Phase I Information
RLA
Reading for Meaning
Extended Response
Language
100

This is the GED subtest will you take and pass during Phase I.

What is RLA (Reasoning through Language Arts)

100

This is how many parts the RLA exam has.

What is 3?

100

This is how long the reading for meaning section will take.

What is 75 minutes?

100

This is how long you have for the extended response.

What is 45 minutes?

100

This is how many minutes you will have to take the final section of the RLA test.

What is 75 minutes?

200

These are both a requirement for Math298 and a requirement for your Phase I portfolio.

What are opening a checking account and creating a budget?

200

This is the first section of the RLA test.

What is reading for meaning?

200

This is how many skills are highlighted in the Reading for Meaning Section.

Extra point:  name one.

What is 6?

1. Events, plots, characters, settings, and ideas

2. Understanding Main Idea and Details

3. Point of View and Purpose

4. Tone and Figurative Language

5. Organizing Ideas

6. Comparing Different Ways of Presenting Ideas

200

Skill #2 includes 3 categories of skill ability.  These are...

What are:

1. Drawing conclusions

2. Making inferences

3. Evaluating evidence 

300

This is the requirement for the Civics portion of Math298 in Phase I.

What is register to vote?

300

This is the answer to the question whether or not you get a break during the RLA exam.  

What is yes?

300

This is the percentage breakdown of informational and literary passages that you will encounter when reading for meaning.

What is 

75% Informational

25% Literary

300

Skill #3 includes being able to interpret data, graphs, or THIS as evidence.

What are pictures?

400

These are the two subject areas you will study in Social Studies Phase I

What are American Government and Founding Documents?

400

This is the passing score for the RLA exam.

What is 145?

400

These are the three different types of texts (Author's Purpose).

What are to inform, to persuade, and to entertain?

400

This is how many passages you will read before writing your essay.

What are 2?

500

These are requirements for Math298, but not required for your Phase I portfolio.

What are research credit and investing and register to vote?

500

This is how long you have to wait after you have failed to pass the RLA exam three times.

What is 60 days?

500

This is the corresponding part to skill #2 Main Idea and ...

What are details?

500

This is what kind of essay you will write after reading 2 passages.

What is an analysis?