How to Pass GED Testing Battery?
Certification: Test Prep GED - General Education Development
The General Educational Development battery is a set of five exams, including social studies, language arts reading, science, language arts writing and math. You are required successfully to pass each of the five tested sections and passing does not only enables you as a student to pursue better job, but 95 percent assurance of being accepted to join colleges and universities because they accept GED test credentials as a prerequisite for admission. GED Testing Service have set the passing score standard for the battery at 60 percent of graduating high school seniors. Currently, the minimum passing score set by GED service is an average score of 450 in all the tested area and the addition, you have to score at least 410 or more in each content area. Most jurisdictions use this passing standard as their entry requirement and the score for any single test should not go below 410. If you score below 410, then you have to ensure that you score above 410 in other tests to achieve the required average mark. Tips on how to pass GED test include a good study plan, familiarity, practice and others.
Familiarity
Students should be to be familiar with each test and format for taking the test in order to ease the anxiety that people experiences when placed in testing environment. GED Testing Service has provided you with an overview of each section instructing you on the number of questions to take, and time to complete the exam as well as the percentage of questions in each content area. As an example, social studies test is 15 percent geography questions, 20 percent economic questions and 25 percent history and government questions. Sample questions are available for each of the sections, and each test has 50 multiple choice questions which should take 70 minutes of your time.
Good Study Plan.
A good study plan is set by first evaluating your strengths and weaknesses in order to keep focused and help you in making use of your time more efficiently. There are practical study materials available online and through local adult education center and also GED Testing Service can provide to you the official GED practical material, for a fee. So once you have tried some of those practical tests, you will get to understand those areas you need to spend more of your time to study and review.
Practice
Practicing tests are meant to help an individual to build confidence and also as assistance in understanding materials better. When one attempts to answer questions and to read the explanations for the correct answers, you get to learn those areas you need to research more. Explanations for those correct answers do improve your reasoning skills and helps you on how to eliminate wrong answers. The moment you have practiced answering questions as well as timing yourself on each test you benefit your concentration and hence able to adjust your test under that restrained time.
Get To Know What Tools You Will Need for the Test.
You will have access to the formula sheet for the math section and a Casio fx-260 calculator to use for Part I and remember you cannot use this calculator for Part II. So if you are to use calculator and formula’s provided, you should pay time and visit ACE website and get to familiarize yourself on how to use them.
Take a Preparation Class.
GED preparation classes helps you to obtain one on one assistance in those areas you need to work on and also you gets to learn how to set up a regular study schedule for your GED exam. GED classes are available in your local areas on ACE website or jurisdiction’s department of education website.
Use Your Time Wisely.
For one to successfully pass GED test, you should make sure, you have used your time wisely on answered all the questions. Once time is up, you are expected to hand in your test and if you have left a question unanswered, it will automatically be marked wrong so never leave a question unanswered and for you to succeed here, you should:
- Wear a watch during exam
- If you realize you have fallen behind time, don’t panic – because you can easily catch up.
- Also, if you happen to manage and be ahead of schedule, SLOW DOWN.
- Mark questions and answers which you are not sure about or those you have left unanswered so that you will know which to return to and try to work through at the end of the test.
Learn to Eliminate Options Quickly and Do Not Be Fooled By “Trick” Answers.
You will realize that GED test writers do deliberately include answers that seem correct, though they are decoys planted by them to trick and confuse you. Another technique that test writers may use is including several answer choice that sound very similar or essentially the same but having a slight difference in wording. You should realize that one of those choices is likely correct, and you should make sure you don’t confuse it with the others which are almost similar.
Apply for Special Accommodations if You Need To.
For those people with physical disabilities that are might interfere with your test performance, you should contact your test center or your area administrator in order to learn on how you for special accommodation.
Always Have a Positive Outlook when going into the exam.
The most important of all the tips when one is approaching the test is a positive attitude; it makes you feel optimistic and self-assured about that task that is ahead of you, decreases your stress level and, enables you to concentrate and answer questions more efficiently and correctly.