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GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS? Practice General Test #1 Analytical Writing Sample Essays and Commentaries Copyright ? 2010 by Educational Testing Service. All rights reserved. E?T?S, the E?T?S logo, GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATIONS, and GRE are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (E?T?S) in the United States and other countries. Revised GRE? Practice Test 1. Analytical Writing Sample Essays with Commentaries. Information for screen reader users: This document has been created to be accessible to individuals who use screen readers. You may wish to consult the manual or help system for your screen reader to learn how best to take advantage of the features implemented in this document. Please consult the separate document, ScreenReaderIntro.doc, for important details. The Analytical Writing portion of the GRE consists of two writing topics, an Issue topic and an Argument topic. Analyze an Issue Sample Issue Topic Directions Directions: The Analytical Writing portion of the GRE consists of two writing topics: Analyze an Issue and Analyze an Argument. For this section, Analyze an Issue will be the writing topic. 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. 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 Consider the complexities of the issue Organize, develop, and express your ideas Support your posit