HiSET & GED Series Test Content

Language Arts-Reading (65 minutes)

• 50 multiple choice questions

Language Arts-Writing (120 minutes)

• 61 questions

  • 60 multiple choice questions

  • 1 essay

Reasoning through Language Arts (150 minutes)

(51 questions)

• Section 1 – 27 minutes*

• Section 2 – Extended Response (45 minutes)

• Student Break (10 minutes)

• Section 3 – (60 minutes)

*The time allotted for Sections 1 and 3 may vary slightly, but the total test time will always be 150 minutes.

Mathematics (90 minutes)

• 55 multiple choice questions

Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator

Mathematical Reasoning (115 minutes)

(46 questions)

• Part 1 (first 5 questions) calculator not allowed
• Part 2 (remaining 41 questions) calculator allowed
• Possible Item Types:
  • Multiple choice
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Hot spot
  • Fill in the blank

Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator

Science (80 minutes)

• 60 multiple choice questions
   

Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator

Science (90 minutes)

(34 questions)

• Possible Item Types:Multiple choice
  • Short answer
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Hot spot
  • Fill in the blank

Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator

Social Studies (70 minutes)

• 60 multiple choice questions

Social Studies (70 minutes)

(35 questions)

• Possible Item TypesMultiple choice
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Hot spot
  • Fill in the blank

Scoring:

Scaled-score range per subtest: 0-20

To pass-no subtest score lower than 8 and a battery total of 45 or above.

Scoring:

Scaled-score range per module 100-200

To pass-a score on each module of 145 or above

Fee Structure:
Computer Based Test:

$103.75/battery ($24.75 for the 1st subtest, $19.75 for the remaining 4 subtests in the initial battery)
$9/retest (up to two per subtest, within one year of initial test)
$10.75/subtest (after one year from initial test)

Fee Structure:

$125/battery ($31.25/module)
$10/retest (up to two per module, within one year of initial test)
$31.25/retest (after one year from initial test)