tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47314703357465290062012-02-15T23:20:25.210-08:00This blog is a contains a growing wealth of free information that is designed to assist people with passage of their U.S. GED Examinations.William Beverlynoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-7844742964585427542009-08-25T18:46:00.000-07:002009-08-25T18:46:54.488-07:002009-08-25T18:46:54.488-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7SWjDPOqANc/SpST5OYK21I/AAAAAAAAAGg/nFWgt_VFsWQ/s1600-h/Horses.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lk="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7SWjDPOqANc/SpST5OYK21I/AAAAAAAAAGg/nFWgt_VFsWQ/s320/Horses.JPG" /></a></div>If you succeed at your GED, who knows, you might eventually be able to retire in a beautiful place like Southern Colorado!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-784474296458542754?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LmbpeCCCxruFonBdYZfxD6UvHPo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LmbpeCCCxruFonBdYZfxD6UvHPo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LmbpeCCCxruFonBdYZfxD6UvHPo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LmbpeCCCxruFonBdYZfxD6UvHPo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/yuGdCNd-gec" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/08/one-good-reason-for-ged-success.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-63368072241032362322009-06-16T08:49:00.001-07:002009-06-16T08:51:54.493-07:002009-06-16T08:51:54.493-07:00Have you tried the <a href="http://www.gedforfree.com/">free online GED Course</a>? If so, let me know how you like it.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-4719444290151691211?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VDz41SCL48y6VT5sQlTa1uW2JU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VDz41SCL48y6VT5sQlTa1uW2JU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VDz41SCL48y6VT5sQlTa1uW2JU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1VDz41SCL48y6VT5sQlTa1uW2JU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/yAQZB7rch4w" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/06/ged-for-free.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-41829493518768128202009-05-24T13:21:00.000-07:002009-05-24T13:43:54.043-07:002009-05-24T13:43:54.043-07:00Clearly, in order to truly understand a story, one must have a working knowledge about the words that are being used to tell the story.<br /> First: Read the summary at the following link: "<a href="http://objectiveged.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/how-does-the-economy-effect-the-ged/">Vocabulary Exercise: How the Economy effects the GED</a>". Then return to the Vocabulary List below and complete the exercise.<br /><br /><em><strong> The words to know for this story are as follows:</strong></em><br /><ul><li>Economy</li><li>Periodical</li><li>Community College</li><li>Effective</li><li>Management</li><li>Resources</li><li>Community</li><li>System</li><li>Rationale</li><li>Worsen</li><li>Scarce</li><li>Position</li><li>Prospective</li><li>Competition</li><li>Employer</li><li>Employee</li><li>Candidate</li><li>Criteria</li><li>Increase</li><li>Pursue</li><li>Essential</li><li>Objective</li></ul><p><em><strong></strong></em> </p><p><em><strong>Ideas for improving your vocabulary:</strong></em></p><ol><li>Can you define each of these terms? </li><li>Can you use each word in a sentence?</li><li>Can you list a synonym and an antonym for each term?</li></ol><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><em>Give it a try! What do you have to lose?</em></strong></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-4182949351876812820?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZdvIQ4fdVQNXmUVPEEe_YEVNNc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZdvIQ4fdVQNXmUVPEEe_YEVNNc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZdvIQ4fdVQNXmUVPEEe_YEVNNc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hZdvIQ4fdVQNXmUVPEEe_YEVNNc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/GdkWcufdtPU" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/05/know-vocabulary-of-how-economy-effects.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-77133078797317964052009-05-11T17:16:00.000-07:002009-05-11T17:27:51.303-07:002009-05-11T17:27:51.303-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Do you know the meaning of these words?</strong></span> If you do, it could be helpful when you take your GED Examination.<br /><br />The following <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>GED Vocabulary Words</strong></span> are from the online quiz labelled "Reading Comprehension Discussion Forum I" at Quizmoz.com: Follow <a href="http://objectiveged.wordpress.com/?p=75">this link to an exercise that might help you determine the value of Vocabulary as it relates to your overall GED score</a>.