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For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org GRE" CAT Answers to the Essay Questions 2nd Edition Mark Alan J.D. GRE is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service This book is not endorsed or approved by THOMSON Mexico Singopore United Kingdom United For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org THOMSON ARCO An ARCO Book ARCO is a registered trademark of Thomson Learning, and is used herein under license by Peterson's. About The Thomson Corporation and Peterson's With revenues of billion, The Thomson Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated information solutions for business, education, and professional customers. Its Learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, and corporations with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. 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PART ONE Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing 1 GRE Analytical Writing-At a Glance 2 The Issue-Perspective Writing Task 3 The Argument-Analysis Writing Task 10 and for Writing Style 24 The Analytical Writing Computer Interface 25 Scoring. Score Reporting. and Score Evaluation 28 Making the Most of the Time You Have to Prepare for the Essays 30 PART TWO Sample Responses to the Real Issue-Perspective Questions 35 PART THREE Sample Responses to the Real Argument-Analysis Questions 185 For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org As of October 2002, all GRE test takers must compose two essays as part of their testing experience. Specifically, the GRE now includes the following two "Analytical Writing" tasks. Present Your Perspective on an Issue (45 minutes) Analyze an Argument (30 minutes) The computerized testing system will randomly select your GRE essay questions from an official "pool." Here's the Good News: Service the test maker, has its complete pool of GRE essay questions; so you can be ready for any of them-if you're to make the effort! Here's Even Better News: Top-scoring sample responses to more than 200 official essay questions are right here in this book! (You'll find them in Parts 2 and 3.) In addition, in Part 1 the author has given you all the tools you need to compose your own essays. For Online Updates on the GRE Essay Topics Be sure to check the author's online supplement to this book. From time to time, the test maker (ETS) alters the sequence of questions in its official pool as well as adds questions to the pool. For updates, point your Web browser to: Also visit the author's main GRE page, where you'll find tutorials and mini-tests for every section of the General GRE-plus book reviews, links, and more: For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org PART ONE Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing Analytical Writing is new on the GRE as of October 2002. If you plan to take the GRE General Test, this book will teach you everything you need to know to write high-scoring GRE essays. Here in Part 1 you'll learn: How to organize and compose a high-scoring Issue-Perspective essay How to organize and compose a high-scoring Argument-Analysis essay What Writing computer interface looks like What to expect of the exam's special word processor How GRE essays are scored and evaluated How to make the most of the time you have to prepare for the test In Parts 2 and 3, I've provided my sample essay responses to more than 200 of the questions appearing in the official test pool. I recommend that you download via the Internet the official pool of GRE available free of charge at the official ETS Service) Web you don't need the official question pool to benefit greatly from this book, you'll get more out of the book if you have the official pool of questions in hand. To obtain the question pool, follow the instructions and links at this book's supple- mentary Web site For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org 2 Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing GRE Analytical Writing a Glance What's Covered Writing consists of two distinct writing tasks: Task 1: Present Your Perspective on an Issue (45 minutes). You respond to a statement concerning an issue of broad intellectual interest. refer to this task simply by the word "Issue" from now on.) Task 2: Analyze an Argument (30 critique a stated argu- ment. refer to this task simply by the word "Argument" from now on.) The Pool of Essay Topics The computerized testing system stores a total of more than 200 Issue topics and more than in During your test, the system will randomly select two of the Issue topics, from which you'll choose either one for your Issue essay (Task 1). How- ever, you won't have a choice when it comes to the Argument task (Task 2); the system will randomly select only one Argument, to which you must respond. Time Allowed 75 minutes altogether (45 minutes for the Issue writing task, and 30 minutes for the Argument writing task) Ground Rules 1. No break is provided between the two writing tasks. 2. The testing system does not allow you to spend more than 45 minutes on the Issue writing task, nor does it allow you to spend more than 30 minutes on the Argu- ment writing task. 3. The testing system does not allow you to return to the first writing task once you've moved on to the second task. (But if you've finished the first one early, you can proceed immediately to the second one, at your option.) 4. Scratch paper and pencils are provided (just as for the multiple-choice sections of the exam). 5. To compose your essays, you may either use the word processor built into the testing system or provide handwritten responses. NOTE: If you wish to provide handwritten responses, you must elect to do so at the time you make your appointment to sit for the exam. Skills Tested Content Your ability to present cogent, persuasive, and relevant ideas and arguments through sound reasoning and supporting examples . CAT-Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing Organization Your ability to present your ideas in an organized and cohesive fashion Language Your control of the language, as demonstrated by your vocabulary, diction (word choice), and use of idioms Mechanics Your facility with the conventions of standard written English, including grammar, syntax (sentence structure), and word usage essays won't be evaluated based on spelling and punctuation, unless you make many such errors and they in- terfere with your ability to communicate your ideas effectively. (The built-in word processor does not include a spell- checker or grammarchecker.) Scoring System Two readers grade each essay on a scale of 0-6 or 6), 6 being the highest possible score, based on the skill areas listed above; a single Analytical Writing score is then calculated as the average of the four grades (rounded up to the nearest half-point). NOTE: More details on scoring and evaluation are provided later here in Part 1. The Issue-Perspective Writing