<p> GED Language Arts, Writing Study Guide To accompany the Steck-Vaughn GED Language Arts, Writing Preparation book</p><p>Name:______Date Began:______</p><p>DIRECTIONS: Read pp. 5-8, “What You Need to Know to Pass Test One: Language Arts, Writing.” Study each lesson that your instructor assigns. Do the GED Skill Focus, GED Practice, and GED Mini-Test for each section. Use the answer key at the back of the book to correct your work. On the chart below, record the percent you get correct on the GED Mini- Tests. (To get the percent correct, divide the number of questions you answered correctly by the total number of questions.)</p><p>Do all Cumulative Reviews and Skill Tests and turn them in to your instructor to be scored. The instructor will work with you on the questions you miss. A score of 82% or higher means you are ready to move on. Record all test scores on the chart below so you can track your progress.</p><p>Turn all writing that you do in the “GED Writing Link” section in to the instructor to review and place in your writing portfolio.</p><p>√ Unit Lesson Pages Date % Sentence Structure 1) Sentence and fragments 32-39 GED Mini-Test 40-41 2) Compound sentences 42-47 GED Mini-Test 48-49 * GED Writing Link 50-53 3) Subordinating ideas 54-59 GED Mini-Test 60-61 4) Run-ons and comma splices 62-67 GED Mini-Test 68-69 * GED Writing Link 70-71 5) Misplaced/dangling modifiers 72-75 GED Mini-Test 76-77 6) Parallel structure 78-81 GED Mini-Test 82-83 * GED Writing Link 84-85 Cumulative Review 86-90 Skill Test #1 Teacher Organization 7) Effective paragraphs 92-99 GED Mini-Test 100-101 * GED Writing Link 102-103 8) Topic sentences 104-107 GED Mini-Test 108-109 * GED Writing Link 110-111 9) Paragraphing 112-115 GED Mini-Test 116-117 * GED Writing Link 118-119 10) Clear transitions 120-123 GED Mini-Test 124-125 * GED Writing Link 126-127 Cumulative Review 128-132 Skill Test #2 Teacher Usage 11) Subject-verb agreement 134-143 GED Mini-Test 144-145 * GED Writing Link 146-147 12) Verb forms 148-153 GED Mini-Test 154-155 * GED Writing Link 156-157 13) Verb tenses 158-163 GED Mini-Test 164-165 * GED Writing Link 166-167 14) Pronouns 168-175 GED Mini-Test 176-177 * GED Writing Link 178-179 Cumulative Review 180-184 Skill Test #3 Teacher Mechanics 15) Capitalization 186-193 GED Mini-Test 194-195 16) Commas 196-201 GED Mini-Test 202-203 * GED Writing Link 204-207 17) Spelling 208-215 GED Mini-Test 216-217 * GED Writing Link 218-221 Cumulative Review 222-225 Skill Test #4 Teacher Post Test 227-243 Simulated Test 245-261</p>