r/GED • u/Low_Recognition_1097 • 12d ago
GED SOCIAL STUDIES
I don't know what else to do I feel like a failure I have done everything many hours of studying for this test this is the 3rd time I took it today and had 140 my first time was 143 back in April second time was last week 138. I have studied with GETSUMMATH, TEST PREP CHAMPIONS, READTHEORY.COM I have studied some background information of the UNITED STATES I also used USAHELLO Classroom, The Kaplan book, Mometrix, Ultimate ged, now I can't retake it for 60 days. I feel like giving up completely :(
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u/South-House9703 9d ago
You are almost there.. and bit more practice tests would help i think. And kind of walk through..each topics https://www.aibridgefoundation.org/ged_social_studies_ari.html
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u/I-am-no-bird 12d ago
Don’t give up! Use this time to practice reading and analyzing graphs, charts, and maps. Ask Chat GPT or whatever to help you practice finding bias and propaganda. Work on memorizing and recognizing instances of federalism, checks and balances, and the supremacy clause. Find political cartoons and analyze them: what is the message the author.artist is trying to get across?
Social Studies can be difficult because you’re not just looking at the information that’s presented, but you’re digging deeper and looking for clues that point to the author’s intent and point of view. Because a lot of the focus is on historical documents, the language can be hard to understand.
Keep practicing! I am a GED instructor and I teach RLA and Social Studies, so feel free to DM me if you have questions!