Princeton Review GED Test Prep, 2023: 2 Practice Tests + Review and Techniques (2022)

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AcknowledgmentsThePrincetonReviewwouldliketothankAmyLeggetteforhervaluablecontributionstothe2023editionofthisbook.ManythanksalsotothefollowingPrincetonReviewcontentexpertsfortheircontributionstopreviouseditions:JoshuaNagel,DavidStoll,KimberlyBethHollingsworth,ChrisChimera,ErikKolb,ElizMarkowitz,BeckyRobinson,LindaKelley,AndyOlson,KatieWilliams,ChrisHinkle,KevinKelly,GinaDonegan,AlexandraWaxHenkoff,LisaMayo,andGrahamSkelhorne-Gross.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtests,andmanyoftheothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.Finally,ourgratitudetotheproductionteam,DeborahWeber,LeeElder,andAliLandreau,fortheircarefulattentiontoeverypage.

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ContentsGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:TheGED®TestandYou1HowtoUseThisBooktoAchieveaPassing(oraCollege-Ready)Score2AllAbouttheGED®Test3QuestionFormats4TheHabitsofEffectiveTestTakersPartll:PracticeTest1PracticeTest1PracticeTest1:AnswersandExplanationsPartlll:ReasoningThroughLanguageArts:Reading5ReadingOverview6InformationalPassages7LiteraryPassagesPartIV:ReasoningThroughLanguageArts:Language8LanguageOverview9LanguageQuestionsPartV:ReasoningThroughLanguageArts:ExtendedResponse10ExtendedResponseOverview.

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11ExtendedResponseWritingPartVI:MathematicalReasoning12MathematicalReasoningOverview13BasicArithmetic14AppliedArithmetic15Algebra16GeometryPartVII:SocialStudies17SocialStudiesOverview18UnitedStatesHistory19CivicsandGovernment20EconomicsandGeographyPartVIII:Science21ScienceOverview22LifeScience23PhysicalandEarthSciencesPartIX:AnswerKeytoDrillsPartX:PracticeTest2PracticeTest2PracticeTest2:AnswersandExplanations

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PartI®TheGED™TestandYou1HowtoUseThisBooktoAchieveaPassing(oraCollege-Ready)Score2AllAbouttheGED®Test3QuestionFormats4TheHabitsofEffectiveTestTakers

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Chapter1

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HowtoUseThisBooktoAchieveaPassing(oraCollege-Ready)ScoreInthischapter,youwillassessyourgoalsandlearnhowtomosteffectivelyusethisbooktoensureyouperformyourbestontheGED®test.

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CONGRATULATIONS!Youarereadingthisbookbecauseyouwanttomakeabetterfutureforyourself,andthatfuturebeginswithobtainingtheequivalentofahighschooldegree.Thedoorsthatwillopendependonyourpersonalandprofessionalgoals,asthemanysuccessfulpeoplewhoearnedaGED®testdegree—includingsomefamouspeoplelistednearby—cantellyou.Weadmireyourmotivationandcongratulateyouonyourdecision.WearealsodelightedthatyouhavechosentousethisbooktopreparefortheGED®test.Wehavehelpedmillionsofpeopleachievetheirgoals,andwearehonoredtohavetheprivilegeofhelpingyou.Yourroadtoapassing—orevenaCollege-Ready—scoreinvolvesacombinationofcontent,readingskills,writingskills,test-takingskills,practice,andself-evaluation.FamousPeopleWhoEarnedTheirGED®TestCredentialWallyAmos,founderofFamousAmosCookiesAugustenBurroughs,bestsellingauthorBenNighthorseCampbell,formerU.S.SenatorDr.RichardCarmona,formerU.S.SurgeonGeneralMichaelChang,tennischampionEminem,rapper,actor,andrecordproducerDrake,rapper,songwriter,andactorD.L.Hughley,politicalcommentatorandcomedianBishopT.D.Jakes,pastor,author,andfilmmakerPeterJennings,journalistandnewsanchorHonorableGregMathis,U.S.DistrictCourtjudgeRuthAnnMinner,formerGovernorofDelawareF.StoryMusgrave,NASAshuttleastronautDanicaPatrick,autoracingchampionMaryLouRetton,OlympicgoldmedalistMichelleRodriguez,actorandscreenwriter

