GED Reading Test

GED Reading Test

• Test Taking Tips

Test-Taking Tips

Process of elimination

Test-Taking Tips

Process of elimination Read the questions first

Test-Taking Tips


Use context to figure out unfamiliar words and phrases

Test-Taking Tips


Use context to figure out unfamiliar words and phrases Look for keywords

Test-Taking TipsProcess of elimination Read the questions first

Use context to figure out unfamiliar words and phrases Look for keywords

Don’t be afraid to skip questions and come back to them later

Test-Taking Tips

• Go to page 11 in your book.

• We’ll use process of elimination and reading the question first to help us answer this question:

• The author of "Deep Waters" brings to the reader's mind a particular time by using phrases such as "his carriage," "drape him in a bathing-suit,” and "summer resort.” What time period does this language most likely reflect?

• an ancient time period• the author's own time period• a few years from now• the far distant future• the current time period

Take just a little while to read the passage on page 11. We’ll pretend we’re running short on time for the test and take only 30 seconds to read as much

of the passage as we can.



Process of Elimination















Using Context

• On land, in his land clothes, George was a young man who excited little remark. He looked very much like other young men. He was much about the ordinary height. His carriage suggested the possession of an ordinary amount of physical strength.

Using Context

• On land, in his land clothes, George was a young man who excited little remark. He looked very much like other young men. He was much about the ordinary height. His carriage suggested the possession of an ordinary amount of physical strength.

Scanning for key words

• Go to page 12 of your book.• Read the question first:What is known about the statues?

• their origin• their composition• their significance• their use• their heritage


What is known about the statues?• their origin• their composition• their significance• their use• their heritage

• Take only 30 seconds to read through the passage, trying to find a relevant key word.

• Hint: Remember that the topic sentence, the first sentence of a paragraph, will normally tell what the whole paragraph is about.



• Today, the island is best known for the huge rock statues found throughout it.

• Now, let’s just read that paragraph carefully and use process of elimination to answer the question.



• The mysteries surrounding the origins, significance, and use of these statues attract both tourists and archaeologists to Easter Island.



• The mysteries surrounding the origins, significance, and use of these statues attract both tourists and archaeologists to Easter Island.


What is known about the statues?• their origin• their composition• their significance• their use• their heritage ?



• The statues were sculpted from lava stone



• The statues were sculpted from lava stone

About the reading subject test

• 40 multiple-choice questions - 65 minutes • You will be tested on your ability to apply

reading and critical thinking skills to different kinds of texts. There are seven selections from the areas of nonfiction, prose fiction, poetry, and drama.


• Nonfiction texts – – 2 selections 200-400 words -25%

• Informational nonfiction (business documents, speeches, magazine and newspaper articles, textbooks)

• Literary nonfiction (biographies, essays, diaries, memoirs, and letters.)

• Visual communication (commentary on film, photography, television, sculpture, painting.)


• Literary Texts– 5 passages – 75%

• One poem 8-25 lines• One drama excerpt 200-400 words• One fiction passage from before 1920• One fiction passage from between 1920-1960• One fiction passage from after 1960

• Read all answers before deciding

• Read the question very carefully – don’t skim the question! • Eliminate wrong answers and those that sound good, but

that don’t answer the question. • If you’re spending too long on a question, make a mark next

to it, then skip it and come back to it later. • Don’t change an answer unless you’re sure it’s wrong. • Guess rather than leaving an answer blank. • If you’re nervous, take a deep breath and slowly let it out.

• Do the practice GED questions on pages 17-21 in your book, and then check your answers against the key (posted on Blackboard).

• Make sure that you email me your score from the predictor test!

• Plan to take the reading test as soon as possible if your score is in the right range (470+). To stay on schedule, you’ll want to be done with the Reading, Social Studies and Science tests by next week.

Documents

GED Reading Test