Pre-GED Social Studies

Book excerpt: Designed to work in conjunction with REA's GED test preparation book, this volume helps students develop a solid foundation for the skills they will need to use in approaching the Social Studies section of the GED. A diagnostic pre-test helps students see the areas they need to focus on the most, while a post-test helps them assess their progress when they have finished all the exercises. Coaches students in understanding maps, charts, graphs, political cartoons, as well as helping them recognize cause and effect relationships, compare and contrast ideas, and infer meanings from passages.