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ChrisRock,comedianandactorHilarySwank,AcademyAward-winningactorDaveThomas,founderofWendy’sMarkWahlberg,actorandproducerThechaptersinthisbookaddressthecontentandskillsyouneed,anditisyourjobtolearnthecontentandpracticetheskills.Mostchapterscontaindrillsthatwillhelpyouassessyourmastery.AnswersandexplanationsforthesedrillscanbefoundinPartIX.Moreover,therearetwofull-lengthpracticetests(alongwithanswersandexplanations),thefirstinPartIIandthesecondinPartX.Whilethetestsarenotcomputer-basedliketheactualGED®test,theyarerepresentativeofthenumberandtypesofquestionsyouwillencounter.Youshouldtakethesetestsundersimulatedtestingconditions.Inthepagesthatfollow,wesuggestwhenyoushouldtakeeachtest.Ofcourse,weunderstandthatyourneedsmaydifferfromsomeoneelse’s,andwewanttoensurethatyougetexactlywhatyouneedfromthisbook.Tothatend,thischapterwillguideyouontheproperuseofthisbookbaseduponyourparticularknowledge,needs,andgoals.Pleasebeginbyansweringthethreequestionsbelowandreadingthestudyplanthatfollows.SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYFAMILIARITYWITHTHEGED®TEST1.IamfamiliarwiththestructureoftheGED®test,howitisscored,andhowtoregisterforthetest.0Yes0No2.1amfamiliarwiththelookandfeeloftheGED®test,includingvariousfunctionalities,suchasthecalculatorandreviewscreens.0Yes(0No

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3.IamfamiliarwiththeformatofthequestiontypesthatappearontheGED®test.0Yes0NoPaceYourselfDoingalittlestudyingeachdayismuchbetterthantryingtocramitallintooneweek.StudyPlanoIfyouansweredNotoeitherofquestions1or2,readChapter2(ortherelevantpartsofChapter2)beforeyoucompletethischapter.oIfyouansweredNotoquestion3,readChapter3.Youmaydosonoworafteryoucompletethischapter.*EvenifyouansweredYestoallthreequestions,weencourageyoutoreadtheOtherResourcessectiononthispageofChapter2.Youmaydosonoworafteryoucompletethischapter.Next,proceedthroughthefollowingsteps.StepOne:Answereachgroupofquestionsbelow.StepTwo:TakePracticeTest1(thispage).CheckyouranswersusingtheDiagnosticAnswerKeyonthispage,whichprovideschapter-specificstudyrecommendations.StepThree:Reviewand,ifappropriate,changeyouranswerstothequestionsbelow.StepFour:Readandfollowthestudyplanthatfollowseachgroupofquestionsbelow.SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYTEST-TAKINGABILITIES

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4.1wanttolearnortoimprovemyabilitytoapplyrelevanttest-takingstrategiesthataneffectivetesttakerutilizes.0Yes0No5.Iwanttoimprovemyabilitytoreadandanalyzecharts,graphs,andotherdata-basedfigures.0YesCONo6.Iwanttoimprovemyabilitytoreadandunderstandtext,regardlessofwhichoneofthefourGED®testsIamtaking.0Yes(1NoWhentakingthepracticetests,feelfreetousetheanswersheetsavailabletoprintviayourStudentToolswhenyouregisteryourbookatPrincetonReview.com/prep(seethispagefordetails).StudyPlanoIfyouansweredYestoquestion4,completeChapter4.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion5,completethe“UnderstandingGraphics”tutorial,availablefordownloadwhenyouregisteryourbookonline.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion6,completethe“ReadingComprehension”tutorial,alsoavailablefordownload.SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYLEVELOFMASTERY—REASONINGTHROUGHLANGUAGEARTS7.1wanttoimprovemymasteryofansweringreadingquestionsrelatingtoinformationalpassages.OJYes0No8.Iwanttoimprovemymasteryofansweringreadingquestionsrelatingtoliterarypassages.0Yes00No