<br /><br />Abundant<br />Affect<br />Aggravation<br />Amplified<br />Atmosphere<br />Attractive<br />Attrition<br />Augment<br />Awareness<br />Agenda<br />Alternative<br />Biased<br />Biodiversity<br />Carbon dioxide<br />Collectively<br />Concentration<br />Consumer<br />Contaminated<br />Contradictory<br />Coolant<br />Corporate<br />Cynicism<br />Decompose<br />Degradation<br />Delicate<br />Depleted<br />Dilemma<br />Disproportionately<br />Economic<br />Ecosystem<br />Effect<br />Enhance<br />Environmental<br />Equilibrium<br />Exploiting<br />Figurative<br />Fungi<br />Governance<br />Greenhouse<br />Habitable<br />Hierarchy<br />Inclement<br />Indifferent<br />Industrial<br />Informative<br />Innovation<br />Insignificant<br />Latitude<br />Metaphorical<br />Microscope<br />Modulate<br />Momentum<br />Negotiate<br />Nurture<br />Objective<br />Obstruct<br />Onerous<br />Organic<br />Organism<br />Outsourcing<br />Ozone<br />Partial<br />Perils<br />Persistent<br />Phenomenon<br />Polar<br />Pollutants<br />Polluted<br />Radiation<br />Reversal<br />Solar<br />Specimen<br />Subjected<br />Subordinate<br />Trend<br />Trillion<br />Ultra-violet<br />Unbiased<br />Uninhibited<br />Venture<br />Weather<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-7713307879731796405?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ItVVlLZ1hkSstQmLmIgCTYUjQ1E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ItVVlLZ1hkSstQmLmIgCTYUjQ1E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ItVVlLZ1hkSstQmLmIgCTYUjQ1E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ItVVlLZ1hkSstQmLmIgCTYUjQ1E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/1bdbjLMmaLI" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/05/vocabulary-list-from-ged-reading.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-51879860646308540972009-05-10T13:00:00.000-07:002009-05-10T13:03:25.900-07:002009-05-10T13:03:25.900-07:00Bill Cosby has a GED and a Doctorate. If you are ever in doubt as to the possibilities that might lay before you once you complete your GED, just take a look at <a href="http://www.experiencefestival.com/bill_cosby_-_career">Bill Cosby's career</a>. It is quite impressive!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-5187986064630854097?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Up9uhK9eFbrqG1-HXfyBTEn5B6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Up9uhK9eFbrqG1-HXfyBTEn5B6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Up9uhK9eFbrqG1-HXfyBTEn5B6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Up9uhK9eFbrqG1-HXfyBTEn5B6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/ef9ZvvOuXQc" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/05/bill-cosby-has-ged-and-doctorate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-71184735186448734912009-05-05T14:58:00.000-07:002009-05-05T14:59:59.658-07:002009-05-05T14:59:59.658-07:00Read <a href="http://adulted.about.com/od/gettingyourged/a/gedtestmath.htm?once=true&amp;">this article on About.com</a> concerning the GED Math Test.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-7118473518644873491?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RoQivyz5wePS1pMZYuTmLhIrMew/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RoQivyz5wePS1pMZYuTmLhIrMew/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RoQivyz5wePS1pMZYuTmLhIrMew/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RoQivyz5wePS1pMZYuTmLhIrMew/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/M9iVkLfH2ug" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/05/about-ged-math-test.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-7597565412950642562009-05-04T10:05:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:14:54.300-07:002009-05-04T10:14:54.300-07:00I have added -- (to your right and down a little) -- a very difficult "Upper Level Vocabulary Quiz" widget for people who are attempting to complete their GEDs. This widget includes antonyms, analogies and word parts. <br /> This quiz is originally intended for students preparing for standardized tests at a slightly higher level but it can definitely help one prepare effectively for the GED.<br /> Give it a try!!! You have nothing to lose.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-759756541295064256?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6aVkpPRhcIo_G-SwhouhHQQ7ck/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6aVkpPRhcIo_G-SwhouhHQQ7ck/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6aVkpPRhcIo_G-SwhouhHQQ7ck/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6aVkpPRhcIo_G-SwhouhHQQ7ck/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/ehua9eWmrkQ" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/05/upper-level-vocabulary-quiz.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-53989898896558513802009-04-30T17:26:00.000-07:002009-04-30T17:28:44.541-07:002009-04-30T17:28:44.541-07:00"Wilson earned her diploma to prove to her eight-year old daughter Grace how important education is after leaving school at 15." <a href="http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2843">See story</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-5398989889655851380?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4vWeXieVt0A15y4axMaYqXGP0z0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4vWeXieVt0A15y4axMaYqXGP0z0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4vWeXieVt0A15y4axMaYqXGP0z0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4vWeXieVt0A15y4axMaYqXGP0z0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/tBS6m7EZfk8" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/04/gretchen-wilson-to-testify-before-us.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-12274227156959687872009-04-29T11:20:00.000-07:002009-04-29T11:23:14.328-07:002009-04-29T11:23:14.328-07:00Check out this news story about a <a href="http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10267974&amp;nav=menu484_2_8">Washington Judge who has been sentencing people to get their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GEDs</span> for ages</a>. And it has worked!