Barron's How to Prepare for the Ged High School Equivalency Exam,9780764177118

Barron's How to Prepare for the Ged High School Equivalency Exam

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Edition: 13th
ISBN13: 9780764177118
ISBN10: 0764177117
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-07-01
Publisher(s): Barrons Test Prep
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Summary

Barron's popular high school equivalency test preparation manual has undergone major revision with up-to-date review material, a full-length diagnostic test, and two full-length practice exams with questions answered and explained. Questions on the diagnostic test have answer keys, answer analyses, and self-appraisal charts. The book features extensive reviews in all test areas, which include English grammar, essay writing, social studies, science, arts and literature, and math. An accompanying CD-ROM presents computerized practice tests similar to those encountered in actual test-taking circumstances, and complete with automatic scoring.

Table of Contents

Preface viii
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO THE GED EXAMINATION
1(112)
Preparing for the GED Examination
3(24)
The Importance of the GED Examination
3(1)
The Five GED Test Areas
3(2)
Commonly Asked Questions About the GED Tests
5(1)
Organizing Your Plan of Study
5(2)
Tactics and Strategies in the Examination Room
7(1)
A Suggested Study Schedule
8(1)
The New GED Examination
9(18)
A Diagnostic Examination
27(86)
Diagnostic Examination
33(58)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part I
33(11)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part II
44(1)
Test 2: Social Studies
45(11)
Test 3: Science
56(14)
Test 4: Language Arts, Reading
70(10)
Test 5: Mathematics
80(11)
Answer Keys, Summaries of Results, and Self-Appraisal Charts
91(6)
Answer Analysis
97(16)
UNIT II LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING, TEST 1, PART I
113(90)
Sentence Structure
115(17)
Run-On Sentences
115(3)
Sentence Fragments
118(4)
Parallel Structure
122(4)
Misplaced Modifiers
126(5)
Writing Correct Sentences
131(1)
Usage
132(20)
Agreement
132(5)
Case of Nouns and Pronouns
137(4)
Verbs
141(5)
Adjectives and Adverbs
146(2)
Glossary of Usage
148(4)
Mechanics
152(16)
Capitalization
152(3)
Punctuation
155(7)
Spelling (homonyms, possessives, and contractions)
162(6)
Organization
168(7)
Basic Rules of Organization: Unity and Coherence
168(7)
Additional Writing Skills
175(18)
Correct Use of Words
175(5)
Wordiness: The Problem of Too Many Words
180(3)
A Basic 650-Word Vocabulary
183(10)
Practice with Sample Test Paragraphs
193(10)
Three Additional Sample Test Paragraphs with Answer Analyses
196(7)
UNIT III LANGUAGE ARTS, WRITING, TEST 1, PART II
203(34)
The Essay
205(32)
What Is an Essay?
205(1)
The Sentence
205(8)
What Is a Paragraph?
213(3)
Types of Essays
216(2)
Setting Up an Essay
218(7)
Creating Quick Outlines for Essays
225(2)
Writing the Essay
227(10)
UNIT IV SOCIAL STUDIES, TEST 2
237(100)
Reading and Interpreting Social Studies Materials
239(50)
How to Read Civics and Government, History, Economics, and Geography
239(6)
Practice with Social Studies Readings
245(8)
Practice with Interpreting Tables, Graphs, Maps
253(19)
Basics in Interpreting Political Cartoons
272(2)
Practice with Interpreting Political Cartoons
274(3)
Practice with Interpreting Historical Documents
277(3)
Practice with Interpreting Photographs
280(2)
Practice with Interpreting Practical Documents
282(7)
Handling Social Studies Skills Questions
289(32)
Comprehension Items
289(1)
Application Items
290(1)
Analysis Items
291(1)
Evaluation Items
292(1)
Practice with Social Studies Skills Questions
293(5)
Outline of Study for the Social Studies Test
298(10)
Glossary of Social Studies Terms
308(13)
Social Studies Practice
321(16)
Civies and Government
321(2)
Economics
323(3)
History
326(4)
Geography
330(7)
UNIT V SCIENCE, TEST 3
337(74)
Reading and Interpreting Science Questions
339(12)
Single-Item Questions
339(1)
Multiple-Item Questions Based on Readings
340(4)
Questions Based on Graphs, Diagrams, and Data Tables
344(7)
Handling Science Skills Questions
351(18)
The Four Skills
351(9)
Glossary of Scientific Terms
