GED® Reasoning through Language Arts Practice Tests

A Quick Guide to GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test (Reading Domain)

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The GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test is a three-part test. Two of the three sections will focus on the reading part, where your comprehension skills will be tested. The two sections will also look at your ability to analyze information.

What Will You Find in the Reasoning Through Language Arts Test?

 

You will be reading sentences or paragraphs and will be asked to do any of the following:

• Analyze how ideas, characters, and events develop in the text.
• Analyze the structure of the text
• Know the author’s point view
• Evaluate arguments and claims in the text
• Understand how two or more texts address similar themes or topics.
• Effectively use transitional words, conjunctive adverbs, and other words and phrases
• Eliminate run-on sentences, fused sentences, and sentence fragments.
• Eliminate dangling or misplaced modifiers or illogical word order.
• Ensure parallelism and correct subordination and coordination.
• Correct subject-verb agreement errors.
• Correct errors in subject-verb or pronoun-antecedent agreement
• Correct errors in pronoun usage
• Ensure correct use of capitalization
• Ensure correct use of punctuation
• Correct errors involving frequently confused words
• Ensure correct use of apostrophes with possessive nouns
• Eliminate non-standard or informal use of English

Quick Tips to Remember When Answering the Reading Part of the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test

The best way to prepare for the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts test is by reading high-quality materials that will boost your analytic skills. Read articles published in high-quality newspapers. See how writers present an argument and support it with evidence. For each article that you read, try to formulate and answer “what,” “why, and “how” questions.

Also, answer GED practice tests that will help you become comfortable with the test structure and the kinds of questions you will encounter during the exam.

Here are few more tips to ace the Reading domain of the GED Language Arts test:

1. Read the text carefully. Don’t be in a hurry. While it is good to be aware of the time allotment, don’t let it pressure you into speed-reading. Understanding the text will help you answer the question correctly.
2. Understand what is being asked. Know what exactly is being asked. Then, check out the answer options.
3. When you’re not sure of your answer, always refer back to the text. Answers are often found within the given text.
4. Focus. Reading takes a lot of focus, so you can understand what you’re reading. Do what it takes to focus””get enough sleep, eat brain-boosting foods, have a filling meal before the test, and relax.
5. Take practice tests. Take our GED practice test and read quality publications that will help improve your reading comprehension skills.

Ready to study for the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test? Take our GED practice test for reading now.