What are Reading Comprehension Questions in GED
The score you receive in the GED is an indication of the knowledge that you have acquired during your high school years. Hence, the question papers are so designed that they give equal importance to English, science, mathematics and social studies. Among the English part of the examination, reading comprehension is an entire section in itself. Thus, the score you receive in this section is of great importance. Therefore, to help you understand thesection of GED test; some essential features have been discussed in the following section of the article.Understanding GED Language Arts: ReadingThe GED Language Arts: Reading Section, as the name suggests, comprises comprehension passages. You will have to read these passages in order to answer the given questions. This section will also test your critical and analytical skills. Some of the features of this section are as follows:
- This section consists of multiple choice questions under which you will have to choose the correct answer from the four answer options given.
- Each of the passages will consist of 300 to 400 words; which means that the passages will be moderately long. Therefore, you must practice reading quickly and with concentration. That alone will ensure that you have understood the comprehension passages properly.
- You will have to read a total of seven passages. Among the seven passages, five will be taken from literary texts. These texts can include prose passages, drama, poetry and novels. The remaining two passages will be from non-fictional works, i.e., parts from letters, articles from magazines, biographies etc.
- This division ensures that all sections of literature (fictional and non-fictional) receive equal attention. However, prior knowledge of the texts, from which the passages are excerpted, is not required. You will not have to identify the original text in any of the questions.
- You will have to solve 40 questions within a stipulated time of 65 minutes. Hence, you should read the passages thoroughly before you attempt the answers. All the questions will be based on the information provided in the passages.
Once you have understood the features of this section of theexamination, you must learn about the types of questions that you will come across in this section of the test. The question types have been discussed in the following section of the article.Nature of GED Comprehension QuestionsIn order to aid you with your preparation for reading comprehension, the types of questions that you will have to practice solving are as follows:
- Some of the questions will refer to certain sections of the text. You will have to refer to the particular information provided in the certain part and then answer the question accordingly.
- Some questions will ask you to analyze the validity of particular arguments. You will have to also check, whether or not, there is sufficient information provided in the passages to support the arguments.
- There will be questions in which you will have to understand the basic idea of the passage. You will then have to choose the statement that best summarizes the idea that the author is trying to convey through the provided passages.
- There will also be questions, where you will have to understand the organization and the tone in which the passage, has been written. These questions are a test of your critical and analytical skills.
The only way to ace this section of the examination is to practice hard. The following section of the article will provide you with pointers, as to how you can practice for the examination.Link to Help You PracticeThus, after you have understood the types of questions that you will be asked, you will be able to develop a method for answering questions related to reading more efficiently. To help you further, a link to the official GED website containing sample comprehension questions is given below:http://www.gedtestingservice.com/testers/sample-questions.Check this website and find out exactly what kind of questions you will come across in the examination. Then start preparing for it as early as possible!