GED Social Studies Science Language Arts Reading Writing Math Test Format Syllabus Paper Pattern
This test consists of five different test sections:
SOCIAL STUDIES
This section contains 50 multiple choice questions.
- History (U.S. or Canada, 25%*; World, 15%)
- Geography (15%)
- Civics and government (25%)
- Economics (20%)
SCIENCE
This section consists of 50 multiple choice questions.
· Physical science (physics and chemistry, 35%)
- Life science (45%)
- Earth and space science (20%)
LANGUAGE ARTS, READING
This test consists of 40 multiple choice questions.
· Poetry
- Drama
- Prose fiction before 1920
- Prose fiction between 1920 and 1960
- Prose fiction after 1960
Nonfiction constitutes 25 percent of each test and includes two selections of nonfiction prose from any two of the following areas:
- Nonfiction prose
- Visual and performing arts reviews
- Workplace and community documents
MATHEMATICS
It consists of 50 questions divided into two parts, and focuses on the following content areas:
- Number operations and number sense (20-30%)
- Measurement and geometry (20-30%)
- Data analysis, statistics, and probability (20-30%)
- Algebra, functions, and patterns (20-30%)
LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING
The language arts, writing content area is divided into two parts.
Part I
The first part contains 50 multiple choice questions from the following content areas:
- Organization (15%)
- Sentence structure (30%)
- Usage (30%)
- Mechanics (25%)
Part II
The second part consists of writing an essay about a familiar subject.
- Focused main points
- Clear organization
- Specific development of ideas
- Sentence structure control, punctuation, grammar, word choice, and spelling