Comments on: Sample GED Essay

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:53:48 +0000

Part of the essay is judged on whether or not you can use proper punctuation, so writing in all capitals would definitely mark you down.

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:56:07 +0000

Hi. I really like your site, it has helped me a lot. I just have one question for you. I usually write in capital letters. Would that affect me on my GED essay?

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:18:20 +0000

Hi, just wanted to say thanks very much for this essay sample. I’m doing my GED this week – I’m not from the U.S. & left High School 20 years ago – & the thought of the essay has been freaking me out a bit!!
I’m a quite a bit calmer now though!!

Thanks again!

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:42:09 +0000

Betty,

Repeating the prompt shows that you haven’t taken the time to process the information in your own way–that you’re only regurgitating what they’ve said to you. But don’t take my word for it. Here’s an example.

Prompt: If you could change one thing about your childhood, what would it be and why?

Answer 1: If I could change one thing about my childhood, I would have liked to live in a house with a yard.

Answer 2: When I was younger, I lived in a small apartment next to a bar. My mother never wanted me to go outside to play. When I think back on my childhood, I feel that if I would have had a big yard to play in, instead of being shut up inside our stuffy apartment, my life may have turned out a little differently.

Now, if you were looking at these two essay beginnings, which do you feel would be the better paper?

And even going further than that, imaging you’re a GED tester, and you’ve already seen 100 papers that start off with, “If I could change one thing about my childhood…”

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:06:41 +0000

This is a super help for me, I am taking the Writing test in two days and of course I am staying positive that I will pass, but I have a question, Liz you say that is not good writing if we repeat the essay title when we star writing. Is that your personal opinion or is the ged test score takers would advice to get a better score?

By: jarrett

jarrett — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:20:52 +0000

My english score was 380 but I don’t know if i past one and flunk the other or flunk both

By: damion

damion — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:58:18 +0000

hello,
well i think that is a very good essay and i am taking my GED tedt tomorrow. Thanks you for your help

By: gedsoon

gedsoon — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:00:50 +0000

Yeah, wish i saw this before my pre test.

By: Eh Sue Kaung

Eh Sue Kaung — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:45:10 +0000

I am really happy to get some information from sample GED Essay. On the other hand I hope my writing will improve because my grammar is improving but my writing is very bad. I know writing is very important my GED test.
Thank you

By: ebonie cole

ebonie cole — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:13:20 +0000

i thought that this sample of an essay was very helpful for me. i am in chattanooga, tn and i attend chattanooga state and i am on my way to taking my ged test and i needed these helpful tips on how to write a great essay.