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    GED Reading: Strange Words

    Posted on: Monday, November 16th, 2009 in: GED Practice Question, Improving Reading, Reading, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

    Hola everyone. I’ve been thinking about something that causes me trouble, not just on the GED, but all the time! You know, sometimes people here in the states talk so strangely. Even though I think I’m pretty good at understanding English, I can barely understand a word some people are saying! Sometimes Dwayne is like [...]

    GED Reading Questions from Carlo

    Posted on: Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 in: GED Practice Question, GED Test Readings, Poetry, Reading, Vocabulary

    Carlo writes:
    Hi Maria. I got a question. On the GED Test I had a couple of questions that I didn’t understand. Could you help me with these questions. I will type the poem and questions. Thank
    What Are the Fish At The Aquarium?
    At the Aquarium
    SERENE the silver fishes glide,
    Stern-lipped, and pale, and wonder-eyed!
    As through the aged [...]

    GED Reading: Business Documents

    Posted on: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 in: GED Test Readings, Reading, Vocabulary, Workplace and Community Documents

    Hi everyone! I got a comment from Carlo with a good question. He asks:
    How do you figure out Business Documents on the GED Reading Test?

    GED Reading Practice Question 8: Restating and Vocabulary

    Posted on: Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in: GED Practice Question, Reading, Vocabulary

    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. 

    GED Reading Practice Question 7: Reading and Literature Terms

    Posted on: Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in: GED Practice Question, Literature Terms, Reading, Vocabulary

    You know, one thing about the GED reading test that you need to know is literature terms. If you come across a term you don’t know, you can still try to figure out the question, but it really helps to know the terms! This GED reading practice question is more about literature terms than actually [...]

    GED Vocabulary Building

    Posted on: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 in: Vocabulary

    I think that I’ve got to take a break from GED poetry for a while. It’s hard, right? One of the things that makes poetry hard, and some of the other reading on the GED is vocabulary. I’ve given some vocabulary advice for the GED test before, but I thought it would help to give [...]

    GED Practice Question Answer: Poetry…

    Posted on: Monday, January 14th, 2008 in: GED Practice Question, Poetry, Vocabulary

    Last time, I gave you a GED practice question about a poem. What did you think? It’ll help you a lot to try to answer the GED question yourself first, and then look at the answer the next week. So I hope you tried this GED test question:

    GED Vocabulary… Understanding Words on the GED Test

    Posted on: Monday, November 26th, 2007 in: Vocabulary

    Here’s the quote from one of the James Bond books that I started reading (Thunderball by Ian Fleming):

    GED Tip: Vocabulary

    Posted on: Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 in: Reading, Vocabulary

    One of the things that seems real hard for me on the GED is that they always have long words that I don’t know. Since I grew up speaking Spanish, maybe my English vocabulary isn’t that good. That’s okay. I needed to figure out ways to deal with a strange word. If you’re just reading [...]