GED Social Studies Preparation Course 2026

1. السؤال 1 من 15

   How much time does GED.com say you have for the GED Social Studies test?

   • A70 minutes
   • B90 minutes
   • C45 minutes
   • D115 minutes
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: A. 70 minutes

   The Social Studies test is 70 minutes long, including 2 minutes for instructions and the final review.

2. السؤال 2 من 15

   What does GED.com say about breaks during the Social Studies test?

   • AThere is no break
   • BYou get a short break after each content area
   • CYou may take one 30-minute break
   • DThere is a 10-minute break halfway through
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: A. There is no break

   GED.com lists the Social Studies test as 70 minutes with no break, so plan to work straight through.

3. السؤال 3 من 15

   What score do you need on each GED subject test to pass?

   • A165
   • B100
   • C145
   • D175
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   الإجابة: C. 145

   The passing score is 145 for each subject. You need 145 or higher on all four subjects to earn the credential.

4. السؤال 4 من 15

   A test-taker scores 168 on Social Studies. Which score level is this?

   • APass, but below the college-ready range
   • BGED College Ready + Credit
   • CGED College Ready
   • DBelow passing
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   الإجابة: C. GED College Ready

   Scores from 165 to 174 are GED College Ready. 175 to 200 is College Ready + Credit.

5. السؤال 5 من 15

   About what share of the Social Studies test is about civics and government?

   • AAbout 50 percent
   • BAbout 15 percent
   • CAbout 20 percent
   • DAbout 30 percent
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   الإجابة: A. About 50 percent

   The assessment guide says about 50% is civics and government, 20% U.S. history, 15% economics and 15% geography and the world.

6. السؤال 6 من 15

   Which calculator rule applies to the Social Studies test at a test center?

   • AA calculator only for the economics questions
   • BAny graphing calculator you choose to bring
   • CNo calculator of any kind is allowed
   • DThe onscreen calculator, or your own TI-30XS
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: D. The onscreen calculator, or your own TI-30XS

   GED.com says you have an onscreen calculator and a reference sheet, and your own TI-30XS is allowed at a test center.

7. السؤال 7 من 15

   You want to take the Social Studies test online. What must you do first, according to GED.com?

   • AScore 175 or higher on a paper practice test
   • BPass the other three subjects at a test center first
   • CGet a "green" GED Ready score in that subject within 60 days
   • DFinish a two-hour online class approved by your state education office
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: C. Get a "green" GED Ready score in that subject within 60 days

   To test online, you need a green (likely to pass) GED Ready score in that subject within the last 60 days.

8. السؤال 8 من 15

   According to GED.com, what does the Social Studies test mainly check?

   • AWhether you can recite long parts of the Constitution word for word
   • BWhether you can reason with the information and graphs given
   • CWhether you have memorized the state capitals and key dates
   • DHow quickly you can type a long essay
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: B. Whether you can reason with the information and graphs given

   GED.com says the test does not check memorized facts like capitals or dates. It checks applying concepts, reading graphs and charts, and reasoning.

9. السؤال 9 من 15

   Read the letter. Which statement from it is a fact, not an opinion?

   Letter to the editor, Riverton Weekly

   Riverton needs a new public library downtown. The library we have now was built in 1962. It has 14 public computers for a town of about 30,000 people. Last year, the library's own records show that people waited an average of 25 minutes to use a computer. Students who have no internet at home do their homework there.

   In my opinion, nothing is more important for our town's future. I urge every voter to support the library bond on the November ballot. — A Riverton parent

   • ANothing is more important for our town's future.
   • BRiverton needs a new public library downtown.
   • CThe library has 14 public computers.
   • DEvery voter should support the library bond.
   أظهر الإجابة

   الإجابة: C. The library has 14 public computers.

   A fact can be checked, for example by counting the computers. The other statements show what the writer believes or wants.

10. السؤال 10 من 15

    What is the main purpose of the letter?

