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ESSAY
Time - 25 minutes
The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively YOll can develop and express ideas . You should, therefore, take
care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logicaUy and clearly. and use language precisely.
Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive no other paper on which to write.
You will have enough space if you write on every line. avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting La a reasonable size.
Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what you write. Try to write or print so that what
you are writing is legible to those readers.
Important Reminders:
A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero.
Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for what you write on your
answer sheet.
An off4opic essay will receive a score of zero.
If your essay does not reflect your original and individual work, your scores for the entire test may be canceled.
An electronic copy of your essay will be made available to each of your designated score recipients: colleges,
universities, and scholarship programs.
You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
People generally prefer originality to imitation, which is often considered inferior and second-
rate. However, we have learned most of what we know by imitating others. Mastering any skill
or gaining any knowledge means that we must learn from those who have gone before us. In
fact, it is not until we have imitated others and learned from them what there is to know that we
can strike out on our own and maybe create something new.
Assignment: Is it necessary for people to imitate others before they can become original and creative? Plan and write an
essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and
examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSAY ON PAGE 2 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.
If you f inish before time is called, you may check your work on this secti on only.
Do not turn to any other secti on in t he t est.
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ESSAY (I) 1 ESSAY
Unauthonzed copying or reuse of
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ESSAY
Time - 25 minutes
The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take
care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.
Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive no other paper on which to write.
You will have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins. and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size.
Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what you write. Try to write or print so that what
you are wri ting is legible to those readers.
Important Reminders:
A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero.
Do not write your essay in your test book. You wi ll receive credit only for what you write on your
answer sheet.
An off-topic essay wiJJ receive a score of zero.
If your essay does not renect your original and inclividual work, your scores for the entire test may be canceled.
An electronic copy of your essay will be made available to each of your designated score recipients: colleges,
universities, and scholarship programs.
You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Many people say that money is not the most important thing in life and that being overly
concerned about money leads only to unhappiness. Others poi nt out, however, that money
and wealth have always been of dramatic significance in society. They argue that there is
really nothing more important to one's overall quaEty of life than money.
Assignment: Is money the most significant factor in determining a person's quality of Life? Plan and write an essay in
which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples
taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSA Y ON PAGE 2 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section in the test.
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ESSAY
Time - 25 minutes
The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take
care to develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.
Your essay must be written on the lines provided on your answer sheet-you will receive no other paper on which to write.
You will have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size.
Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting wiJi read what you write. Try to write or print so that what
you are writing is legible to those readers.
Important Reminders:
A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero.
Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for what you write on your
answer sheet.
An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.
If your essay does not renect your original and individual work, your scores for the entire test may be canceled.
An electronic copy of your essay will be made available to each of your designated score recipients: colleges,
universities, and scholarship programs.
You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.
Think carefull y about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Young people are highly influenced by popular culture. They attempt to define themselves
on the basis of what they see on television, in newspapers and magazines, and in the movies.
1n fact, young people accept the values of popular culture as their own, believing that those
values are central to their personal development and social acceptance.
Assignment: fs popular culture the strongest influence on a young person's identity? Plan and write an essay in which you
develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your
reading, studies, experience, or observations.
BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSAY ON PAGE 2 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section in the test.
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ESSAY
Unauthorized copying or reuse of
any part of this page is illegal.
ESSAY
Time - 25 minutes
ESSAY (I) 111
The essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can develop and express ideas. You should, therefore, take
care tQ develop your point of view, present your ideas logically and clearly, and use language precisely.
Your essay must be written on the Lines provided on your answer sheet-you wil1 receive no other paper on which to write.
You will have enough space if you write on every line, avoid wide margins, and keep your handwriting to a reasonable size.
Remember that people who are not familiar with your handwriting will read what you write. Try to write or print so that what
you are writing is legible to those readers.
Important Reminders:
A pencil is required for the essay. An essay written in ink will receive a score of zero.
Do not write your essay in your test book. You will receive credit only for what you write on your
answer sheet.
An off-topic essay will receive a score of zero.
If your essay does not reflect your original and individual work, your scores for the entire test may be cancel
An electronic copy of your essay will be made available to each of your designated score recipients: colleges,
universities, and scholarship programs.
You have twenty-five minutes to write an essay on the topic assigned below.
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.
Many people believe that our behavior should be consistent, that we should always be ourselves.
They feel that we should not act one way with some people and another way with others. But
is this right? Should our behavior aJways be consistent, or should we behave differently in
different situations? Isn't behaving differently according to the people we are with or the
situation we are in simply a matter of politeness and common sense?
Assignment: Should people change their behavior depending on what situation they are in? Plan and write an essay in whi
you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from
your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
BEarN WRITING YOUR ESSAY ON PAGE 2 OF THE ANSWER SHEET.
If you finish before time is called, you may check your work on this section only.
Do not turn to any other section in the test.
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Unauthorized copying or reuse of
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SECTION 2
Time - 25 minutes
24 Questions
Turn to Section 2 (page 4) of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding I
circle on the answer sheet.
Each sentence below has one or rwo blanks, each blank
indicating Lhat something has been omitted. Beneath
the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A
through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when
inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.
Example:
Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed
a compromise that they felt would be ....... to both
labor and management
(A) enforce .. useful
(8) end .. divisive
(C) overcome . . unattracti ve
(D) extend .. satisfactory
(E) resolve .. acceptable
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1. In 2008, Muslims in the United States were the
religious group most evenly ------- the political
spectrum: 29 percent liberal, 38 percent moderate,
25 percent conservative.
(A) distributed across (8) predicted by
(C) concerned about (D) opposed to
(E) disconnected from
2. As one of history's most visible proponents of -------,
this activist lectured internationally on the evils of
alcohol consumption.
(A) debauchery
(D) temperance
(8) suffrage (e) democracy
(E) individualism
3. By ------- many aspects of natural river ecosystems,
some dams cause serious harm. producing -------
effects on water, land, wildlife, and even the
atmosphere.
(A) improving .. pernicious
(8) disrupting .. nominal
(C) inhibiting .. negligible
(0) altering .. deleterious
(E) obliterating .. salutary
4. The company was so ....... , so unwilling to change,
that it lost any ability to compete in a ------- market.
(A) flighty .. perilous
(8) tractable .. global
(C) innovative .. fluctuating
(D) intransigent .. volatile
(E) unmanageable .. regulated
5. Although it is natural to take umbrage at -------
remarks, Latoya always went to great pains to act
as though she was not ....... when people harshly
criticized her.
(A) . acerbic .. affronted
(8) barbed .. unaffected
(C) discreet .. flustered
(D) droll .. intimidated
(E) churlish .. mollified
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