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English/Writing Skills, Social Studies,
Science, Literature and the Arts, and
Mathematics are the main subject areas
tested.
With the exception of Part II of the
Writing Skills Test, which requires an
essay, all questions on the GED test are
multiple choice.
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Writing Skills - Part
I
(55 Questions, 75
minutes)
35% Sentence Structure
35% Usage
30% Spelling, Punctuation,
Capitalization
Writing Skills - Part
II
(essay, 45 minutes)
Social Studies
(64 Questions, 85
minutes)
25% History
20% Economics
20% Political Science
15% Geography
20% Behavioural Sciences
Science
(66 questions, 95
minutes)
50% Life Science
50% Physical Science
Interpreting Literature and
the Arts
(45 questions, 65 minutes)
50% Popular Literature
25% Classical Literature
25% Commentary on Literature and
the Arts
Mathematics
(56 Questions, 90 minutes)
50% Arithmetic
30% Algebra
20% Geometry
An applicant must make a
standard score of at least 40 on
each test and a total
standard score of at least 225 on
the entire battery (average score
of 45 on all tests).
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Successfully
passing the U.S.
and Illinois
Constitution exam is
also
required.
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The
GED test is offered by the
Regional Offices of Education in
various locations. Some offer
daytime testing while others
offer evening testing. IECC has
testing sites on its campuses
with varying test dates and
Frontier Community College offers
the exam each month.
IECC
also offers GED test preparation
classes at no charge, however the
GED test itself has a $25
application fee. The fee is for
taking the test and issuance of
the diploma upon successful
completion of the GED tests and
Constitution exam.
Each
GED test, with the exception of
the Writing Skills Test, also
requires a $5 retest fee. A $10
retest fee is required for the
writing skills test. You must
contact the Regional Office of
Education to apply for testing
and payment of fees.
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An applicant who fails to make
the required scores on the GED
tests has the option of
retesting on the subject
/subjects not passed. An
applicant may retake the test
(or portions of the test)
three times in a contract year
(from June to May). Applicants
will pay the above mentioned
fees for every test which is
retaken. Applicants who fail
the Constitution exam will be
permitted to review the
subject matter and be retested
at no cost.
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