GED Scoreboostâ„¢ Correlation Mathematics - New Readers Press
GED Scoreboostâ„¢ Correlation Mathematics - New Readers Press
GED Scoreboostâ„¢ Correlation Mathematics - New Readers Press
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Problem<br />
Procedural Conceptual Solving Calculator* Grids**<br />
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
<strong>Mathematics</strong> – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Whole Numbers, Decimals, Fractions, and<br />
Percents<br />
Scoreboost Strategy<br />
7 - 10,16 7,10 10 Whole Number and Decimals<br />
1 Use a Problem-Solving Plan 2-3<br />
2 Determine Whether There is Enough Information 4-5<br />
3 Use Estimation to Solve Problems 6-7<br />
4 Break Problem into Smaller Steps 8-9<br />
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5 Solve Set-up Problems 10-11<br />
6 Use the Casio fx-260 Calculator 12-13<br />
7 Solve Decimal Problems Using a Calculator 14-15<br />
8 Grid Answers for Whole Number and Decimal Problems 16-17<br />
- - 12, 14, 23 12 - Fractions, Percents, and Proportions<br />
9 Decide Which Operation to Use with Fractions 20-21<br />
10 Use Estimation with Fraction Problems 22-23<br />
11 Solve Fraction Problems Using a Calculator 24-25<br />
12 Solve Ratio and Proportion Set-Up Problems 26-27<br />
13 Grid Answers to Fraction and Ratio Problems 28-29<br />
14 Use the Percent Circle 30-31<br />
15 Use a Calculator to Solve Percent Problems 32-33<br />
16 Choose the System That Works Best for You 34-35<br />
Some questions appear twice on the correlation chart because:<br />
* The Casio fx-260 Solar scientific calculator, can be used on questions 1 – 13 of the practice test.<br />
** Although most of the test is in multiple-choice format, for some problems, students need to generate answers and fill in grids.
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
<strong>Mathematics</strong> – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Problem<br />
Procedural Conceptual Solving Calculator* Grids** Measurement and Data Analysis<br />
Scoreboost Strategy<br />
- 6, 25 - - - Measurement and Formulas<br />
1 Review the Standard Units of Measurement 2-3<br />
2 Review the Metric Units of Measurement 4-5<br />
3 Use the Calculator with Measurement Problems 6-7<br />
4 Use Diagrams in Measurement Problems 8-9<br />
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5 Solve Perimeter, Area, and Volume Problems 10-11<br />
6 Use the Formulas Page with Set-Up Problems 12-13<br />
7 Use Formulas to Solve Problems 14-15<br />
8 Grid in Answers to Measurement Problems 16-17<br />
2, 15, 21 5,20 1,4,13 1,2,13 4 Tables, Graphs, and Data Analysis<br />
9 Use Tables and Charts 20-21<br />
10 Work with Bar Graphs 22-23<br />
11 Work with Line Graphs 24-25<br />
12 Work with Circle Graphs 26-27<br />
13 Find Mean, Median, and Mode 28-29<br />
14 Solve Probability Problems 30-31<br />
15 Use a Calculator to Solve Data Problems 32-33<br />
16 Grid in Answers to Data Analysis Problems 34-35<br />
Some questions appear twice on the correlation chart because:<br />
* The Casio fx-260 Solar scientific calculator, can be used on questions 1 – 13 of the practice test.<br />
** Although most of the test is in multiple-choice format, for some problems, students need to generate answers and fill in grids.<br />
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<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
<strong>Mathematics</strong> – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Problem<br />
Procedural Conceptual Solving Calculator* Grids** Algebra and Geometry<br />
Scoreboost Strategy<br />
3,9 19,24 - 9 3 Algebra Problems<br />
1 Use Tables to Solve Algebra Word Problems 2-3<br />
2 Use the Calculator to Solve Algebra Problems 4-5<br />
3 Work Backwards to Solve Problems 6-7<br />
4 Set Up Expressions, Equations, and Functions 8-9<br />
11 - 8, 17,18 8,11 18 Angles, Formulas and Similar Figures<br />
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5 Explore Angle Relationships 12-13<br />
6 Use the Formulas Page with Geometry Problems 14-15<br />
7 Use the Calculator with the Formulas Page 16-17<br />
8 Solve Set-Up Problems in Geometry 18-19<br />
9 Use the Pythagorean Relationship 20-21<br />
10 Use Proportion with Similar Figures 22-23<br />
- 22 - - 22 Slope, Distance, and Coordinate Grids<br />
11 Plot Points on Coordinate Grids 26-27<br />
12 Find Points on a Line 28-29<br />
13 Find Slope on a Coordinate Grid 30-31<br />
14 Find the Distance Between Points 32-33<br />
Some questions appear twice on the correlation chart because:<br />
* The Casio fx-260 Solar scientific calculator, can be used on questions 1 – 13 of the practice test.<br />
** Although most of the test is in multiple-choice format, for some problems, students need to generate answers and fill in grids.
