Now that you have an overview of the GED Tests, let's look more closely at each subject area test.

The GED Language Arts, Writing Test is composed of two parts - Part I, 50 multiple-choice questions and Part II, an essay. The test is 120 minutes long - 75 minutes for the multiple-choice questions and 45 minutes in which to write the essay on the provided topic.

What Does Part I Cover?

Part I requires that a person be able to edit passages for organization, sentence structure, grammar usage, and mechanics. The test requires that the candidate read workplace and community documents, how-to documents, and informational passages that may or may not have errors in them. Multiple-choice questions ask how the sentence or passage should or should not be changed. It is important for the candidate to become familiar with the types of questions used on Part I of the Language Arts, Writing Test.

In Part II, candidates write an original essay on a specified topic. The topic is something that the average person would be able to write about, such as one's goals or one's opinion on a specific subject. A maximum time limit of 45 minutes is provided in which the person must draft and develop the essay. The essay is the only part of the test that must be written in pen.

The essay is scored holistically on a four-point rubric. It is read by two, trained readers. In order to pass the Language Arts, Writing Test, a minimum of a two must be obtained on the essay. Because of the limited time, candidates are not expected to create the "perfect" essay.

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Want to visit some writing sites? For more information on grammar and the writing process, go to:

Sentence Sense http://webster.commnet.edu/sensen/

Grammar Matters http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/grammar.html

The Purdue Writing Lab http://owl.English.purdue.edu/lab/index.html

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant http://www.powa.org/