What Types of Questions Will My Students See?

The GED 2002 Series Tests use the following types of question formats:

Test	Question Format
Language Arts Writing	Multiple-Choice, Essay
Language Arts Reading	Multiple-Choice
Social Studies	Multiple-Choice
Science	Multiple-Choice
Mathematics	Multiple-Choice, Grid Formats

The GED 2002 Series Tests measure a wide variety of skills across the different content areas. The GED Tests emphasize:

• higher-order thinking skills
• problem-solving processes
• visual displays of information and ideas - graphs, charts, maps, photos, cartoons, figures, diagrams, timelines
• workplace and community contexts
• communication skills