GED Ready® Practice Test - Mathematical Reasoning Performance Level Descriptors: Red Zone

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GED Ready® Mathematical Reasoning Red Zone performance descriptors explain that a test-taker scoring in this range is not likely to pass the GED® Mathematical Reasoning without further development. The scoring indicates preparedness but does not guarantee a negative GED® outcome, since many test-takers eventually do pass with improved preparation. The descriptors outline limited and/or inconsistent proficiency across rational numbers, measurement data representations, algebraic translations to expressions and equations, and graphing skills such as locating points and interpreting key features.

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Mathematical Reasoning Performance Level Descriptors: Red Zone

Scoring and interpretation of the Red Zone

Skill areas assessed in the Red Zone

GED Ready® Practice Test Mathematical Reasoning Performance Level Descriptors: Red Zone Red Zone: Not Likely to Pass Scoring into the Red Zone on the GED Ready® practice test-Mathematical Reasoning indicates that the test-taker is not likely to pass the GED® test-Mathematical Reasoning without further development of his or her mathematical reasoning skills. Although the test-taker’s performance on the GED Ready® practice test shows his or her score is in a range where test-takers rarely pass the GED® test, the result only represents an indication of the test-taker’s preparedness and does not guarantee a negative result on the GED® test. Most test-takers that score in this range ultimately do not pass the GED® testMathematical Reasoning on their first attempt and need more preparation in order to pass the GED® test. Test-takers who score into this zone typically demonstrate limited and/or inconsistent proficiency with the following skills: Quantitative Problem Solving with Rational Numbers • Solve problems using rational numbers at a limited and/or inconsistent level • Compute unit rates at a limited and/or inconsistent level Quantitative Problem Solving in Measurement • Represent, display, and interpret categorical data in bar graphs or circle graphs at a limited and/or inconsistent level Algebraic Problem Solving with Expressions and Equations • Write linear expressions as part of word-to-symbol translations or to represent common settings at a limited and/or inconsistent level Algebraic Problem Solving with Graphs and Functions [GEDtestingservice.com](GEDtestingservice.com) • [GED.com](GED.com) GED® and GED Testing Service® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education. They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of ACE or GED Testing Service. The GED® and GED Testing Service® brands are administered by GED Testing Service LLC under license from the American Council on Education. Copyright © 2016 GED Testing Service LLC. All rights reserved. GED Ready® Practice Test – Mathematical Reasoning Performance Level Descriptors: Red Zone (continued) • Locate points in the coordinate plane at a limited and/or inconsistent level • For a linear or nonlinear relationship, sketch graphs and interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of quantities, at a limited and/or inconsistent level Scoring into the Green Zone on the GED Ready® practice test-Mathematical Reasoning indicates that the test-taker is likely to pass the GED® test-Mathematical Reasoning. In order to progress into the Green Zone, the test-taker should strengthen the skills listed in the Red Zone and apply them at a basic level of proficiency, with a particular focus on the following Red Zone skills: -‐ Solve problems using rational numbers -‐ Compute unit rates -‐ Represent, display, and interpret categorical data in bar graphs or circle graphs -‐ Write linear expressions as part of word-to-symbol translations or to represent common settings -‐ Locate points in the coordinate plane -‐ For a linear or nonlinear relationship, sketch graphs and interpret key features of graphs and tables in terms of quantities and develop the following additional skills: -‐ Order fractions and decimals, including on a number line -‐ Apply number properties involving multiples and factors -‐ Simplify numerical expressions with rational exponents -‐ Identify absolute value of a rational number as its distance from 0 on the number line and determine the distance between two rational numbers on the number line -‐ Compute with rational numbers -‐ Compute with squares and square roots of positive, rational numbers -‐ Compute with cubes and cube roots of positive, rational numbers -‐ Determine when a numerical expression is undefined -‐ Use scale factors to determine the magnitude of a size change and convert between actual drawings and scale drawings -‐

FAQs

What does scoring in the Red Zone indicate on the GED Ready® practice test for Mathematical Reasoning?

It indicates the test-taker is not likely to pass the GED® test-Mathematical Reasoning without further development of mathematical reasoning skills.

Does a Red Zone score guarantee that the test-taker will fail the GED® Mathematical Reasoning test?

No. It only reflects an indication of preparedness and does not guarantee a negative result.

Which skill areas are typically limited or inconsistent for test-takers scoring in the Red Zone?

The descriptors list limited and/or inconsistent proficiency in solving with rational numbers, computing unit rates, interpreting categorical data in bar or circle graphs, translating words to linear expressions, and graph-related tasks like locating points and sketching/interpreting key features.

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