GED Basics and Reading Strategies: How many GED tests are there? How much time do you get for each test? Where do you go to take the GED test? Do you get to use a calculator on the math test? Do you need to know algebra? What if you can’t spell perfectly? What kind of an essay do you need to write? In this first lesson, you'll learn the answers to all of these and a few more frequently asked questions about the GED test. After you're clear on what to expect, this lesson will brush up on your reading skills. Since reading is one of the most important skills you'll need for all five tests, this first lesson will provide you with strategies that will help you improve your reading comprehension.

Lesson 2 will focus on Part 1 of the Language Arts, Writing test. Part 1 will test your ability to find and fix problems in sentences and paragraphs, so in this lesson, you'll learn the grammar skills you need to edit and revise GED passages. You’ll also get to see and practice with the three types of questions that you'll see on the multiple choice part of the Language Arts, Writing Test. With your newly sharpened grammar skills, you'll be ready for Part 1 of GED Language Arts, Writing Test.

The most feared part of the entire GED battery of tests is undoubtedly the essay part of the Language Arts, Writing test! For that reason, Lesson 3 will be entirely devoted to helping you master this important topic. This lesson will illustrate a step-by-step process that will help you put your fears aside and enable you to write a top-notch essay.

This first Social Studies lesson will focus on the history content area, plus It’ll let you know what historical documents you may encounter on the GED Social Studies test. Since 40% of the test is related to history, you can see how important this lesson is. You'll get to go through some practice passages to give you a chance to experience the type of questions you’ll encounter. And this lesson will outline the key events in United States and Canadian history so you’ll know exactly what background knowledge is important to know.

Lesson 5 will continue with Social Studies, but it will shift the focus to the content areas of civics and government (both United States and Canada), as well as economics and geography. There’s a lot to cover in this lesson! You’ll be busy learning to understand, analyze, and evaluate information that will be presented to you in passages, graphs, cartoons, workplace materials, and maps.

Lesson 6 will be kicked off with a discussion on using the scientific method to answer science questions in a logical manner. This is what scientists use to solve problems, so it only makes sense to give you the same tool. Then it'll use the scientific method to get you acquainted with the life science topics, such as plant and animal cells and the systems of the human body.

Lesson 7 will cover more science topics. It'll start with chemistry, which should get everyone warmed up for when this lesson moves on to the other content areas of physics and earth and space science. You’ll find these science topics are closely related to your everyday living. Ever add sugar to your coffee? Then you used chemistry. Ever use a pry bar to lift a heavy object? Then you applied physics to a problem. Concerned about tomorrow’s weather? Meteorology is part of the earth sciences, and it certainly applies to everyone every day!

The first order of business to prepare for the Language Arts, Reading Test is examining ways to read and interpret fiction. This process begins with learning how to analyze the elements of fiction as well as applying these elements to the short story and the novel. In Lesson 8 you'll read sample passages that will help you practice locating these elements within fiction.

Besides the short story and novel, you'll also need to be prepared to read poetry and drama, so this lesson will introduce you to these two forms of literature. On the GED Language Arts, Reading test, 25% of the questions you'll see will refer to nonfiction passages, so this lesson will conclude its study of Language Arts, Reading by examining three different categories of nonfiction.

This lesson will take an overall view of the GED Math Test. To be successful, you not only need to know math, but you need to know how to answer the math questions using the special answer grids and the special GED calculator. Lesson 10 will review those basics, and then it will begin math study by looking at notation, and will introduce you to a step-by-step approach you can use to solve word problems.

Do fractions worry you? Don't be concerned! This lesson will help you gain control over those odd-looking numbers. Next, you'll see the best way to add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals. This lesson will wrap up with a super simple way to figure out those pesky percent problems. Finally, this lesson will show you how fractions, decimals, and percents are all related.