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              Table of Contents 
              GED TEST RESOURCES...................................................................................................................... 5 
              SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERATURE & THE ARTS....................................................................... 6 
              SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERATURE & THE ARTS....................................................................... 6 
                STRATEGY 1: FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE............................................................................................ 6 
                STRATEGY 2: CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY................................................................................. 7 
                STRATEGY 3: OPENINGS AND ENDINGS................................................................................................ 8 
                STRATEGY 4: USING KITCHEN LOGIC.................................................................................................... 8 
                STRATEGY 5: GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND.............................................................................. 9 
                STRATEGY 6: EMOTIONAL WORDS......................................................................................................... 9 
                STRATEGY 7: FINDING THE KEY WORDS............................................................................................. 11 
                STRATEGY 8: MAKING PROPER INFERENCES....................................................................................... 12 
                STRATEGY 9: APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS..................................................................... 13 
                STRATEGY 10:  USING CONTEXT CLUES............................................................................................. 13 
                STRATEGY 11: BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION............................................................. 14 
                STRATEGY 12:  FIRST WORD ANALYSIS............................................................................................. 16 
                STRATEGY 13: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION......................................................................... 17 
                STRATEGY 14:  FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE................................................................................... 17 
                STRATEGY 15: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST........................................................................................ 19 
                STRATEGY 16: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG......................................................... 20 
                STRATEGY 17: DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS............................................................................................. 20 
                STRATEGY 18:  EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION...................................................................................... 22 
              MATHEMATICS..................................................................................................................................... 23 
                NUMBER TYPES....................................................................................................................................... 23 
                  Integers, Odd and Even Numbers, Prime Numbers, Digits.......................................... 23 
                ADDITION AND MULTIPLICATION OF ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS........................................................ 23 
                PERCENT.................................................................................................................................................. 24 
                  Percent less than 100................................................................................................................. 24 
                  Percent Greater than 100......................................................................................................... 24 
                  Percent less than 1...................................................................................................................... 24 
                  Percent Increase/Decrease....................................................................................................... 25 
                AVERAGE................................................................................................................................................. 25 
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                WEIGHTED AVERAGE.............................................................................................................................. 26 
                  Average Speed.............................................................................................................................. 27 
                PROPERTIES OF SIGNED NUMBERS....................................................................................................... 27 
                FACTORING.............................................................................................................................................. 28 
                PROBABILITY........................................................................................................................................... 28 
                GEOMETRIC FIGURES............................................................................................................................. 29 
                GEOMETRIC SKILLS AND CONCEPTS..................................................................................................... 31 
                  Properties of Parallel Lines....................................................................................................... 31 
                  Angle Relationships..................................................................................................................... 32 
                  Side Relationships........................................................................................................................ 33 
                AREA AND PERIMETER............................................................................................................................ 35 
                  Rectangles....................................................................................................................................... 35 
                  Circles............................................................................................................................................... 35 
                  Triangles.......................................................................................................................................... 36 
                VOLUME................................................................................................................................................... 36 
                COORDINATE GEOMETRY....................................................................................................................... 37 
              SCIENCE.................................................................................................................................................. 39 
                STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING CHARTS AND TABLES....................................................................... 39 
                STRATEGY 2: WHEN VAGUENESS IS CLEAR........................................................................................ 40 
                STRATEGY 3: AVOIDING DEFINITES..................................................................................................... 41 
                STRATEGY 4: USING COMMON SENSE................................................................................................. 42 
                STRATEGY 5: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT................................................................................................... 43 
                STRATEGY 6: NO FEAR.......................................................................................................................... 44 
                STRATEGY 7: LOOKING FOR THE CHANGES......................................................................................... 44 
                STRATEGY 8: QUICK CHECKS............................................................................................................... 45 
                STRATEGY 9: LOOKING FOR MATCHES................................................................................................ 46 
                STRATEGY 10: INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR A REASON.............................................................. 47 
                STRATEGY 11: WATCHING FOR SIMILAR REWORDING...................................................................... 48 
                STRATEGY 12: DON’T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION.................................................... 49 
                STRATEGY 13: NARROWING THE SEARCH........................................................................................... 49 
                STRATEGY 14: WHAT ABOUT THE OPPOSITE...................................................................................... 50 
                STRATEGY 15: YOU’RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN.................................................................... 51 
                STRATEGY 16: IDENTIFYING THE KEY COMPONENT........................................................................... 52 
                STRATEGY 17: FULFILLING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................... 53 
                STRATEGY 18: WHEN IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE – CHECK IT SYSTEMATICALLY............................. 53 
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              WRITING SKILLS............................................................................................................................... 55 
                STRATEGY 1: PLANNING STAGE........................................................................................................... 55 
                STRATEGY 2: STICKING TO THE PLAN.................................................................................................. 55 
                STRATEGY 3: REVIEWING THE PLAN.................................................................................................... 57 
                STRATEGY 4: BRAINSTORMING SMART................................................................................................ 57 
                STRATEGY 5: MAKING THE CUTS......................................................................................................... 59 
                STRATEGY 6:  ENDING AT THE START.................................................................................................. 60 
                STRATEGY 7: STAYING CONSISTENT................................................................................................... 61 
                STRATEGY 8: MAINTAINING THE FLOW................................................................................................ 62 
                STRATEGY 9: BACKING UP YOUR POINTS............................................................................................ 62 
                STRATEGY 10: USING PROPER GRAMMAR........................................................................................... 63 
                STRATEGY 11: WATCHING YOUR VOCABULARY.................................................................................. 64 
                STRATEGY 12: AVOIDING TUNNEL VISION......................................................................................... 65 
                STRATEGY 13: JUST DO IT................................................................................................................... 66 
                STRATEGY 14: CONCLUSION IS REVIEW............................................................................................. 67 
                STRATEGY 15:  COMMUNICATING REASON, NOT PASSION................................................................ 67 
                STRATEGY 16: ANSWERING THE WHY?............................................................................................... 68 
                STRATEGY 17: APOSTROPHES.............................................................................................................. 69 
                  Possessive Nouns......................................................................................................................... 69 
                  Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions............................................................... 70 
                STRATEGY 18:  COMMA ERRORS.......................................................................................................... 71 
                STRATEGY 19: PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES................................................................................... 73 
                STRATEGY 20: PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT.................................................................................... 75 
                STRATEGY 21: LACK OF PARALLELISM................................................................................................. 77 
                STRATEGY 22: MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS....................................................................................... 79 
                                                
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