360(9)
Science Practice
369(42)
Biology
369(18)
Earth Science
387(11)
Chemistry
398(6)
Physics
404(7)
UNIT VI LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, TEST 4
411(54)
Reading and Interpreting Literature and the Arts
413(23)
Basic Reading Skills
413(2)
Reading Prose, Poetry, and Drama
415(16)
Reading Commentary on the Arts
431(2)
Reading Business Documents
433(1)
Glossary of Literary Terms
433(3)
Language Arts and Reading Practice
436(29)
Literature (Prose, Poetry, and Drama)
436(14)
Poetry
450(2)
Drama
452(1)
Commentary on the Arts
453(5)
Business Documents
458(7)
UNIT VII MATHEMATICS, TEST 5
465(122)
Overview
467(6)
Basic Facts
467(1)
Using the Casio fx-260solar Calculator
468(2)
Filling in Answer Grids
470(3)
Numbers and Basic Operations
473(19)
Place Values
473(1)
Addition
473(1)
Subtraction
474(2)
Multiplication
476(1)
Division
476(2)
Word Problems Using Basic Operations
478(1)
Setups
479(1)
Parentheses
480(1)
Multiple Questions on One Topic
480(1)
Exponents
481(1)
Square Roots
482(1)
Finding Square Roots with a Calculator
482(1)
Order of Operations
483(1)
Mean and Median
483(1)
Not Enough Information Is Given
484(1)
Basic Geometry
485(7)
Fractions and Measurement
492(17)
Writing Fractions
492(1)
Equivalent Fractions and Reducing to Lowest Terms
493(1)
Raising Fractions to Higher Terms
493(1)
Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers
494(1)
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
494(1)
Lowest Common Denominator
495(1)
Comparing and Ordering Fractions
496(1)
Working with Mixed Numbers
496(4)
Using a Calculator for Fractions
500(1)
Fractions and the Answer Grid
500(1)
Triangles
501(1)
Parallelograms
502(1)
Standard Measurements
502(2)
Word Problems with Fractions
504(5)
Decimals and Percents
509(17)
Decimal Places
509(1)
Decimals and Fractional Equivalents
509(1)
Using Zeroes with Decimals
510(1)
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
511(1)
Multiplying Decimals
511(1)
Dividing Decimals
512(2)
Scientific Notation
514(1)
Circles and Cylinders
515(1)
Percents
516(1)
Changing Percents to Decimals
516(1)
Changing Decimals to Percents
517(1)
Converting Fractions and Percents
517(1)
Comparing and Ordering Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
518(1)
Solving Word Problems with Percents
519(1)
Word Problems with Percents
520(1)
Multistep Problems with Percents
521(1)
Percent of Increase or Decrease
522(4)
Data Analysis
526(8)
Tables
526(1)
Bar Graphs
527(2)
Line Graphs
529(1)
Pie Charts
530(4)
Algebra
534(18)
The Number Line and Positive and Negative Numbers
534(2)
Working with Variables
536(4)
Inequalities
540(1)
Multiplying Binomials
541(1)
Factoring Quadratic Expressions
542(1)
Quadratic Equations
542(1)
Algebra and Word Problems
543(1)
Setups Using Variables
544(1)
Converting Words into Algebraic Equations
545(1)
Converting Words to Equations and Solving
545(1)
Multistep Algebraic Word Problems
546(1)
Coordinate Geometry
547(5)
Geometry
552(15)
Angles
552(8)
Geometry and Proportion
560(2)
Geometry and Algebra
562(5)
Test-taking Strategies
567(4)
The Two-step Evaluation
567(1)
Skipping and Returning
568(1)
Plugging In
569(1)
Making an Educated Guess
570(1)
Using the Formula Page
570(1)
Using the Practice Exams
570(1)
Practice Mathematics Test
571(16)
Practice Test, Part I
572(4)
Practice Test, Part II
576(4)
Answer Key
580(1)
Answer Analysis
581(6)
UNIT VIII TWO PRACTICE EXAMINATIONS
587(90)
Practice Examination One
593(1)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part I
593(12)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part II
605(1)
Test 2: Social Studies
606(13)
Test 3: Science
619(12)
Test 4: Language Arts, Reading
631(9)
Test 5: Mathematics
640(13)
Answer Keys, Summaries of Results, and Self-Appraisal Charts
653(7)
Answer Analysis
660(17)
Practice Examination Two
677(80)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part I
677(12)
Test 1: Language Arts, Writing, Part II
689(1)
Test 2: Social Studies
690(13)
Test 3: Science
703(12)
Test 4: Language Arts, Reading
715(10)
Test 5: Mathematics
725(13)
Answer Keys, Summaries of Results, and Self-Appraisal Charts
738(7)
Answer Analysis
745(12)
Acknowledgments 757

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