McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies [Paperback]

Kenneth Tamarkin (Author), Jeri Bayer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071407022 | ISBN-13: 978-0071407021 | Publication Date: September 13, 2002 | Edition: 1

Addresses the key change in the GED requiring both reading passages and analyzing related graphics.

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Create your own path to GED success with help from McGraw-Hill's GED test series

The newly revised McGraw-Hill's GED test series helps you develop the skills you need to pass all five areas of the GED test.

Presented in a clear, appealing format, these books offer many opportunities for test practice and explain the essential concepts of each subject so you can succeed on every portion of the GED exam. The series covers:
Language Arts, Reading * Language Arts, Writing * Mathematics * Science * Social Studies

McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies guides you through the GED preparation process step-by-step. A Pretest helps you find out your strengths and weaknesses so you can create a study plan to fit your needs. The following chapters introduce you to the social studies concepts on which hundreds of GED questions are based. Then check your understanding of these ideas with the Posttest, presented in the GED format. You can then see how ready you are for the big exam by taking the full-length Practice Test.

McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies includes:

• Example graphs, tables, maps, cartoons, and photographs so you can become comfortable interpreting the visual elements of the GED
• Key words to build your social studies vocabulary
• Themes that develop your factual knowledge of U.S. history, world history, geography, economics, and civics and government
• Instruction and practice in reasoning and reading skills used on the GED test

With McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies, you will sharpen your study skills for test success!

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071407022
• ISBN-13: 978-0071407021
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,123,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In the end it's just a workbook that teaches to the test, December 5, 2008

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies Workbook (Paperback)

If you need Social Studies review, this will help a bit with taking the Social Studies test portion of the GED and I do recommend it for that...but it will not help you gain the background knowledge you need. For that I recommend studying a good world atlas, watching historical documentaries by Ken Burns and/or on the History Channel, watching movies based on historical events, and reading books on the presidents, congress, etc. My kids have also studied with the book, "An Incomplete Education" by Judy Jones and William Wilson, which we've found is an okay Reader's Digest format for helping to bolster their educational gaps, though I'm not a fan of the writing.

Good luck getting your GED. And good for you!

(By the way, I was a teacher's assistant in a GED prep class while an undergraduate. Two years ago I mentored my then 15-year-old son to successful completion of the GED when he turned 16 so he could head off to art school early. [He scored so high he earned a large academic scholarship!] Now I'm mentoring my daughter so she can also begin college early. It can be done. And with today's public schools, it's a viable option for those who are willing to take the Robert Frost path to college: the road less traveled.)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is very informative., April 13, 2011

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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies Workbook (Paperback)

Education is priceless, this book is very informative, it held my attention. It is very easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone preparing for the GED Exams.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GED, October 15, 2010

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Excellent book, it is just the workbook though. Start with the main GED book from McGraw Hill first and then determine if you need this.