When you are reading a selection on the GED test, you should read anticipating the kinds of questions that the test will ask you. Here is a list of the kinds of information that the GED testers are looking for:
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- What is the main idea?
- If there is a graph, read and try to understand it.
- How does the graph relate to the article?
- How would you restate the information in the graph or article in your own words?
- Can you list some opinions opposed to the facts in the article?
- Are there any unfamiliar words or concepts? If so, maybe you should look them up.
- Are there any unstated assumptions in the graph or article article?
- What is the conclusion of this article?
- How do the details support the conclusion?
- How can you apply what you learned from the article to your real life?
- What situations might this information relate to?
- What fact or idea is implied by this article (idea not stated directly)?
- What is one cause-and-effect relationship described in this article?
- Is there enough information to support the generalization or conclusion?
- What values are demonstrated in this article or graph ?
- What unstated fact or idea can you infer (figure out) based on the stated information?
- What two important things are alike?
- What two important things are unalike?
- Are there any wrong arguments made in this article? Or…. Did the author jump to any conclusions?
- What argument(s) doesn’t convince you?
- Are the premises false? Is the conclusion false?
- Do the premises lead necessarily to the conclusion?
- Could this article be better written?
- Can you summarize the article?
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