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Master the GED- Language Arts, Reading » (Subsequent)
Authors: Arco, Arco Staff
ISBN-13: 9780768909982, ISBN-10: 0768909988
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Peterson's
Date Published: November 2002
Edition: Subsequent
Author Biography: Arco
Book Synopsis
No matter what your level of education and where you are in the workforce, great scores on the 5 subject exams -- Social Studies; Science; Mathematics; Language Arts, Reading; and Language Arts, Writing -- that make up the General Educational Development (GED) battery are your ticket to a high school diploma and professional success. Worried? You don't have to be. Master the GED: Language Arts, Reading coaches you on how to relax and do what it takes to earn the high scores you need.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | v | |
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Pretest | 5 | |
| Answers and Explanations | 16 | |
| Chapter 1 | Fiction | 21 |
| Unit 1 | Finding a Topic and Main Idea | 21 |
| Unit 2 | Diction, Tone, and Figurative Language | 26 |
| Unit 3 | Drawing Conclusions | 32 |
| Unit 4 | Setting and Characters | 35 |
| Unit 5 | Plot and Genre | 40 |
| Answers and Explanations | 46 | |
| Glossary | 53 | |
| Chapter 2 | Poetry | 55 |
| Unit 1 | Rhyme and Rhythm | 55 |
| Unit 2 | Understanding Figurative Language | 60 |
| Unit 3 | Identifying Theme and Main Idea | 63 |
| Answers and Explanations | 68 | |
| Glossary | 72 | |
| Chapter 3 | Drama | 73 |
| Unit 1 | The World of a Drama | 73 |
| Unit 2 | Understanding Comedy and Tragedy | 81 |
| Answers and Explanations | 88 | |
| Glossary | 92 | |
| Chapter 4 | Nonfiction | 93 |
| Unit 1 | Business Documents | 93 |
| Unit 2 | Visual Information | 102 |
| Answers and Explanations | 130 | |
| Glossary | 140 | |
| Practice Test 1 | 141 | |
| Answers and Explanations | 153 | |
| Practice Test 2 | 159 | |
| Analysis Chart | 171 | |
| Answers and Explanations | 172 | |
| Appendix 1 | The New World of Work: Are You Ready for the Twenty-First Century? | 177 |
| Appendix 2 | Sample Word List | 187 |
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