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9.Iwanttoimprovemymasteryofansweringlanguagequestions.(JYesONo10.Iwanttoimprovemyabilitytowriteextendedresponseanswers.OJYesONoStudyPlanoIfyouansweredYestoquestion7,completeChapters5and6.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion8,completeChapters5and7.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion9,completeChapters8and9.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion10,completeChapters10and11.*EvenifyouansweredNotoanyofquestions7through10,werecommendthatyoucompleteChapters5,8,and10,aswellasthedrillsinChapters6,7,9,and11.SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYLEVELOFMASTERY—MATHEMATICALREASONING11.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofbasicarithmetic.OYes0NoeThenumberline*Rounding*PositiveandnegativenumberseAbsolutevaluesoOrderofoperations(PEMDAS)*CommutativeanddistributivepropertieseFactorsandmultipleseFractionseDecimalsePercents12.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofappliedarithmetic.OYesCONoeSetupproblems*Mean,median,mode,range,andweightedmean

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*RatiosandproportionseRateproblems¢ScaleandunitconversioneChartsandgraphs*Exponents¢RadicalseScientificnotation*Probability*Combinationsandpermutations13.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofalgebra.0Yes00No*SimpleequationsoInequalitiesoTranslatingEnglishintomath*Polynomials*Quadraticequations*RationalexpressionseSimultaneousequationseFunctions14.Iwouldliketolearnatest-takingstrategythatmaymakecertainalgebraproblemseasiertosolve.0Yes00No15.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofgeometry.[JYesOJNo*Linesandangles*RectanglesandsquareseTrianglesandpyramids*Circles,spheres,cylinders,cones,andcomposite3-DfigureseSetupgeometryoGraphing(thecoordinateplane)*EquationofalineStudyPlan

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oIfyouansweredYestoquestion11,completeChapter12andallortherelevantpartsofChapter13.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion12,completeChapter12andallortherelevantpartsofChapter14.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion13,completeChapter12andallortherelevantpartsofChapter15.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion14,completetheBacksolvingsectioninChapter15.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion15,completeChapter12andallortherelevantpartsofChapter16.*EvenifyouansweredNotoanyofquestions11through15,werecommendthatyoucompleteChapter12,aswellasthedrillsinChapters13through16.SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYLEVELOFMASTERY—SOCIALSTUDIES16.IwanttorefinemymasteryofUnitedStateshistory.OYes0No17.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofcivicsandgovernment.0YesOJNo18.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofeconomics.OJYes0No19.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofgeography.0Yes0NoStudyPlanoIfyouansweredYestoquestion16,completeChapter17and18.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion17,completeChapter17and19.*IfyouansweredYestoquestion18,completeChapter17andtherelevantpartsofChapter20.*IfyouansweredYestoquestion19,completeChapter17andtherelevantpartsofChapter20.*EvenifyouansweredNotoanyofquestions16through19,werecommendthatyoucompleteChapter17,aswellasthedrillsinChapters18,19,and20.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT:MYLEVELOFMASTERY—SCIENCE20.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofthelifesciences.OYes0No¢ThescientificmethodoCelltheoryandtheoriginsoflife*Genetics¢EvolutionandnaturalselectionePlantseEcosystemsandfoodchainseThehumanbodyandhumanhealtheBacteriaandviruses21.Iwanttorefinemymasteryofoneormoreofthefollowingconceptsofthephysicalandearthsciences.OYes00NoeEnergyandheat*Physicallaws,work,andmotioneWavesandradiationoSolids,liquids,andgaseseChemicalreactionseThechangingearth*Glaciers,erosion,andtheiceages*NaturalresourcesandsustainabilityoFossilseAstronomyStudyPlanoIfyouansweredYestoquestion20,completeChapter21andallortherelevantpartsofChapter22.oIfyouansweredYestoquestion21,completeChapter21andallortherelevantpartsofChapter23.oEvenifyouansweredNotoeitherquestion20or21,werecommendthatyoucompleteChapter21,aswellasthedrillsinChapters22and23.

