What are included in the tests?
With the exception of Part II of the Language Arts: Writing Test, which requires an essay, all questions on the GED Tests are multiple choice with five possible answers given. The questions range in difficulty from easy to hard, and cover a wide range of subjects. The content of the test are as follows: Language Arts: Writing – Part I (50 questions, 75 minutes) 30% Sentence Structure 30% Usage 25% Mechanics 15% Organization Language Arts: Writing – Part II (essay, 45 minutes) Social Studies (50 questions, 70 minutes) 25% U.S. History 25% Civics & Government 20% Economics 15% Geography 15% World History Science (50 questions, 80 minutes) 45% Life Science 35% Physical Science 20% Earth & Space Science Language Arts: Reading (40 questions, 65 minutes) 75% Literacy Text 25% Nonfiction Prose Mathematics – Part I (Calculator) (25 questions, 45 minutes) Mathematics – Part II (No Calculator) (25 questions, 45 minutes) 20-30% Number, Number Sense & Operations 20-30% Measurement & Geometry 20-30
