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BARRON’S

STUDENTS’ #1 CHOICE

INTENSIVE PREPARATION

FOR THE GED HIGH

SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY

EXAM

PASS KEY

TO THE

GED

Fifth Edition

This compact version of Barron’s GED test preparation manual presents a full-length practice High School Equivalency Exam with all questions answered and explained. You’ll also find extensive reviews of all test subjects: English grammar, essay writing, social studies, science, arts and literature, and math. Subject reviews include additional questions with answers and explanations.

Preface     v
Acknowledgments     vii
The GED High School Equivalency Examination     1
The Importance of the GED Exam     1
The Five GED Test Areas     2
Commonly Asked Questions About the GED Tests     2
Organizing Your Plan of Study     5
Tactics and Strategies on Exam Day and During the Test     8
Language Arts, Writing, Part I     11
Sentence Structure     11
Usage     14
Mechanics     25
Organization     40
Additional Writing Skills     49
Language Arts, Writing, Part II     51
The Essay Test     51
Social Studies     75
Reading and Interpreting Social Studies Materials     75
Handling Social Studies Skills Questions     116
Science     131
Reading and Interpreting Science Questions     131
Handling Science Skills Questions     141
Language Arts, Reading     157
Basic Reading Skills     157
Reading Commentary on the Arts     180
Mathematics     185
Overview     185
Fractions and Measurements     213
Decimals andPercents     234
Data Analysis     251
Algebra     260
Geometry     282
Practice Test     299
A Practice Exam     313
Practice Exam     319
Language Arts, Writing, Part I     319
Language Arts, Writing, Part II     339
Social Studies     340
Science     363
Language Arts, Reading     386
Mathematics, Part I     406
Mathematics, Part II     418
Answer Keys, Summaries of Results, and Self-Appraisal Charts     430
Answer Analysis     441