How many questions are in Practice Test 2?

Thirty questions, which is closer to the real test length of 35 than the original 20-question set.

Is there any overlap between Practice Test 1 and Practice Test 2?

No. The two tests are drawn from separate question pools with no shared questions.

Social Studies

GED Social Studies Practice Test 2

A second set of thirty questions across U.S. history, civics and government, economics, and geography. No question in this set appeared in Practice Test 1.

Question 1 of 30

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Which of the following is an example of the legislative branch checking the executive branch?

Reading your Test 2 score

Scores still map to the 100-200 GED scale, where 145 passes. Because this is a larger set than the original 20-question bank, a result here is a better estimate of readiness on the full 35-question official test.

If civics questions are producing errors on this attempt, that is the highest-priority area to review: civics and government is roughly half of the real GED Social Studies test.

Pacing and document-based questions

Seventy minutes for about 35 questions is roughly two minutes each. When a question is attached to a document excerpt, read the question before the passage so you know which detail to look for.

For political cartoons and charts, identify the subject of each figure or label before deciding what the author’s message is. Misidentifying the symbol is the most common error on visual-stimulus questions.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in Practice Test 2?: Thirty questions, which is closer to the real test length of 35 than the original 20-question set.
Is there any overlap between Practice Test 1 and Practice Test 2?: No. The two tests are drawn from separate question pools with no shared questions.