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22.MygoalistoachieveaPassing/College-Readyscore.StudyPlanoIfyouansweredCollege-Ready,werecommendthatyoucompleteallchaptersinthisbook,withoutregardtothestudyplanabove.Afteryouhavecompletedthechaptersaccordingtoyourstudyplan,youshouldtakePracticeTest2(thispage).Ifthetestindicatesareasonwhichyoushouldtrytofurtherimprove,revisittheappropriatechapters.Also,rememberthatyouhaveaccesstootherresourcesasdescribedonthispage.Ifyoufollowthestepsoutlinedabove,arediligentinyourwork,andassessyourprogressthroughoutyourpreparation,bythetimeyousitfortheGED®test,youshouldfinditfamiliarandmanageable,andyoushouldbeabletotakeitwithconfidence!Happystudiesandbestwishesforasuccessfulfuture!NeedMoreSupport?If,afterreadingthroughthischapterorskimmingthroughthisbook,you'refeelinglostoroverwhelmed,youmaywanttocheckoutBasicSkillsfortheGED®Test,abookwecreatedespeciallyforstudentswhostrugglewithtypicalstudymaterials.BasicSkillsprovidesstep-by-stepinstructioninthefoundationalskillsyou'llneedtomasterbeforebeginningyourGED®testprep:grammar.StudyXY

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language,reading,writing,math,problem-solving,andgraphicanalysis.StudyXY

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Chapter2AllAbouttheGED®TestThischaptersummarizesthestructure,scoring,andlookandfeeloftheGED®test,andprovidesimportantinformationaboutotheravailableresources.

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WHATISTHEGED®TEST?G-E-DSpellsSuccess!GEDgraduatesreporthighjobsatisfactionwithemploymenttheyobtainafterearningtheirGED.Onaverage,theyearn$200moreperweekthannon-highschoolgrads.Source:https:/ged.com/educators_admins/program/workforce-development/TheGED®testisactuallyfourteststhatyoucantakeinonedayoroveraseriesofdays.Manypeoplerefertoitasahighschoolequivalencytestbecausewhenyoupassthetest,youearnacredentialthatmostcollegesandemployersrecognizeastheequivalentofahighschooldiploma.Thequestionsonthetestcomeinseveralformats,whichwe’lldescribeinChapter3.Thequestionsaresupposedtomeasureyourknowledgeofsomeofthesubjectstaughtinhighschool.However,GED®testwritersdon’texpectyoutorememberspecificdetails.Forexample,youwillnotbeaskedwhatyearColumbusfirstarrivedintheAmericasorwhichplanetisfarthestawayfromthesun.IfthetestwriterswanttoaskaboutColumbus,theywillfirstprovideyouwithashortreadingpassageabouthim,andthentheywillaskquestionsbasedonthatpassage.Ifthetestwriterswanttoaskabouttheplanets,theywillfirstgiveyouadiagramofthesolarsystemandthenaskyouquestionsbasedonthatdiagram.TheFourGED®Tests1.ReasoningThroughLanguageArts(150minutes,approximately51questions)eSection1(35minutes)T=StudyXY

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eSection2:OneExtendedResponsequestion(45minutes)eBreak(10minutes)eSection3(60minutes)Sections1and3willcontainamixtureofgrammarandreadingcomprehensionquestions.Therewillbesixtoeightreadingpassageswithapproximatelysixquestionseachandtwolanguagepassageswithfourdrop-downquestionsineach.Thequestionsforthereadingpassageswillbemultiplechoiceordraganddrop.Thereadingtextswillbeinthisapproximatedistribution:InformationalTexts:75%Literature:25%InSection2,you’llbeaskedtowriteanessayanalyzingtwopassagesthatpresentdifferentviewsonthesamesubject.You’llbeaskedtodevelopanopinionandsupportthatopinionwithspecificexamplesfromthetext.2.MathematicalReasoning(115minutes,46questions)ePart1(first5questions):calculatornotallowedePart2(remaining41questions):calculatorallowedTheMathematicalReasoningtestcomesintwoparts.Inthefirst,youwillnotbeallowedtouseacalculator.Inthesecond,youwillhaveaccesstotheon-screencalculator.Thefirstsectionwilltestyourabilitytodobasiccalculations.In

