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Hola! The GED reading test has different kinds of thinking questions, and they ask you to do different things. One kind of question is called a synthesis question. Synthesis questions ask you to take two kinds of information and put them together… you compare them, or make conclusions based on both of them, or get new information about the reading based on learning something new. Read the rest of this entry »

Hola, again! Back for more GED reading? I got a good GED practice question, from a book by John Steinbeck. I like this book. It’s short, easy to read, and it’s set in Mexico, which makes me relate to it more. So I thought I’d do a practice question from it. Read the rest of this entry »

Hola! Last time I talked about characters on the GED, and I think it’s pretty important, so I thought, I’ll do another GED practice question about characters. It’s from the same reading as last time, so now you know a bit about it, right? It’s part of a play called “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. Nora has just come home to her husband, Torvald Helmer. This time, let’s look at what the characters are like. Read the rest of this entry »

Hola, everyone! How’s the GED going? I wanted to talk to you about something that I saw in some GED questions. It’s predicting what characters would do. That’s an interesting thing to study, I think. I mean, how do you predict what a character would do? How are you supposed to know what some fictional character would do in a made up situation? Read the rest of this entry »

Hola, GED studiers! Ready for the GED reading test, yet? I got a practice question for you, just like you might find on the GED test… so test out your GED reading skills… Here’s an excerpt from Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” written in 1910: Read the rest of this entry »

Reading is one of the skills the GED measures most. You have to read to take the test… and if reading is hard for you, the GED tests for reading, writing, social studies, science—and even math—are going to be hard. So, what do you do to become a better reader? Read the rest of this entry »

One of the things the GED test asks you to do is find the main idea of something you’re reading. But here’s a hint… it doesn’t necessarily say, “What’s the main idea?” You have to look at the question and realize that they want you to figure out what’s the main idea of what you read. To understand the main idea of a GED reading, you need to read the entry and then think about what it’s trying to say overall. What’s the most important thing? What’s the big picture? Read the rest of this entry »

I got a really good question about studying for the GED… If reading is hard for you, how do you study, when so much of studying is reading?!?! Well, there are some things that can help you read better and understand more. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s one of the really important things on the GED test! This isn’t just in the GED reading test, but it’s in the science test and especially the social science test. That’s understanding someone’s “point of view.” What I mean is, understanding where someone’s coming from, what they’re trying to say. Do you remember talking about “inference” on the GED? That’s kind of like reading between the lines… understanding what isn’t really said straight out, but something that’s pretty obvious from what you read. Well, point of view is like that, too. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve got another GED reading practice question from the Study Guide Zone, along with how I thought through the answer…because I think what really helps get you ready for your GED is understanding how to think through the answers to GED questions.  Read the rest of this entry »