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Active Reading Strategies

Active Reading Strategies

Reading for a test is different from reading a text message. On the RLA test you read to understand and remember what a passage says, so you can answer questions about it. The skill that makes this possible is active reading — reading with your brain switched on. Continue your GED preparation Practice this skill […]

How the RLA Test Works

How the RLA Test Works

RLA stands for Reasoning Through Language Arts, one of the four GED tests (in many schools, RLA also means Reading Language Arts). The GED RLA test gives you about 150 minutes for roughly 46 questions about reading passages plus one short essay called the extended response, and a score of 145 passes. Before you study […]

Human Migration, Culture, and Population

Human Migration, Culture, and Population

Regions, Borders, and Geographic Tools

Regions, Borders, and Geographic Tools

Environment, Resources, and Sustainability

Environment, Resources, and Sustainability

Classical Civilizations and Geography

Classical Civilizations and Geography

Economic Causes of War and Industrial Change

Economic Causes of War and Industrial Change

Consumer Economics: Credit, Banking, and Savings

Consumer Economics: Credit, Banking, and Savings

Inflation, GDP, Unemployment, and Tariffs

Inflation, GDP, Unemployment, and Tariffs

Government Economic Policy and Market Failures

Government Economic Policy and Market Failures

Economic Crises and Economic Freedom

Economic Crises and Economic Freedom

Supply, Demand, and Prices

Supply, Demand, and Prices