HiSET Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the HiSET high school equivalency exam with a complete, illustrated study guide that reviews all five subtests, walks you through the required essay, and includes 200 practice questions with detailed answer explanations.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 91 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, print-ready PDF with a clickable table of contents
• Current exam facts: the five subtests, question counts and time limits, content-category weights, test center, online proctored, and paper formats, English and Spanish, the 1–20 score scale, the essay scale, and the three passing requirements (8 on each subtest, 2 on the essay, 45 total)
• Language Arts – Reading: elements of fiction, literary devices, tone and mood, poetry and drama, theme and plot structure, media and informational texts, arguments, bias, main idea, inference, text structure, and vocabulary in context
• Language Arts – Writing: parts of speech, sentence structure, agreement and usage, punctuation and capitalization, word choice, organization of ideas, and a step-by-step plan for the HiSET essay
• Mathematics: numbers and operations, percents, ratios, and proportions, equations and inequalities, functions and slope, systems, quadratics and exponents, geometry and measurement, probability, and statistics
• Science: lab safety, scientific inquiry, cells, genetics, human body systems, ecology and evolution, matter and chemistry, force, motion, and energy, weather and climate, and Earth and space
• Social Studies: U.S. history from the colonies to civil rights, world history, U.S. government and civics, economics, and geography
• 61 quick-reference tables and 12 illustrated diagrams, including the plot diagram, the coordinate plane, a parabola, an animal cell, an atom, levers, the layers of the atmosphere and of Earth, a supply-and-demand graph, and latitude and longitude
• 2 practice tests with 100 questions each (200 total), covering all five subtests with a suggested time for each section
• Complete answer keys with an explanation for every question
• A sample weekly study schedule, FAQs, test-taking strategies, and free resources

WHO IT'S FOR

• Adults and out-of-school youth earning a high school equivalency credential
• Adult education and high school equivalency classes, tutors, and independent learners
• Learners retaking one or more HiSET subtests

FORMAT

Instant digital download. Study on any device or print at home. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE

HiSET is a registered trademark of PSI Services LLC. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by PSI Services LLC or any testing organization.