This credential is recognized as a key to employment opportunities, advancement, further education, and financial rewards. The GED Tests are five tests in the areas of Writing Skills, Social Studies, Science, Literature and the Arts, and Mathematics. The questions in each of these tests require you to use general knowledge and thinking skills.
Few questions ask about facts, details, or definitions.
You are eligible to take the tests if you are not enrolled in, and have not graduated from, high school, and you need to meet the requirements set by your state, territory, or province, with regard to age, the length of time since you left school, and residency. With the exception of Part II of the Writing Skills Test, which requires you to write an essay, all questions on the GED Tests are multiple choice with five possible answers given. The questions range in difficulty from easy to hard, and cover a wide range of subjects. Many adult education programs sponsored by local school districts, colleges, and even community organizations, provide the instruction you may need for the tests. You can talk to the teachers at these adult education programs, to decide whether you need to study for all of the tests, or if you only need brush up on your skills in a few areas.