Answer: The GED® test will be about seven and a half hours long with the timing for each subject area as follows:
The Reasoning Through Language Arts test is 150 minutes long and testing is broken down into three sections:
Section 1 (35 minutes*) tests all content
Section 2 (45 minutes) is the Extended Response portion of the test
Student break (10 minutes)
Section 3 (60 minutes*) tests all content
*The time allotted for sections 1 and 3 may vary slightly, but the total test time will always be 150 minutes.
The Mathematical Reasoning test is 115 minutes long and is one single section.
Part 1 – (first 5 test questions) calculator not allowed
Part 2 – (remaining 41 test questions) calculator allowed
Students must submit their answers before moving on to the rest of the test. These parts are not timed separately.
The Social Studies test is 70 minutes long and is one single section.
The Science test is 90 minutes long and is one single section.