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GED Reasoning Through Language Arts
The GED reading and writing test: reading for meaning, arguments, grammar, plus a 45-minute essay
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At a glance
- Set by
- GED Testing Service
- Level
- High school equivalency (adult learners, age 16+/18+ by state)
- Region
- United States
- Programme
- GED Test
The format, as published
- Computer-based, 150 min in 3 sections (includes 3 min instructions and a 10-minute break between parts 2 and 3).
- One section is the 45-minute Extended Response essay (typically an argument analysis of two opposing passages; detail likely).
- Other items: multiple choice, drag-and-drop, select-an-area, drop-down.
- Topics are reading for meaning, identifying and creating arguments, and grammar and language.
- Scored 100–200: 145 pass, 165 College Ready, 175 College Ready + Credit.
Summarised from official sources. Always confirm dates and rules with the exam board.Official information(opens in a new tab)