Tham khảo tài liệu 'about the ged writing exam 10', ngoại ngữ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 5k About the GED Language Arts Writing Exam TO PREPARE effectively for the Language Arts Writing Exam you need to know exactly what the test is like. This chapter explains the structure of the exam including the types of questions and passages you will see on the test. What to Expect on the Language Arts Writing Exam As you know the Language Arts Writing Exam has two parts. Part I consists of 50 multiple-choice questions that measure your knowledge in four key writing areas Sentence structure 30 Usage 30 Mechanics 25 Organization 15 You will have 75 minutes to complete this part of the test. Each question will have five answer choices only one will be correct. Because there s a lot more to writing an effective essay than good grammar or logical organization and because effective writing is essential if you are to succeed in college or in the workplace the GED writing test also includes an essay section. Part II consists of one essay topic. You will have 45 minutes to write an essay in response to that prompt. A lot of people are intimidated by essay exams. After all you are being asked to write well under pressure and if you don t pass the essay exam you don t pass the Language Arts Writing Test. But there is some good news about the GED writing exam. For one thing the essay doesn t have to be long. In fact because you have only 45 minutes you 35 ABOUT THE GED LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING EXAM are only expected to write about five paragraphs or approximately 250 words. In contrast most college-level essays are expected to be at least three to five pages For another you are given only one essay prompt. That means you don t have to spend any time deciding which question to answer. You only have to decide how you will answer that question. In addition no matter what writing prompt you get you will be able to answer the question. All of the essay topics are general enough for anyone to write about. None of them will require you to have any kind of specialized .