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Language Arts, Writing – Essay - Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Essays are scored based on these criteria:<br />
• Response to the Prompt<br />
• Organization<br />
• Development and Details<br />
• Word Choice<br />
• Conventions of Edited American English (EAE)<br />
<strong>GED</strong> Essay<br />
Scoring Guide Criteria<br />
Scoreboost<br />
Strategy<br />
Pages<br />
Essay Writing and Organization Skills<br />
Overview of the Scoring Guide 1 · Understand How Your Essay Will Be Scored 2-3<br />
Response to the Prompt 2 · Understand the Essay Prompt 4-5<br />
Response to the Prompt 3 · Focus Your Response and Generate Ideas 6-7<br />
Development and Details 4 · Select and Organize Key Supporting Ideas 8-9<br />
Development and Details 5 · Develop Support for Your Ideas 10-11<br />
Development and Details 6 · Write Topic Sentences 12-13<br />
Development and Details 7 · Write the Body of Your Essay 14-15<br />
Organization 8 · Write an Introduction and a Conclusion 16-17<br />
Organization 9 · Revise Your Draft to Strengthen Your Support 18-19<br />
Word Choice 10 · Edit to Improve Your Word Choice 20-21<br />
Organization 11 · Make a Graphic Planner 22-23<br />
Organization 12 · Choose the Best Topic Sentence 26-27<br />
Organization 13 · Move Sentences to Improve the Flow of Ideas 28-29<br />
Organization 14 · Remove Irrelevant Details 30-31<br />
Organization 15 · Divide Paragraphs 32-33<br />
Organization 16 - Combine Paragraphs 34-35<br />
Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics<br />
Conventions of EAE* 1 · Correct Run-Ons and Comma Splices 2-3<br />
Conventions of EAE 2 · Combine or Rewrite Ideas to Make <strong>New</strong> Sentences 4-5<br />
Conventions of EAE 3 · Subordinate Ideas in Sentences 6-7<br />
Conventions of EAE 4 · Correct Sentence Fragments 8-9<br />
Conventions of EAE 5 · Use Modifiers Correctly 10-11<br />
Conventions of EAE 6 · Make Ideas Parallel 12-13<br />
Conventions of EAE 7 · Make Subjects and Verbs Agree 16-17<br />
Conventions of EAE 8 · Make Subjects and Verbs Agree in Different Sentence Structures 18-19<br />
Conventions of EAE 9 · Use the Correct Verb Form 20-21<br />
Conventions of EAE 10 · Use the Correct Verb Tense 22-23<br />
Conventions of EAE 11 · Use the Correct Pronoun Form 24-25<br />
Conventions of EAE 12 · Fix Pronoun Agreement Problems 26-27<br />
Conventions of EAE 13 · Capitalize Correctly 30-31<br />
Conventions of EAE 14 · Spell Well 32-33<br />
Conventions of EAE 15 · Use Commas Correctly 34-35<br />
* Edited American English – Sentence Structure, Grammar and Usage, and Mechanics
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Language Arts, Writing, Part 1- Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Sentence<br />
Organization Structure Usage Mechanics Essay Writing and Organization Skills<br />
Scoreboost Strategy<br />
8,13,25 - - - Organization<br />
12 Choose the Best Topic Sentence 26-27<br />
13 Move Sentences to Improve the Flow of Ideas 28-29<br />
14 Remove Irrelevant Details 30- 31<br />
15 Divide Paragraphs 32-33<br />
16 Combine Paragraphs 34-35<br />
Sentence Structure, Usage, and<br />
Mechanics<br />
- 1,6,10,12, - -<br />
16,17,20,24 Sentence Structure<br />
- - 2,3,4,7,14 -<br />
1 Correct Run-Ons and Comma Splices 2-3<br />
2 Combine or Rewrite Ideas 4-5<br />
3 Subordinate Ideas in Sentences 6-7<br />
4 Correct Sentence Fragments 8-9<br />
5 Use Modifiers Correctly 10-11<br />
6 Make Ideas Parallel 12-13<br />
19,21,22 Usage<br />
7 Make Subjects and Verbs Agree 16-17<br />
8 Subjects and Verbs/Sentence Structures 18-19<br />
9 Use the Correct Verb Form 20-21<br />
10 Use the Correct Verb Tense 22-23<br />
11 Use the Correct Pronoun Form 24-25<br />
12 Fix Pronoun Agreement Problems 26-27<br />
- - - 5,9,11,<br />
15,18,23 Mechanics<br />
13 Capitalize Correctly 30-31<br />
14 Spell Well 32-33<br />
15 Use Commas Correctly 34-35<br />
Pages
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Reading – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Drama<br />
Critical Thinking for Reading,<br />
Social Studies, and Science<br />
