GED Study Guide
SOCIAL STUDIES
What you need to know about the GED® Social Studies Test
You should be familiar with basic social studies concepts, but you're not expected to have in-depth knowledge of each topic.
Remember, the social studies test is not a memorization test! You don’t nee...
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GED Study Guide
SOCIAL STUDIES
What you need to know about the GED® Social Studies Test
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You should be familiar with basic social studies concepts, but you're not expected to have
in-depth knowledge of each topic.
Remember, the social studies test is not a memorization test! You don’t need to know
the capitals of countries or the timeframes that certain wars occurred.
2
You’ll need to understand social studies concepts, use logic and reasoning, and draw
conclusions (which is using your critical thinking skills in social studies).
This study guide and the example questions in it will help you get an idea of what’s
going to be on the test.
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You don’t need to know everything in this guide!
If you want to see how close you are to passing, the GED Ready® official practice
test is a great way to help you determine if you’re ready.
Test Overview
Topics
Reading for Meaning in Social Studies
Analyzing Historical Events and Arguments in Social
Studies Using Numbers and Graphs in Social Studies
Time (to take the test)
70 minutes
No breaks
Format
Calculator allowed
Access to calculator reference sheet
Multiple choice and other question types (drag and drop, fill in the blank, hot
spot, and drop down)
What you'll be tested on
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Reading for Meaning in Social Studies
1 Main ideas and details in social studies readings
You'll be presented with social studies passages and be asked to:
Determine the main ideas
Use details to make inferences or claims
Social studies passages often make particular claims about a topic and then
provide details that the author uses to support the assertions made.
Social studies readings may be from a primary source (created by someone with
firsthand knowledge of an event) or a secondary source (created by someone at
a later time who did not have firsthand knowledge of the event). Sometimes
these documents are complex or written in an "old-fashioned" style, and it takes
skill to read and understand what the main point or points of the reading are -
which might not be obvious to you on the first read.
For example, a reading about American History might argue that the cause of
the American Revolution was the unfair taxation of the American colonies. The
reading might then provide details or examples of unfair taxation that support
the author's position.
Or, you might read an excerpt of a letter written by a soldier during the U.S. Civil
War. This primary source document explains the perspective of that individual
and what he was doing or experiencing at the time. As a reader, your task might
be to explain or summarize the main points or theme of what the soldier was
trying to communicate.
Example Questions
Main ideas and details in social studies readings
This excerpt is from the "Declaration of Sentiments" presented to the Seneca
Falls Convention by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1848.
inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted,
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