practice test. This gives the authorities an opportunity to pick and choose those candidates who are efficient enough to clear the main GED exam.

REGISTRATION FOR GED EXAM

Before appearing for the GED exam the candidate should get himself registered for the GED exam. In order to get the registration for the GED exam, the candidate should make sure that he has all the required documents and should also try to register in person. The GED exam fee will have to be paid at the time of registration only. The candidate must bring an attested valid photograph ID with his name, picture, permanent address and date of birth.

The test takers can also get online registration done, as well as through mail, web advisor or phone. The registration form will not be regarded complete until and unless the candidate does not put his signature.

LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING EXAM PART 1, 2

The GED Language Arts, Writing exam will contain 50 multiple choice questions to be completed in 75 minutes. The major questions that are asked in the GED exam are related to organization, sentence structure, usage and mechanics. The candidate is asked to build unity and arrange the paragraphs in a proper manner, frame the structure of the sentence in the right order. They will also have to properly indicate the pronouns, verb tense and subject-verb agreement. In mechanics, the possessives will be put in an incorrect manner and the candidate will have to pick the correct answer for it. Homonyms will be containing mistakes related with spellings, pronunciation; the candidate will have to correct it.

Writing part 2 will be given to check the candidates vocabulary, spellings, tenses and continuity of thoughts. An essay will be given and the candidate will be asked to pen down his thoughts and ideas related to the given topic. The essay must be written in at least 250 words. The essay must be written in a proper manner i.e. it should be divided into three parts- introduction, main body and conclusion.

LANGUAGE ARTS, READING EXAM

The GED Language Arts, Reading exam will be made up 40 multiple-choice questions and the time given to complete them will be 65 minutes. The questions will be divided into two sections. The first section will be made up of literary texts. The questions will be based on topics related to poetry, drama and prose fiction. Section 2 will constitute on non-fiction text. The reading part of this portion will be taken from books, newspapers with a total length of 200-400 words. Each reading passage will be then followed by 4 to 8 questions.

SCIENCE EXAM

The GED Science exam will consist of 50 multiple choice questions to be completed in 80 minutes. The questions that the candidate will be asked to solve will be regarding life science, earth science and space science. Some information may also be presented in the form of a chart, graph, table, map or a figure. A number of questions will be based on them.

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