GED Sample Test Questions
Mathematics: Alternate-Format Questions
Twenty percent of the questions on the Mathematics Test are
not the traditional multiple-choice (select one of five choices) style
of question. These questions are alternate-format questions that require
you to construct your own answer.
You will be required to answer alternate-format questions on the same
answer sheet with the multiple-choice, but in a unique way—on
either a standard grid or coordinate plane grid. This page presents
examples of these grids and shows you how to record your answers. An instructional
video (8 mins., requires Windows Media Player) showing how to enter
your answers to these questions is available.
Standard Grid
Mixed numbers, such as 3 1/2, cannot be entered in the standard
format grid. Instead, represent them as decimal numbers (in this case,
3.5) or fractions (in this case, 7/2) No answer in the standard grid
format can be a negative number.
To record your answer for a standard grid format question:
- begin in any column that will allow your answer to be entered
- write your answer in the boxes on the top row
- in the column beneath a fraction bar or decimal point (if any) and
each number in your answer, fill in the bubble representing that
character
- leave blank any unused column.
Example:
The scale on a map indicates that 1/2 inch represents an actual
distance of 120 miles. In inches, how far apart will two towns be if the
actual distance between them is 180 miles?
The answer to the question is 3/4, or .75, inches. Here are a few
examples of how the answer could be gridded :
Coordinate Plane Grid
To record an answer on the coordinate plane grid, you must have an
"x" value and a "y" value.
No answer for a coordinate plane question will have a value that is a
fraction or a decimal.
Mark only one circle that represents your answer.
Example:
The coordinates of Point A, shown on the graph to the right, are (2,
-4).
 The coordinates of Point B, not shown on the
graph, are (-3, 1). What is the location of Point B?
Do not mark your answer on this grid. Take a look at the next graphic
to see how you would mark the answer on your answer sheet.
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