FACT:  The GED test is NOT an easy test.  It takes study and preparation. 

The G.E.D.test covers material usually learned in four years of high school.  Questions require general knowledge and thinking skills rather than facts, details and definitions.  Many of the test questions are business-related.  

The test lasts seven and one half hours and has five sections, including writing skills, social studies, science, math and language arts (reading).  Each part of the test has a time limit.  Part II of the writing skills test is an essay.  A calculator may be used in Part I of the math test.  

FACT:  The G.E.D. test costs $55 and requires an official application process. 

You must fill out an official notarized application form accompanied by a $55 money order or certified check.  If you are under age 19, a signed age waiver form must be submitted as well.  There may be other forms, depending on your age or military status.  

You are eligible for a fee waiver (a free GED test) if you enroll in an Adult Basic & Literacy Education (ABLE) class and pass a practice GED test. 

If your application is approved, you must arrange to take the test within 90 days at an official GED Test Center.  If you do not pass the test, there is a waiting period before you can try again.  You must reapply and pay the application fee once more. 

FACT:  Compact Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) classes can help you pass the GED.

Compact ABLE classes provide details on the GED test application process, identify your academic strengths and weaknesses and offer individualized instruction in reading, math, writing and language to refresh your skills.  

A practice test is provided so you can qualify for a fee waiver, as well as a waiting period waiver.  Classes are open to anyone 18 or older who is not enrolled in a secondary school.  If you are 16 or 17, you must have an Official Withdrawal form and an Age & Schooling Certificate signed by the school of withdrawal. 

GED Tests are rotated between Compact high schools and the Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education office.  To find out test dates and time, or for more information about Compact ABLE, contact Barbara Mousetes at (330) 678-7333. 

What to Expect on the GED tests.

Language Arts: Writing Test

The Writing Skills Test is divided into two parts:  a multiple-choice fifty-five question section (Part I) and an essay (Part II).  In Part I, you will be asked to correct and edit sentences without changing their intended meaning.  In Part II, you will compose a well-written response to a question about a subject or an issue.  You will be graded on your ability to write effectively and clearly, make the main point of your essay, and thoroughly support your ideas.

Social Studies Test

Measures your ability to use knowledge and information about a variety of topics in the following subject areas:  history, economics, political science, geography and in the behavioral sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology).  Most of the questions in the Social Studies Test refer to information provided in paragraph form, charts, tables, graphs, maps, cartoons or figures.   

Science Test

Measures your skills in problem-solving and reasoning as applied in the areas of biology, earth science, physics and chemistry.  About half of the questions are based on concepts from biology.  You will use graphs, tables, charts, maps and figures to gather the information needed to answer the question.  

Language Arts: Reading Test

Measures your ability to understand and analyze what you read.  Test questions are drawn from popular literature, classical literature, and commentary excerpts.

Mathematics Test