GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS®
Practice General Test # 3
Analytical Writing Sample Essays
and Commentaries
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The Graduate Record Examinations® Practice General Test #3
Analytical Writing Sample Essays with Reader Commentaries
The Analytical Writing portion of the GRE® General Test consists
of two writing topics, an Issue topic and an Argument topic. This
document contains the writing topics for Practice Test #3, the
scoring guides for each section, and sample responses with
commentaries for each topic.
Note: Sample responses are reproduced exactly as written,
including misspellings, wrong choice of words, typographical
and grammatical errors, etc., if any.
Analyze an Issue
Sample Issue Topic Directions
You will be given a brief quotation that states or implies an issue of
general interest and specific instructions on how to respond to that
issue. Plan and compose a response in which you develop a position
on the issue according to the specific instructions. A response to
any other issue will receive a score of zero. Standard timing for an
issue topic is 30 minutes.
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Make sure that you respond to the specific instructions and support
your position on the issue with reasons and examples drawn from
such areas as your reading, experience, observations, and/or
academic studies.
Trained GRE readers will read your response and evaluate its
overall quality according to how well you do each of the following:
● Respond to the specific instructions on the issue
●...