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the beginning of each section or take a practice

GED to get an idea of how you would do on the

exam. How did you score? What do you seem to

know well? What do you need to review? What

do you need to study in detail?

3. Set a time frame. Once you have a good sense of

how much studying is ahead, create a detailed

study schedule. Use a calendar to set specific

deadlines. If deadlines make you nervous, give

yourself plenty of time for each task. Otherwise,

you might have trouble keeping calm and staying

on track.

To create a good schedule, break your study￾ing into small tasks that will get you to your

learning goals. A study plan that says “Learn

everything by May 1” isn’t going to be helpful.

However, a study plan that sets dates for learning

specific material in March and April will enable

you to learn everything by May 1. For example,

take a look at the following five-month study

plan created by a GED candidate who needs to

focus on both Language Arts exams:

Week 1 Study math. Focus: geometry and

number operations.

Week 2 Study math. Focus: algebra and data

analysis.

Week 3 Take practice math GED. Review

errors.

Week 4 Study science. Focus: life sciences,

start physical sciences.

Week 5 Study science. Focus: physical sci￾ences, and Earth and space sciences.

Week 6 Take practice science GED. Review

errors. Review math.

Week 7 Study social studies. Focus: national

history.

Week 8 Study social studies. Focus: world

history.

Week 9 Study social studies. Focus: geography

and economics. Take practice social

studies GED.

Week 10 Review errors. Review math and

science.

Week 11 Study grammar/writing. Focus: sen￾tence structure, usage.

Week 12 Study grammar/writing. Focus:

mechanics, organization.

Week 13 Study grammar/writing. Focus: essay

writing strategies.

Week 14 Take practice writing test. Review

errors.

Week 15 Review social studies, math, and

science.

Week 16 Study reading/literature. Focus: literary

vs. nonfiction texts.

Week 17 Study reading/literature. Focus:

comprehension and application.

Week 18 Study reading/literature. Focus:

analysis and synthesis.

Week 19 Take practice reading exam. Review

errors.

Week 20 Review all subjects.

Notice how this schedule builds in time to

review each subject and establishes different top￾ics to focus on each week.

As you set your deadlines, think carefully

about your day-to-day schedule. How much time

can you spend on studying each week? Exactly

when can you fit in the time to study? Be sure to

be realistic about how much time you have and

how much you can accomplish. Give yourself the

study time you need to succeed.

4. Stick to your plan. Make sure you have your

plan written on paper and post your plan where

you can see it. (Don’t just keep it in your head!)

Look at it regularly so you can remember what

and when to study. Checking your plan regularly

can also help you see how much progress you

have made along the way.

It’s very important that you don’t give up if

you fall behind. Unexpected events may inter￾rupt your plans. You may have to put in extra

time at work, you may have to deal with a

–STUDY SKILLS–

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