Contemporary's GED Social Studies Exercise Book provides the necessay practice on new GED areas. The GED Social Studies exam now includes world history and students will be given plenty of exercises to ensure preparation for this new addition. The GED Social Studies Exercise Book also includes practice on civics and government, another new addition to the GED exam. The material provided with this practice text is based upon the NCSS standards and several of the activites provided are based upon a reading passage with a related graphic or illustrations.