    Letter to the editor, Riverton Weekly

    Riverton needs a new public library downtown. The library we have now was built in 1962. It has 14 public computers for a town of about 30,000 people. Last year, the library's own records show that people waited an average of 25 minutes to use a computer. Students who have no internet at home do their homework there.

    In my opinion, nothing is more important for our town's future. I urge every voter to support the library bond on the November ballot. — A Riverton parent

    • ATo compare Riverton with other towns
    • BTo report on last November's election results
    • CTo persuade voters to support the library bond
    • DTo explain how the library was first built in 1962
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. To persuade voters to support the library bond

    The writer gives reasons and ends by urging voters to support the bond, so the purpose is to persuade.

11. السؤال 11 من 15

    Which detail from the letter best supports the claim that the library is too small for the town?

    Letter to the editor, Riverton Weekly

    Riverton needs a new public library downtown. The library we have now was built in 1962. It has 14 public computers for a town of about 30,000 people. Last year, the library's own records show that people waited an average of 25 minutes to use a computer. Students who have no internet at home do their homework there.

    In my opinion, nothing is more important for our town's future. I urge every voter to support the library bond on the November ballot. — A Riverton parent

    • AThe library bond will be on the November ballot this year.
    • BThe library was built in 1962.
    • CPeople waited an average of 25 minutes to use a computer.
    • DThe writer is a parent who lives in Riverton.
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. People waited an average of 25 minutes to use a computer.

    Long waits for computers are evidence that the library cannot meet demand. The other details do not show a lack of space or equipment.

12. السؤال 12 من 15

    Which of these is a primary source about the Civil War?

    • AAn encyclopedia article about the war's battles
    • BA history textbook chapter about the war, published in 2015
    • CA letter a Union soldier wrote to his family in 1863
    • DA documentary film made in 1990 about Lincoln
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. A letter a Union soldier wrote to his family in 1863

    A primary source was made at the time by someone who was there. The others were made later by people who studied the war.

13. السؤال 13 من 15

    Based on the passage, which conclusion is best supported?

    In 1940, about 1 in 4 workers in Clay County worked on farms. New tractors and harvesters spread across the county over the next 30 years. By 1970, fewer than 1 in 10 workers had farm jobs. During the same years, the county's two largest towns doubled in size, and three factories opened along the railroad.

    • AFactory jobs in Clay County paid more than farm jobs.
    • BMost farms in Clay County closed because the railroad took their land.
    • CThe towns grew because families had more children after 1940.
    • DMachines cut farm jobs, and many workers moved to town jobs.
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: D. Machines cut farm jobs, and many workers moved to town jobs.

    Machines spread, farm jobs fell, and towns and factories grew at the same time, so it is reasonable to infer that workers moved from farms to towns. The passage says nothing about pay or birth rates.

14. السؤال 14 من 15

    On which point do both speakers agree?

    Speaker 1 (a store owner): The new highway exit will bring drivers past Main Street. More customers means more jobs. The state should build the exit, but it must also add sidewalks so people can walk safely to the shops.

    Speaker 2 (a homeowner): The exit will send heavy traffic down our quiet streets. I worry about my children's safety. If the state builds it, the plan must include sidewalks and lower speed limits.

    • ASpeed limits on Main Street should be raised.
    • BThe highway exit should not be built.
    • CAny plan for the exit should include sidewalks.
    • DMore drivers on Main Street will hurt the stores.
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: C. Any plan for the exit should include sidewalks.

    Both speakers say the plan must include sidewalks, even though they see the exit's effects differently.

15. السؤال 15 من 15

    In the passage, what does the word "curtailed" mean?

    After the budget cut, the city curtailed bus service on Route 9. Buses that used to come every 20 minutes now come once an hour, and the last bus leaves downtown at 7 p.m. instead of 11 p.m.

    • ARenamed
    • BExpanded
    • CMoved
    • DReduced
    أظهر الإجابة

    الإجابة: D. Reduced

    The buses now come less often and stop earlier, so the context shows that service was reduced.

لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.

الاختبار الحقيقي: 145 on each GED subject test