The tests that make up the GED Test Battery are briefly described below. This is only a very general guideline. Writing Skills Test - Part II is an essay. All other questions on the GED Tests are multiple choice with five possible answers.  The questions range in difficulty from easy to hard, and cover a wide range of subjects. To receive a high school equivalency diploma you must score at least 41 points on each individual test, and all your test scores together must be 225 points or more.

 Language Arts - Writing (Part 1, 75 minutes, 50 questions)
Sentence structure, grammar and usage, punctuation and capitalization.
Organization (15%)
Sentence Structure (30%)
Usage (30%)
Mechanics (25%).

Language Arts - Writing (Part 2, 45 minutes)
Write a 200-word essay on a given topic (45-minute direct writing exercise) (30%).

Social Studies (70 minutes, 50 questions)
National History (25%)
World History (15%)
Economics (20%)
Civics & Government (25%)
Geography (15%)

Science (80 minutes, 50 questions)
Life Science (Biology and Health) (45%)
Earth and Space Science (20%)
Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics) (35%).

Language Arts – Reading (65 minutes, 40 questions)
Ability to read and analyze a variety of passages.
Literary Texts (poetry; drama; prose fiction before 1920, between 1920-1960, and after 1960) (75%)
Nonfiction Prose (Biography, Critical Review of Fine and Performing Arts; Workplace Documents) (25%).

Mathematics (Part 1: A Casio fx-260 scientific calculator will be allowed and provided. 45 minutes, 25 questions. Part 2: 45 minutes, 25 questions)
Number Sense & Operations (25%)
Measurement & Geometry (25%)
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (25%)
Algebra, Functions and Patterns (25%).