· Successfully completed an alternative education program (Section 2-3.81, 13A, or 13B of the IL School Code or enrolled in a youth education program under the Illinois National Guard (e.g., Lincoln’s Challenge)
With the exception of Part II of the writing skills test and part of the math test, all questions of the GED Test are multiple choice with five possible answers given. The questions range in difficulty from easy to difficult and cover a wide range of subjects. The content of the tests are as follows:
Writing Skills - Part I
(50 questions, 75 minutes)
30% Sentence Structure
25% Usage
15% Spelling, Punctuation, Capitalization
Writing Skills - Part II
(essay, 45 minutes)
Social Studies
(50 questions, 70 minutes)
25% U.S. History
25% Civics and Government
20% Economics
15% Geography
15% World History
Science
(50 questions, 80 minutes)
45% Life Science
35% Physical Science
20% Earth and Space Sciences
Language Arts: Reading
(40 questions, 65 minutes)
75% Literary Text
25% Nonfiction Prose
Mathematics-Part I (Calculator)
(25 questions, 45 minutes)
Mathematics-Part II (No Calculator)
(25 questions, 45 minutes)
20-30% Number, Number Sense and Operations
20-30% Measurement and Geometry
20-30% Algebra, Functions and Patterns
Applicants must achieve a minimum standard score of 410 on each subtest and a total standard score of at least 2,250 on the entire est (average score of 450 on all tests).
In addition to the five GED subtests, Illinois residents are required to pass an examination on American patriotism and the principles of representative government as enunciated in the American Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, as well as on the proper use and display of the American Flag as provided by Section 27-3 of The School Code of Illinois. You must have verification of passing the constitution test at the time of registering for the GED Tests.
Click here for the online Constitution Study Guide
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