Free GED Language Arts (RLA) Practice Test
Original Reasoning Through Language Arts passages and questions written to GED Testing Service’s reading and language targets, every answer explained.
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108 original questions · 6 topic drills · 46-question timed practice exam
GED RLA practice questions by content area
Each content area has a guide with free sample questions, and every topic has a free ten-question drill with an explanation after each answer.
Reading for Meaning
22 of 46 questions in our practice exam
Identifying and Creating Arguments
12 of 46 questions in our practice exam
Grammar and Language
12 of 46 questions in our practice exam
Sit the full test under the clock
46 reading, argument and grammar questions in 92 minutes, the real test’s question time without the essay, scored by topic with an explanation for every answer.
Or start with a free 10-question drillGED Reasoning Through Language Arts test format
The GED Reasoning Through Language Arts test lasts 150 minutes in three sections, including a 10-minute break and a 45-minute written essay (extended response). GED Testing Service lists three topics: Reading for Meaning, Identifying and Creating Arguments, and Grammar and Language. Its assessment guide says 75 percent of the texts are informational and 25 percent literary.
- Time
- 150 minutes, including 3 minutes for instructions, a 10-minute break between parts 2 and 3, and 45 minutes for the essay
- Sections
- Three, including one written essay (extended response)
- Questions
- GED Testing Service does not publish a fixed number of questions
- Texts
- 75% informational and 25% literary; reading passages of 400 to 900 words
- The essay
- Analyze two passages, decide which argument has more convincing evidence and explain why
- Question types
- Multiple choice, drag and drop, select an area and drop down
- Passing score
- 145 on a scale that runs to 200; 165–174 is GED College Ready and 175–200 is GED College Ready + Credit
- Price
- Set by each state; GED Testing Service publishes no national price
GED Testing Service does not publish the number of questions. Our full practice exam has 46 reading, argument and grammar questions on a 92-minute clock, the question time left once the essay, break and instructions are taken out. It does not include the essay.
The essay (extended response)
GED Testing Service says the writing task asks you to analyze two passages, decide which argument has more convincing evidence and explain why your choice is better supported. You have 45 minutes for it.
We do not score essays. Our argument questions practice the same reading skills the essay uses: finding the claim, judging the evidence, spotting weak reasoning and comparing two texts. GED Testing Service offers extended response lessons on GED.com.
Common questions
How long is the GED language arts test?
150 minutes in three sections, including 3 minutes for instructions, a 10-minute break between parts 2 and 3, and 45 minutes for the written essay (extended response).
How many questions are on the GED RLA test?
GED Testing Service does not publish a fixed number. Our practice exam has 46 questions in 92 minutes, the question time left once the essay, break and instructions are taken out.
What is on the GED RLA test?
GED Testing Service lists three topics: Reading for Meaning, Identifying and Creating Arguments, and Grammar and Language, plus the essay, in which you analyze two passages and explain which argument has more convincing evidence.
Does this practice include the essay?
No. Our practice covers the reading, argument and grammar questions. GED Testing Service offers extended response lessons and examples on GED.com.
Does this practice test match the real GED RLA test?
Our questions follow GED Testing Service’s reading and language targets on original passages, with several questions per passage as on the real test. Our passages are shorter (most 200 to 350 words) and every item is multiple choice; the real test also uses drop-down, drag-and-drop and select-an-area items.
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46 reading, argument and grammar questions in 92 minutes, the real test’s question time without the essay, scored by topic with an explanation for every answer.
Or start with a free 10-question drillMore GED practice
Test format, content shares, scores and policies are from GED Testing Service, checked November 2026: GED Testing Service: About the GED test · GED Testing Service: Language Arts test · Assessment Guide for Educators: Reasoning Through Language Arts · GED Testing Service: Test scores · GED Testing Service: Price and state rules.
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