... and down on
the left-hand side of the graph) and a horizontal axis
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(running along the bottom of the graph). The graph rep-
resents quantities ... use today:
the tiger as the symbol of Tammany Hall, the elephant
for the Republican Party, and the donkey for the Demo-
cratic Party.
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What to Expect on the GED Social Studies Exam
The GED Social Studies Exam covers basic social studies concepts and includes questions from four main con-
tent areas including U.S. (or ... within other areas. The topics of human health
and development are not part of the updated Social
Studies Test.
What’s New for the GED?
In 2002, the GED was revamped...
... run the day-to-day operations of the
locality
Crusades
any of the military campaigns led by
European Christians during the Middle Ages to
recover the Holy Land from the Muslims
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GED SOCIAL STUDIES ... seat at the all-white lunch
counter.
e. The college students showed courage when
they participated in the Greensboro sit-in.
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GED SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTICE QUESTION...
... to the
reader. From the word choice and style the short sen-
tences ,the very casual language—we can tell that the writer
of passage A has a more informal, more friendly relation-
ship with the ... you.
Wait—I’m coming with you!
Here, the punctuation changes the tone. The first sen-
tence is calm and neutral. The second sentence, on the
other hand, is emotional and excited....
... subject. For example, take another
look at the poem you read in the pretest, The Eagle”:
The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure ... because they
are what the text adds up to. The main idea or theme is
what holds all of the ideas in the passage together; it is
the writer’s main point. Indeed, it is why th...
... racing to the car? Because the modifier rac-
ing to the car is next to I, the sentence says that I was
doing the racing. But the verb watched indicates that he
was the one racing to the car. Here ... both tests to pass the Lan-
guage Arts, Writing GED.
Questions in Context
Unlike many other standardized English exams, the
questions on Part I of the GED Language Arts,...
... both
triangles are the same.
Side-Angle-Side (SAS) The sides and the angle
between them are the same.
Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Two angles and the side
between them are the same.
Example: Are triangles ᭝ABC ... bubbled
in to the right. See the example on the next page.
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Slope
The slope of a line measures its steepness. It is found...
... type on
the GED.
The chart on the next page summarizes the approxi-
mate breakdown of question types and subjects covered
in the questions on the GED Science Exam.
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GED ... questions
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In addition to the interdisciplinary questions, other
recent changes to the GED Science Exam include:
■...
... between the char-
acters or to the characters to make them feel, say,
and do these things?
3. Use the stage directions and other clues to
“stage” the play in your head. Create a “theater of
the mind” ... excerpts on the GED exam:
1. Remember to read any stage directions carefully.
These notes from the playwright provide impor-
tant clues to the characters’ emotions as they...
... example, the words pitter patter
use alliteration at the beginning (repetition of the p
sound), in the middle (repetition of the t sound), and at
the end (repetition of the r sound). Notice the ... thought with the audience but not with the other
characters. This privileges the audience with knowledge
that the other characters do not have.
The exchange between Nora a...