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-1227422715695968787?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JFoFZc441A1WXuzjVJDiXEo2Mq0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JFoFZc441A1WXuzjVJDiXEo2Mq0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JFoFZc441A1WXuzjVJDiXEo2Mq0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JFoFZc441A1WXuzjVJDiXEo2Mq0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/aX04eZ0pHPw" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/04/inspirational-story-ged-party-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-27996633188608955482009-04-28T08:56:00.000-07:002009-04-28T09:08:22.026-07:002009-04-28T09:08:22.026-07:00From a recent News story in the Nashville "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Elizabethton</span> Star": <br /><ul><li>"NASHVILLE (AP) -- The father of an 18-year-old Nashville student with a form of autism has sued the state because his son can't get a regular high school degree without passing an Algebra test." <a href="http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/AP/articles.asp?day=Monday&amp;article=e2975bc-tn-historywhiz-dip.html">Read the whole story</a>.</li></ul><p> There are some terms and concepts in this article that could help one in her or his quest for their GED. Can you identify them?</p><p>Terms and Concepts:</p><ol><li>Autism</li><li>Algebra</li><li>Theology</li><li>The "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act">No Child Left Behind Act</a>" </li><li>Bipartisanship</li><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Asperger's</span></li><li>Syndrome</li><li>Disability</li><li>Spectrum</li><li>Standardized</li><li>Empathize</li><li>Exception</li></ol><p> The rest is up to you. See if you can read the article -- my bad.. of course you can. Well, read the article, and summarize it in your mind.</p><p> Then, read the above list of terms and concepts. Go through this list and be sure that you have some sort of understanding of each. </p><p> Then, finally, go back and read the article again. See if that article now makes a bit more sense to you.</p><blockquote></blockquote><br /><a href="http://www.starhq.com/news/html/news/AP/articles.asp?day=Monday&amp;article=e2975bc-tn-historywhiz-dip.html"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-2799663318860895548?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zCTACMoJsdd5z-Px1wIFbtWs6NU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zCTACMoJsdd5z-Px1wIFbtWs6NU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zCTACMoJsdd5z-Px1wIFbtWs6NU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zCTACMoJsdd5z-Px1wIFbtWs6NU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/f6aKafKRL7E" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/04/news-story-history-whiz-fights-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-60409967191144538182009-04-23T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-25T10:06:16.758-07:002009-04-25T10:06:16.758-07:00GED World History Terms -- in Flashcard form.<br /><br />Anglicanism<br />Catholic Reformation<br />Consubstantiation<br />Indulgences<br />Mysticism<br />Predestination<br />Presbyterianism<br />Puritanism<br />Transubstantiation<br />Tridentine<br /><br />For more great words, go to my <a href="http://objectiveged.wordpress.com/">Wordpress GED site</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Also</span>, go to the <a href="http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/465922">Flashcard Exchange</a> if you wish to try your hand at this and other GED Vocabulary Flashcards.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-6040996719114453818?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8wVjNRyI0P0LQkk6lzci4DmDzI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8wVjNRyI0P0LQkk6lzci4DmDzI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8wVjNRyI0P0LQkk6lzci4DmDzI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X8wVjNRyI0P0LQkk6lzci4DmDzI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/OOja6nH48JA" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/04/great-ged-words-about-world-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731470335746529006.post-42530796041345708902009-04-23T11:07:00.000-07:002009-04-23T11:08:56.733-07:002009-04-23T11:08:56.733-07:00Thanks for stopping by. While I am Building this Site.... it is a bit of a mess.<br />If you need some help with your GED, please go to <a href="http://objectiveged.wordpress.com/">my other GED site</a>.<br /> More later.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting www.objectiveged.blogspot.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4731470335746529006-4253079604134570890?l=objectiveged.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDyRn0CKtRFSywFV13-veRkUmIs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDyRn0CKtRFSywFV13-veRkUmIs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDyRn0CKtRFSywFV13-veRkUmIs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDyRn0CKtRFSywFV13-veRkUmIs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ObjectiveGed/~4/z-rSRJZ2PTo" height="1" width="1"/>William Beverlynoreply@blogger.com0http://objectiveged.blogspot.com/2009/04/while-i-am-building-this-site.html