Pre Ged Critical Thinking Skil

Provides practice in the critical thinking and graphic skills needed to answer questions on the GED language arts, social studies, and science tests.

PRE-GED Satellite Program - Subject-area basics that move students up to GED preparation. Developmental content-area instruction targets essential skills and builds in-depth student knowledge in the content areas. Pre- and Post-tests help students decide which skills need the most work, and allow them to assess mastery of each subject area. Controlled reading levels 5-8 encourage further learning and comprehension. Complete answer key supplies answers and explanations for all the questions in the book. Extensive visual aids offer instruction in interpreting maps, charts, tables, cartoons, and graphs, and applying information. Writing skills strengthens essential grammar, usage, and writing skills: sentence basics, using verbs, modifiers, sentence structure, capitalization and punctuation, patterns of organization, the process of writing, spelling, and journal writing. Social studies builds the critical-thinking skills necessary to comprehend, apply, analyze, and evaluate social studies materials--including passages, graphs, charts, and maps--in the areas of U.S. history, political science, behavioral sciences, geography, and economics. Science sharpens students' ability to apply critical-thinking skills--comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation--to passages and graphics about biology, earth science, chemistry, and physics. Literature and the Arts focuses on the comprehension, application, analysis, and evaluation skills needed to successfully understand literature and arts materials: fiction and nonfiction prose, poetry, drama, and commentaries on the arts. Mathematics increases students' mastery and confidence in their ability to perform operations and solve problems involving whole numbers, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers, measurement and geometry, ratios, proportions, and percents, data analysis and probability, basic algebra concepts.

Master the GED and get your high school equivalency diploma! REA's GED Writing Our test experts will show you how to master the Writing Skills section of the GED. Start your study with a diagnostic pre-test that pinpoints your GED Writing strengths and weaknesses. REA's in-depth GED review of Writing Skills covers all subject areas found on the exam: grammar, sentence structure, the writing process, and more. The book features 2 practice tests that thoroughly evaluate your skills and knowledge of the subject matter. Each practice exam question is answered with easy-to-follow, easy-to-grasp explanations that allow for greater understanding. Use the book's glossary for speedy look-up of key concepts and terms. REA's proven test tips, strategies, and powerhouse drills help you master the GED!

Students read a high-interest nonfiction article, strengthen comprehension skills by responding to follow-up questions, study a primary source document, and demonstrate critical-thinking skills through document-based questions.

Comprehensive preparation for the Science of the GED. Covers thoroughly the areas of biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. It guides students in acquiring such skills as finding main ideas, making inferences, summarizing information, and recognizing cause and effect relationships. It also teaches students how to interpret scientific data, and find the meaning of scientific words from context.

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.

Get the essential skills you need to succeed on the GED! Pre-GED gives you a solid foundation in the basic skills you need to succeed on each of the four subjects of the GED test: Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA), Social Studies, Science, and Mathematical Reasoning. This new edition features micro-lessons on test-taking strategies, review questions involving critical thinking, and a brand-new app featuring hundreds of practice questions. Features: New: Micro-lessons section provides unique test-taking strategies New: Review questions on critical thinking and reasoning match latest test New: App featuring hundreds of practice questions New: Appendix covers the most important vocabulary for each section of the test More than 1,000 practice questions with explanations Easy-to-follow lessons specifically written for Pre-GED students and covering all 4 subject areas: Reasoning Through Language Arts, Mathematical Reasoning, Science, and Social Studies Top 25 lists that cover the most important concepts you need to know for each test section Flashcard App includes 100 flashcards to help you review all four test sections