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The General Educational Development Credential (GED) is a nationally recognized measure of high school knowledge and skills. Passing the GED test battery gives people from all walks of life another chance to earn a high school credential from the District of Columbia.
Why take the GED Exam?
The GED Exam can be the key to employment advancement, further education and increased self-esteem. The GED Credential earned through passing the GED Exam is accepted by 95% of United States employers, colleges, and universities.
What are the GED Tests?
The GED Exam covers five core subject areas required in a traditional high school curriculum. With the exception of Language Arts - Writing Skills, which requires one to write an essay, and the Mathematics Test, which has open-ended questions that require that some of the answers be entered on to an Alternative Grid or a Coordinate Plane, all of the questions on the GED Test are multiple choice with five possible answers given.
The questions range in difficulty from easy to hard, and cover a wide variety of subjects. The following table provides the number of questions and time limits on the GED Exam.
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TEST
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ITEMS
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TIME
LIMIT
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Language Arts,
Writing Part I
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50 questions
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75 minutes
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Language Arts, Writing Part I
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Essay
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45 minutes
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Social Studies
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50 questions
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70 minutes
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Science
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50 questions
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80 minutes
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Language Arts, Reading
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40 questions
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65 minutes
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Mathematics, Part I
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25 questions with optional use of a calculator
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45 minutes
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Mathematics, Part I
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25 questions without a calculator
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45 minutes
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