Tuesday, August 25, 2009

One Good Reason for GED Success

If you succeed at your GED, who knows, you might eventually be able to retire in a beautiful place like Southern Colorado!!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Monday, June 15, 2009

GED for Free!

Have you tried the free online GED Course? If so, let me know how you like it.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Vocabulary Exercise: How the Economy effects the GED: Vocabulary List

Clearly, in order to truly understand a story, one must have a working knowledge about the words that are being used to tell the story.
First: Read the summary at the following link: "Vocabulary Exercise: How the Economy effects the GED". Then return to the Vocabulary List below and complete the exercise.

The words to know for this story are as follows:
  • Economy
  • Periodical
  • Community College
  • Effective
  • Management
  • Resources
  • Community
  • System
  • Rationale
  • Worsen
  • Scarce
  • Position
  • Prospective
  • Competition
  • Employer
  • Employee
  • Candidate
  • Criteria
  • Increase
  • Pursue
  • Essential
  • Objective

Ideas for improving your vocabulary:

  1. Can you define each of these terms?
  2. Can you use each word in a sentence?
  3. Can you list a synonym and an antonym for each term?

Give it a try! What do you have to lose?

Monday, May 11, 2009

Vocabulary List from a GED Reading Comprehension Quiz

Do you know the meaning of these words? If you do, it could be helpful when you take your GED Examination.

The following GED Vocabulary Words are from the online quiz labelled "Reading Comprehension Discussion Forum I" at Quizmoz.com: Follow this link to an exercise that might help you determine the value of Vocabulary as it relates to your overall GED score.

Abundant
Affect
Aggravation
Amplified
Atmosphere
Attractive
Attrition
Augment
Awareness
Agenda
Alternative
Biased
Biodiversity
Carbon dioxide
Collectively
Concentration
Consumer
Contaminated
Contradictory
Coolant
Corporate
Cynicism
Decompose
Degradation
Delicate
Depleted
Dilemma
Disproportionately
Economic
Ecosystem
Effect
Enhance
Environmental
Equilibrium
Exploiting
Figurative
Fungi
Governance
Greenhouse
Habitable
Hierarchy
Inclement
Indifferent
Industrial
Informative
Innovation
Insignificant
Latitude
Metaphorical
Microscope
Modulate
Momentum
Negotiate
Nurture
Objective
Obstruct
Onerous
Organic
Organism
Outsourcing
Ozone
Partial
Perils
Persistent
Phenomenon
Polar
Pollutants
Polluted
Radiation
Reversal
Solar
Specimen
Subjected
Subordinate
Trend
Trillion
Ultra-violet
Unbiased
Uninhibited
Venture
Weather

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bill Cosby has a GED and a Doctorate

Bill Cosby has a GED and a Doctorate. If you are ever in doubt as to the possibilities that might lay before you once you complete your GED, just take a look at Bill Cosby's career. It is quite impressive!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

About the GED Math Test

Read this article on About.com concerning the GED Math Test.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Upper Level Vocabulary Quiz

I have added -- (to your right and down a little) -- a very difficult "Upper Level Vocabulary Quiz" widget for people who are attempting to complete their GEDs. This widget includes antonyms, analogies and word parts.
This quiz is originally intended for students preparing for standardized tests at a slightly higher level but it can definitely help one prepare effectively for the GED.
Give it a try!!! You have nothing to lose.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Gretchen Wilson to Testify before U.S. Congress about Education and Her GED

"Wilson earned her diploma to prove to her eight-year old daughter Grace how important education is after leaving school at 15." See story.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

News Story: "History Whiz Fights for Diploma"

From a recent News story in the Nashville "Elizabethton Star":
  • "NASHVILLE (AP) -- The father of an 18-year-old Nashville student with a form of autism has sued the state because his son can't get a regular high school degree without passing an Algebra test." Read the whole story.

There are some terms and concepts in this article that could help one in her or his quest for their GED. Can you identify them?

Terms and Concepts:

  1. Autism
  2. Algebra
  3. Theology
  4. The "No Child Left Behind Act"
  5. Bipartisanship
  6. Asperger's
  7. Syndrome
  8. Disability
  9. Spectrum
  10. Standardized
  11. Empathize
  12. Exception

The rest is up to you. See if you can read the article -- my bad.. of course you can. Well, read the article, and summarize it in your mind.

Then, read the above list of terms and concepts. Go through this list and be sure that you have some sort of understanding of each.

Then, finally, go back and read the article again. See if that article now makes a bit more sense to you.


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Great GED Words about World History!

GED World History Terms -- in Flashcard form.

Anglicanism
Catholic Reformation
Consubstantiation
Indulgences
Mysticism
Predestination
Presbyterianism
Puritanism
Transubstantiation
Tridentine

For more great words, go to my Wordpress GED site.

Also, go to the Flashcard Exchange if you wish to try your hand at this and other GED Vocabulary Flashcards.

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