Task The Issue task is designed to test your ability to present a position on an issue effectively and persuasively, Your task is to analyze the issue presented, considering various per- spectives, and to develop your own position on the issue. In scoring your Issue essay, GRE readers will consider how effectively you: Recognize and deal with the complexities and implications of the issue Organize, develop, and express your ideas Support your ideas (with reasons and examples) Control the elements of standard written English (grammar, syntax, and usage) NOTE: In the Issue section, there is no "correct" answer. In other words, what's important is how effectively you present and support your position, not what your position is. What GRE Issues Look Like Your Issue consist of two elements: a brief (statement of your task) fol- lowed by a 1-2 sentence topic (a quotation which is a statement of opinion on an GRE Issue directive is exactly the same for every Issue topic, and is essentially as follows: . CAT-Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org 4 Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing Issues cover a broad spectrum of issues of intellectual interest and with which college and graduate-level students often deal. Here are three sample topics, which are similar to the kinds of topics you'll find in the official GRE Issue pool. are simulated topics that do not appear among the official GRE topics.) What You Should Know about the Writing Task Before you begin the timed Issue writing task, the testing system will present to you one "screen" of directions specific to this task These directions will indicate the four general scoring criteria listed on page 3, as well as the following guidelines: Your time limit is 45 minutes. Writing on any topic other than the one presented is unacceptable. The topic will appear as a brief statement on an issue of interest. You are free to accept, reject, or the statement. You should support your perspective with reasons and/or examples from such sources as your experience, observation, reading, and academic studies. You should take a few minutes to plan your response before you begin typing. You should leave time to reread your response and make any revisions you think are needed. The topics in the Issue pool share many common themes. Although each of the official Issue topics is unique, their basic themes cover a lot of common ground. Here's a list of themes that cover most of the official Issue topics (they're listed here in no particular order): . CAT-Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org [...]... SECTION button (to move ahead to the second writing task or to the next section of your exam) ATIME button (to display time remaining to the nearest second) A HELP button (to display directions for using the word processor and the toolbar buttons and for responding to the writing topics) Don't worry :To prevent you from unintentionally quitting the test or exiting a section, the test will prompt you to confirm... notice in the screen shot below, thehalytical Writing computer interface has a s lot in common with the interface for the multiple-choice sections of the exam.At the top of the screen you'll see: The time remaining (in minutes) for the current writing task + + The name of the test + The task,or section,number (either 1 or 2) At the bottom of the screen you'll see: A QUITTEST button (to stop and cancel... screens.) During the tutorial, you'll learn: How to use the mouse How to scroll the screen display up and down How to use the toolbar buttons (at the bottom of the screen) 4 How to use the built-in word processor You won't have the option of skipping any section or any screen, and the system will require you to demonstrate competence in using the various computerized featuresincluding the system's word... an acronym, be sure to identify it the first time you use it For example, in the essay on page 15, which involves UpperCuts,I indicated "UpperCuts (UC)"in the first sentence, then simply used "UC" from that point forward ARC0 GRE CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org 28 Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing + In the GREArgument essay, cut... Editing -Available Keyboard Commands Here are the navigational and editing keys available in the test's built-in word processor: Backspace removes the character to the left of the cursor Delete removes the character to the right of the cursor Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the line moves the cursor to the end of the Line End Arrow Keys move the cursor up, down, left, or right inserts a paragraph... visit GRE CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions Part One: Gettina Readv for GRE Analvtical Writina 11 What You Should Know about the Argument Writing Task Before you begin the timedkgument writing task, the testing system will present to you two "screens" of directions specific to this task In addition to indicating the four general scoring criteria listed on page 10,these directions will indicate... not apply to Apton To strenathen the araument the manager should ~rovide better evidence of a demographic shift in Apton toward the downtown area, and clear evidence that those demographics portend success there for an upscale hair salon Even with this additional evidence, in order to properlv evaluate the araument I would need to know why HairDooz relocated, what factors have contributed to the Brainard... phrases, in order to help you see how I organized my ideas -the "pros" and "cons"from Step 1-so that they flow naturally from one to the next (On the real exam you won't be able to underline, italicize, or otherwise highlight text.) ARC0 W GRE CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org www.petersons.com/arco Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing... should try to accomplish in an introductory paragraph: + Indicate the Argument's final conclusion + Describe briefly the Argument's line of reasoning and evidence offered to sup- port the conclusion ARC0 GRE CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org www.petersons.com/arco 14 Part One: Getting Ready for GRE Analytical Writing 4 AUude generally to the problems... failure is by design of the test makers, who are inviting you to call into question the reliability of the evidence The following example shows how you can handle both problems together, in one paragraph of your response Argument: ARC0 GRE CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions For more material please visit www.tailieuduhoc.org www.petersons com/arco 22 Part One: Gettina Readv for GRE Analvtical Writina . mad, in order to get your ideas onto the screen! Try to devote no more than three or four sentences to any one . CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions For. list of themes that cover most of the official Issue topics (they're listed here in no particular order): . CAT- Answers to the Real Essay Questions