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GED EXAM CONTENT

The GED program is a series of five separate academic tests.

  1. Writing Test
  2. Social Studies
  3. Science
  4. Interpreting Literature
  5. Mathematics

WRITING TEST
  Time Limit
  Part I: 75 min.
  Part II: 45 min. 		Part I: 50 Questions
Sentence structure 30%
Usage 30%
Mechanics 25%
Organization 15% 		Part II:
Essay
SOCIAL STUDIES
Time Limit
1 hour 20 min 		50 Questions History 25%
Economics 20%
Geography 15%
Civics and Government 25%
World History 15%
SCIENCE TEST
Time Limit
1 hour 20 min 		50 Questions Life Science 45%
Physical Science 35%
Earth and Space 20%
INTERPRETING
LITERATURE
40 Questions
Time Limit
1 hr 5 min. 		Literacy Text 75%
(Poetry 15%)
(Drama 15%)
(Fiction 45%) 		Nonfiction Prose 25%
(Information text)
(Literacy notification)
(Viewing component)
(Business document)
MATHEMATICS
Time Limit
1 hour 30 min 		50 Questions:  Calculator (50%)  Non-calculator (50%)
- Number operation and number sense 20-30%
- Measurement and Geometry 20-30%
- Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability 20-30%
- Algebra, Function and Patterns 20-30%