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thesecondsection,youwillbeaskedtoanswerquestionscommoninmanyworkscenarios.Manyofthesewillbewordproblems.Aboutone-halfofthequestionswillbebasedondiagramsorcharts.Thesequestionscomeinseveralformatsincludingmultiplechoice,fillintheblank,draganddrop,hotspot,anddropdown.Thetestwillencompassthefollowingmathematicalconcepts:QuantitativeProblemSolving(arithmetic,averages,ratios,etc.):45%AlgebraicProblemSolving:55%3.SocialStudies(70minutes,approximately35questions)Youwillfindamixtureofpassages,charts,graphs,andmaps.Thequestionswillbeinmultiple-choice,hot-spot,drag-and-drop,andfill-in-the-blankformats.Thetestwillcoverthefollowingareasofsocialstudies:GovernmentandCivics:50%UnitedStatesHistory:20%Economics:15%Geography:15%CollegeReadinessSince2014,ahigherpercentageofGED®graduatesareattendingcollegeprograms:45%of

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gradsenrollinacollegecertificateordegreeprogramwithin3years,and90%re-enrollfromonesemestertothenext.Source:https:/ged.com/educators_admins/program/college_readiness/4.Science(90minutes,1sectionofapproximately34questions)Thequestionswillbebasedonavarietyofinformationrangingfromshortpassagestographsandcharts.Thequestionswillbeinmultiple-choice,fill-in-the-blank,drop-down,drag-and-drop,andhot-spotformats.Theanswerstothequestionsarealmostalwayssuppliedinthepassagesorgraphicmaterials.Youneedonlyageneralknowledgeofscientificprinciples.Thequestionswillbeaboutthesegeneralareasofscience:LifeScience:40%PhysicsandChemistry:40%EarthandSpaceScience:20%DoYouHavetoTaketheTestAllatOnce?GEDTestingServicedoesnotrequirethatstudentstakethetestallinonesitting.However,eachstatehasitsownrulesaboutthis.Tofindoutwhatyourstate’spoliciesare,visithttps://ged.com/policies.HowIstheGED®TestScored?Foreachofthefourtests,youwillreceiveascorebetween100and200.Becauseeachtesthasadifferentnumberofavailablepoints,GEDTesting

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Servicewillstandardizeyourrawscores(orthenumberofquestionsyouansweredcorrectlyforeachtest)throughascoringmetrictoyieldascorebetween100and200.It’simportanttorememberthatthereisnopenaltyforwronganswersorquestionsleftblank,soitistoyouradvantagetorecordananswertoeveryquestion.TheminimumscoreneededtopassanyofthefoursubjecttestsontheGED®testis145.Inordertoreceiveyourcompletioncertificate,youmustachieveatleastthisscoreoneachtest.Ahigherscoreononetestwillnotmakeupforalowerscoreonanother.Whileapassingscoreissufficienttoobtainyourcertificate,youmaywanttostriveforascoreofatleast165.SuchascoreentitlesyoutoaGED®College-ReadyScore,adistinctionthatindicatescollegeandcareerreadiness.Andifyouachieveascoreofatleast175,you'llreceivetheGED®CollegeReady+Creditdesignation,whichmeansthatinadditiontobeingreadytotakecollegecourses,youqualifyforupto10hoursofcollegecredit.145-164:Pass/HighSchoolEquivalency165-174:GED®CollegeReady175-200:GED®CollegeReady+CreditOnceyoureceiveapassingscoreonatest,youdonotneedtoretakethattest.Ifyouwanttoretakethetesttoreceiveahigherscore,youmaydoso.Ifyoudonotreceiveyourdesiredscoreonaparticulartest,youcanretakethattesttwomoretimeswithoutanywaitingperiod,subjecttoschedulingavailability.Afterthethirdattempt,youwillhavetowait60daystotestagain.Thisscheduleallowsforeighttestingopportunitiesinayear,ifyouneedthatmanytopassasection.RegisteringfortheGED®Test

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