McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED : The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071428143 | ISBN-13: 978-0071428149 | Publication Date: June 20, 2003 | Edition: 1

From America's leading education publisher, the struggling student's guide to GED success

Nearly one million Americans plan to take the GED each year, but many are deficient in the most basic skills and not yet ready for GED courses and study guides. McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED offers a comprehensive foundation on which to build the necessary skills for more vigorous study and eventual success.

This edition covers the five subject areas-- writing, reading, social studies, science, and math--guiding students in such matters as topic sentences, punctuation, sequence, inference, decimals, and ratios.

Fully updated, it also introduces students to subject matter added to the test in 2002, including world history, space study, business documents, and number grids. With easy-tofollow instructions, McGraw-Hill's Pre- GED provides:

• Diagnostic pretests identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Hundreds of exercises with answer key
• Full explanations of answers provided
• Posttests with correlations to other McGraw-Hill GED books

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

The student's guide to preparing for GED study from the leading publisher of GED study guides

Do you need to brush up on the basic skills before you tackle GED study guides or enroll in a preparation course? McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED gives you the foundation you need to build the necessary skills for more effective study that will lead to testing success.

Fully updated, this comprehensive edition covers the five subject areas of the GED test--writing, reading, social studies, science, and math--and it explains new topics such as world history, space study, business documents, and number grids that have been recently added to the GED test. Whether you have difficulty with topic sentences, punctuation, sequence, inference, decimals, or ratios, here you will find helpful hints on your troublesome test spots.

With easy-to-follow instructions, McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED helps you to:

• Identify your strengths and weaknesses in each area before you start studying
• Check your progress with hundreds of exercises in the chapter reviews
• Flex your writing skills and polish up your grammar and word usage
• Get full explanations for each question from the answer key
• Evaluate your comprehension with multiple-choice tests in each chapter

With McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED you will no longer be intimidated by overwhelming GED study guides or classes. Instead, you will approach your studies confidently and effectively for GED testing success.

About the Author

McGraw-Hill is the leading publisher of GED study guides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1000 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071428143
• ISBN-13: 978-0071428149
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - High School

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

110 of 113 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars :::YOU WILL PASS STUDYING WITH THIS BOOK!!!:::, September 20, 2005

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Behtsee (st. louis park, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED : The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study (Paperback)

This amazing GED study book gets 5 stars, if I could 20 stars because not only does it reprogram the basics that you might have forgotten from school years ago, it keeps you motivated and excited about learning new things as well!
Let me give you a lil background. I'm 21 and was always the student who knew I was smart but somehow failed at tests/lacked self confidence and honestly, wasn't ever taught HOW to study correctly.
And I know I'm not the only one!
So years passed and I searched on Amazon for a GED book because I finally felt ready and comfortable to do this on my own. I had many chances to go take classes for my GED but I felt that I would benefit much more doing this on my own and pushing myself to do so (extremely happy I did that)
I got this book, along with 4 folders and quite a few highlighters.
(I love to personalize things and make them feel like my own so
being able to highlight areas in the book etc made it fun and personal, I recommend it!)
To make this short..
I want you to know that this book, if you put your heart&soul into it, will change your life for the better.
You're only moving up and forward from here!
Everything is easy to follow, nothing overwhelming and you will be amazed at how much this book teaches you verses any teacher you ever had!
Before I read any of the chapters I took the pre-tests.
I scored in the 40% range.
After I had studied and completed the book I took the post-tests.
My 40% scores sky rocketed to 98-100%!
This book is no joke and I promise you, this is the ONLY GED out there to really hits every possible angle you need to pass the GED tests.
I received my GED certificate
(which is NO different then a High school diploma)
in August this year.
I surprised my entire family with it (I kept it all a secret to surprise them)
and I owe it all to this book.
I certainly hope that if you're the one who lacked self confidence/froze during tests/don't know how to get started/overwhelmed to take classes, that you pick up McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED book now.
You have nothing to lose and if I could do this, YOU CAN!!
It will be so much weight off your shoulders, I promise you.
Take care & Good luck!!!
xo

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, January 9, 2007

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Amanda "Bookworm" (Atlanta, Gabon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED : The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my friend recently. He has been out of school for nearly 10 years now but has found this book extremely easy to use and understand. Even with his very short attention span, he manages to spend an hour or more a session going through this book multiple times a week. Based on the progress I've seen him make, I would DEFINITELY recommend this book to anyone looking to brush up or even teach themself the skills necessary to pass the GED. This is an excellent resource.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McGraw-Hill's Pre-Ged, June 9, 2008

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Jenn "Jenn" (Katy, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's Pre-GED : The Most Comprehensive Review of the Skills Necessary for GED Study (Paperback)

This book is truly the most complete GED walk through and learn type book i have found.
It begins with pre-tests on every subject and after marking your test scores you will then see that "glosery" type set up, which tells you what chapters you need to study. Once you have the basic idea of what you need to study, the book goes into the chapters of study material. It was nice because i did the pre-tests and then i started the entire book rather than just going over what i needed to, I actually learned a lot that i had not known or well probably forgotten. It is nice to have no knowledge in something and read this book and it it easy to follow keeps me going, unlike the previous GED books i tried to study from, they were slow and i would get frustrated on how slow things all went and stop studying.
Once you are finished the study parts of the book, even if you went and did the entire book like i did or just the study guide there are post tests you take. These post tests are nice because it allows you to see what aspects you still need some help with and if no more help is needed you will then be ready for the GED exam.

This book is the most up-to-date GED book around it is very in-depth and easy to read and learn. I would absolutely tell everyone about this book. I give it an A++