The GED® Social Studies Test has 4 Major Sections:Civics and government (50%) United States history (20%) Economics (15%) Geography and the world (15%)

The test asses the main reasoning abilities, combining logical comprehension, procedural ability, fluency and applying reasoning abilities to practical circumstances. Items on the Test is matched with social studies. The activities are competencies that are central for both textual, quantitative social studies.The exam also tests competencies in statistics and data analysis.