 |  Contemporary's GED Social Studies Kenneth Tamarkin
Jeri W. Bayer
Practice Test CorrelationsThe following correlation charts contain a breakdown of skills on the GED Social Studies Test and their corresponding questions in Contemporary's Assessment Program for the GED and the Official GED Practice Tests. Locate the questions your students missed on the appropriate chart to determine the skills they need to review before taking the actual GED Test. With each skill are page references to the corresponding instructional content in GED Social Studies. See Contemporary's GED Instructor Resource Binder for correlations to other Contemporary materials.
Assessment Program for the GED
Content Area | Form
CD1 | Form
CD2 | Form CP1 | Form CP2 | Pages | | COMPREHENSION | - Understand and restate information
- Summarize ideas
- Translate knowledge into new contexts
- Make inferences
- Draw conclusions
| 11, 20, 21, 26, 30, 31, 34, 37, 38, 43, 50 | 9, 11, 15, 16, 21, 31, 35, 36, 44, 45 | 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16 | 6, 8, 14, 20 | 27–42 | | APPLICATION | - Use information in a new context
- Solve problems that require skills or knowledge
| 3, 5, 10, 15, 19, 28, 39, 40, 46 | 6, 13, 17, 18, 20, 24, 28, 33, 41, 42 | 3, 15, 22, 24 | 3, 5, 11, 13, 23 | 43–58 | | ANALYSIS | - Identify patterns
- Distinguish fact from opinion
- Recognize hidden or unstated meaning
- Identify cause and effect relationships
- Make a series of related inferences
| 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35, 42, 44, 45, 49 | 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 34, 37, 39, 40, 46, 48, 49 | 2, 8, 9, 10, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25 | 1, 2, 7, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24 | 59–98 | | EVALUATION | - Compare and discriminate among ideas
- Assess the value of theories, evidence, and presentations
- Make choices based on reasoned argument
- Recognize the role that values play in beliefs and decision making
- Indicate logical fallacies in arguments
| 8, 12, 13, 18, 25, 33, 36, 41, 47, 48 | 1, 5, 10, 25, 30, 32, 38, 43, 47, 50 | 4, 5, 11, 17, 21 | 4, 9, 17, 19, 22, 25 | 99–115 | | U.S. HISTORY | - Colonization, revolution, and a new nation (beginning–1820)
- Western expansion, Civil War era, rise of industrial U.S. (1801–1900)
- Emerging world power, postwar U.S., contemporary U.S., enduring issues (1890–present)
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 16, 17, 24, 25 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 18 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 | 119–156, 183–215, 253–282 | | WORLD HISTORY | - Beginnings and early civilizations (10,000–1000 BCE)
- Classical traditions, major empires, world religions, feudalism to nation state, first global age (1000 BCE–1770)
- Age of revolution (1750–1914)
- Half-century of crisis (1900–1945)
- Twentieth century and beyond (1945–present)
| 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 32, 33 | 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 | 7, 8, 9, 20 | 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 | 119–156, 253–326 | | GEOGRAPHY | - World in spatial terms
- Places, regions, and physical systems
- Human systems, the environment, and society
- Uses of geography
| 7, 8, 9, 30, 31, 41, 42 | 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 | 13, 14, 19, 23 | 5, 13, 14 | 157–181 | | CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT | - Civic life, politics, and government
- Foundations of the American political system
- American government
- Relationship of the U.S. to other nations
- Role of citizens in American democracy
| 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50 | 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 | 10, 11, 12, 15, 22, 25 | 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 | 183–215, 283–326 | | ECONOMICS | - Economic reasoning and choice
- Comparison of modern economic systems, business in a free enterprise system, production, consumers
- Financial institutions, government’s role in the economy, labor and the economy, global markets and foreign trade
| 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 43, 49 | 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 | 6, 16, 17, 21, 24 | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 | 217–251 |
Official Practice Tests
Content Area | Form
PA | Form
PB | Form
PC | Form
PD | Form
PE | Pages | | COMPREHENSION | - Understand and restate information
- Summarize ideas
- Translate knowledge into new contexts
- Make inferences
- Draw conclusions
| 4, 7, 8, 10, 20 | 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 | 4, 8, 12, 17, 20 | 1, 2, 16, 17, 21, 24 | 4, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17 | 27–42 | | APPLICATION | - Use information in a new context
- Solve problems that require skills or knowledge
| 13, 17, 21, 22 | 5, 6, 7, 10, 17 | 2, 5, 7, 9 | 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 20 | 3, 6, 10, 16, 20, 23 | 43–58 | | ANALYSIS | - Identify patterns
- Distinguish fact from opinion
- Recognize hidden or unstated meaning
- Identify cause and effect relationships
- Make a series of related inferences
| 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 18, 23, 24, 25 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16, 19, 22 | 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 22 | 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 18, 23 | 1, 12, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25 | 59–98 | | EVALUATION | - Compare and discriminate among ideas
- Assess the value of theories, evidence, and presentations
- Make choices based on reasoned argument
- Recognize the role that values play in beliefs and decision making
- Indicate logical fallacies in arguments
| 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 | 12, 23, 24, 25 | 10, 15, 21, 23, 24, 25 | 3, 4, 10, 12, 22, 25 | 2, 7, 11, 13, 24 | 99–115 | | U.S. HISTORY | - Colonization, revolution, and a new nation (beginning–1820)
- Western expansion, Civil War era, rise of industrial U.S. (1801–1900)
- Emerging world power, postwar U.S., contemporary U.S., enduring issues (1890–present)
| 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 24 | 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16 | 2, 3, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21 | 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 25 | 119–156, 183–215, 253–282 | | WORLD HISTORY | - Beginnings and early civilizations (10,000–1000 BCE)
- Classical traditions, major empires, world religions, feudalism to nation state, first global age (1000 BCE–1770)
- Age of revolution (1750–1914)
- Half-century of crisis (1900–1945)
- Twentieth century and beyond (1945–present)
| 5, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23 | 20, 21, 22, 23 | 12, 13, 15 | 6, 19, 24 | 1, 3, 12, 17, 18, 24 | 119–156, 253–326 | | GEOGRAPHY | - World in spatial terms
- Places, regions, and physical systems
- Human systems, the environment, and society
- Uses of geography
| 1, 2, 3, 14, 25 | 1, 2, 4, 25 | 1, 2, 6, 24 | 4, 8, 9, 20 | 8, 20, 22 | 157–181 | | CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT | - Civic life, politics, and government
- Foundations of the American political system
- American government
- Relationship of the U.S. to other nations
- Role of citizens in American democracy
| 6, 7, 17, 18, 19 | 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17 | 7, 8, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23 | 5, 12, 13, 14, 25 | 2, 9, 10, 11, 23 | 183–215, 283–326 | | ECONOMICS | - Economic reasoning and choice
- Comparison of modern economic systems, business in a free enterprise system, production, consumers
- Financial institutions, government’s role in the economy, labor and the economy, global markets and foreign trade
| 4, 8, 9, 24 | 3, 14, 15, 18 | 5, 17, 18, 19, 25 | 1, 10, 11, 22, 23 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 21 | 217–251 |
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