GED Test Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies

Tim Collins, PhD, has worked in the field of education for more than four decades, instructing learners of all ages and backgrounds. For more than 25 years, he has specialized in materials development for the GED® exam, and has helped countless learners prepare for and pass this life-changing test.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with the GED Test 5Chapter 1: A Quick Glance at the GED Test 7Chapter 2: The Ins and Outs of the Computerized GED Test 17Chapter 3: The GED Test’s Four Sections and You 37Chapter 4: Preparing for and Passing the GED Test 49Part 2: Minding Your Ps and Qs: The Reasoning through Language Arts Test 61Chapter 5: Preparing for the Reasoning through Language Arts Test 63Chapter 6: RLA Question Types and Solving Strategies 73Chapter 7: Working through Some Practice RLA Questions 81Chapter 8: Preparing for the Extended Response Component 101Chapter 9: Writing an Extended Response Item 109Part 3: Finding Your Way: The Social Studies Test 113Chapter 10: A Graph, a Map, and You: Getting Ready for the Social Studies Test 115Chapter 11: Social Studies Question Types and Solving Strategies 121Chapter 12: Practicing Social Studies Questions 131Part 4: Peering at Your Specimen: The Science Test 155Chapter 13: From Aardvarks to Atoms: Confronting the Science Test 157Chapter 14: Science Question Types and Solving Strategies 163Chapter 15: Sampling Some Science Practice Questions 173Part 5: Counting All the Possible Solutions: The Mathematical Reasoning Test 197Chapter 16: Safety in Numbers: Facing the Mathematical Reasoning Test 199Chapter 17: Mathematical Reasoning Question Types and Solving Strategies 205Chapter 18: Practicing Sample Mathematical Reasoning Problems 213Part 6: Putting Your Skills to the Test: GED Practice Test 1 229Chapter 19: Practice Test 1: Reasoning through Language Arts 231Chapter 20: Answers for Practice Test 1, Reasoning through Language Arts 249Chapter 21: Practice Test 1: Social Studies 257Chapter 22: Answers for Practice Test 1, Social Studies 275Chapter 23: Practice Test 1: Science 283Chapter 24: Answers for Practice Test 1, Science 301Chapter 25: Practice Test 1: Mathematical Reasoning 309Chapter 26: Answers for Practice Test 1, Mathematical Reasoning 325Part 7: Getting More Test Practice: GED Practice Test 2 337Chapter 27: Practice Test 2: Reasoning through Language Arts 339Chapter 28: Answers for Practice Test 2, Reasoning through Language Arts 359Chapter 29: Practice Test 2: Social Studies 367Chapter 30: Answers for Practice Test 2, Social Studies 381Chapter 31: Practice Test 2: Science 387Chapter 32: Answers for Practice Test 2, Science 403Chapter 33: Practice Test 2: Mathematical Reasoning 409Chapter 34: Answers for Practice Test 2, Mathematical Reasoning 425Part 8: The Part of Tens 435Chapter 35: Ten Surefire Ways to Prepare for the GED Test 437Chapter 36: Ten Tips for Surviving Test Day 443Appendix: Practicing Basic Computer Skills for the GED Test 447Index 455