Comprehension 13,16 1 17,18 Scoreboost Strategy Pages<br />
1 Understand Main Ideas and Details 2-3<br />
2 Restate and Summarize Ideas 4-5<br />
Application 15 8,9 5 -<br />
Analysis -- 7, 10,11 2,3 20<br />
3 Identify Implications and Make Inferences 6-7<br />
4 Apply Ideas to <strong>New</strong> Situations 8-9<br />
5 Follow the Sequence of Events 14-15<br />
6 Identify Causes and Effects 16-17<br />
7 Differentiate Facts from Opinions 18-19<br />
Synthesis 14 12 4,6 19<br />
8 Draw Conclusions 20-21<br />
9 Compare and Contrast 26-27<br />
10 Synthesize Information 28-29
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Social Studies – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
U.S. World Civics and<br />
History History Government Economics Geography<br />
Critical Thinking for Reading,<br />
Social Studies, and Science<br />
Comprehension 10 20 7 4,8 - Scoreboost Strategy Pages<br />
1 Understand Main Ideas and Details 2-3<br />
2 Restate and Summarize Ideas 4-5<br />
Application - 21,22 17 - -<br />
Analysis 11 5,23 6,18 9,24 1,2,3,25<br />
3 Identify Implications and Make Inferences 6-7<br />
4 Apply Ideas to <strong>New</strong> Situations 8-9<br />
5 Follow the Sequence of Events 14-15<br />
6 Identify Causes and Effects 16-17<br />
7 Differentiate Facts from Opinions 18-19<br />
Synthesis 13 - 19 - -<br />
8 Draw Conclusions 20-21<br />
9 Compare and Contrast 26-27<br />
Evaluation 12,16 15 - - 14<br />
10 Synthesize Information 28-29<br />
11 Evaluate the Adequacy of Information 30-31<br />
12 Determine the Role of Values and Beliefs 32-33
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Social Studies – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
U.S. World Civics and<br />
History History Government Economics Geography<br />
Graphic Skills for Social Studies and Science<br />
Charts and<br />
Graphs - 15 - 8,9 - Scoreboost Strategy Pages<br />
1 Interpret Charts and Tables 2-3<br />
2 Work with Pictographs 4-5<br />
3 Use Bar Graphs to Make Comparisons 6-7<br />
4 See Trends in Line Graphs 8-9<br />
Cartoons,<br />
Drawings, and<br />
Diagrams - 20,21,22 6,7 - -<br />
5 Relate Parts to a Whole in Circle Graphs 10-11<br />
6 Interpret Drawings 16-17<br />
7 Figure Out Diagrams 18-19<br />
Maps 16 - - - 1,2<br />
8 Analyze Editorial Cartoons 20-21<br />
9 Read Map Formats 26-27<br />
10 Interpret Location and Direction on Maps 28-29<br />
11 Interpret Maps for Meaning 30-31
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Science– Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Life<br />
Science<br />
Earth and<br />
Space<br />
Science<br />
Physical<br />
Science<br />
Critical Thinking for Reading,<br />
Social Studies, and Science<br />
Comprehension 8,12,20 1 15,24 Scoreboost Strategy Pages<br />
1 Understand Main Ideas and Details 2-3<br />
2 Restate and Summarize Ideas 4-5<br />
Application 6,7,23 5 16,22<br />
Analysis 4,9,21 3 11,14,18<br />
3 Identify Implications and Make Inferences 6-7<br />
4 Apply Ideas to <strong>New</strong> Situations 8-9<br />
5 Follow the Sequence of Events 14-15<br />
6 Identify Causes and Effects 16-17<br />
7 Differentiate Facts from Opinions 18-19<br />
Synthesis - - 19<br />
8 Draw Conclusions 20-21<br />
9 Compare and Contrast 26-27<br />
Evaluation 2,10,13 25 17<br />
10 Synthesize Information 28-29<br />
11 Evaluate the Adequacy of Information 30-31<br />
12 Determine the Role of Values and Beliefs 32-33
<strong>GED</strong> Scoreboost <strong>Correlation</strong><br />
Science – Official Practice Test: Form PA<br />
Tables and<br />
Life<br />
Science<br />
Earth and<br />
Space<br />
Science<br />
Physical<br />
Science<br />
Graphic Skills for Social Studies and Science<br />
Graphs 2,12,20,21 1 15,17 Scoreboost Strategy Pages<br />
1 Interpret Charts and Tables 2-3<br />
2 Work with Pictographs 4-5<br />
3 Use Bar Graphs to Make Comparisons 6-7<br />
4 See Trends in Line Graphs 8-9<br />
Drawings and<br />
Diagrams 23 5,25 11,22,24<br />
5 Relate Parts to a Whole in Circle Graphs 10-11<br />
6 Interpret Drawings 16-17<br />
7 Figure Out Diagrams 18-19
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