What are the GED tests?

The General Education Development Tests (GED) are administered to approximately 700,000 people each year. The tests measure high school-level achievement in five subject areas: Language Arts, Writing; Language Arts, Reading; Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics. All 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces, and all U.S. territories use passing scores on the GED Tests as the basis for awarding high school equivalency credentials. One out of seven high school diplomas granted in the United States is based on passing the GED Tests. The GED test given at JCCC allows individuals an opportunity to earn a Kansas state high school diploma.

What subjects are on the GED tests?

What do the GED tests measure?

The Tests of General Educational Development (GED Tests) consist of five multiple-choice tests which measure achievement in subject areas generally associated with a high school program of study.

The five tests, and their relative content emphases, are:

1. Language Arts, Writing
Part I: (multiple choice)
Organization - 15%
Sentence Structure - 30%
Usage - 30%
50 Questions
Mechanics - 25% (homonym, punctuation, and capitalization)

Part 2: (essay)

2. Language Arts, Reading
Literary Texts - 75%
40 Questions
Non-fiction Prose Texts - 25%

3. Social Studies
History - 40%
(National - 25%; World - 15%)
Geography - 15%
Civics and Government - 25%
Economics - 20%
50 Questions

4. Science
Earth and Space Science - 20%
Life Sciences - 45%
Physical Sciences - 35%
50 Questions

5. Mathematics
(Number Operations and Number Sense; Measurement & Geometry; Data Analysis; Statistics and Probability; Algebra, Functions and Patterns)
Part I: Calculator allowed (provided by testing center)
25 Questions
Part II: No calculator allowed
25 Questions

*Approximately 20% of the items on the Mathematics Test are of a format other than multiple choice.)

Preparing for the GED

Adult Basic Education which prepares you to take the GED is offered through Johnson County Adult Education, an educational program sponsored by Johnson County Community College and the Johnson County Library. Visit the Johnson County Adult Education Web site for more information.

GED Requirements

GED Accommodations

GED Pre-registration

GED Test Schedule

GED Score

GED Re-Test

For more information on the official GED practice test and the GED graduation, please visit Johnson County Adult Education -ABE/GED/ESL website.