Section 1: Analytical Writing (1 Task)
Time: 30 Minutes
1 Question
"Issue Task" Prompt:
"To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major
cities rather than its rural or s
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Section 1: Analytical Writing (1 Task)
Time: 30 Minutes
1 Question
"Issue Task" Prompt:
"To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major
cities rather than its rural or suburban areas."
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with
the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and
supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or
might not hold true.
Section 2: Verbal Reasoning (Set A)
Time: 21 Minutes
~25 Questions
Questions 1 to 5: Text Completion
For each blank select one entry from each column.
1. While the professor’s lectures were often praised for their clarity, his writing was
notoriously (i)_____, filled with dense jargon that left even his graduate students
perplexed.
(A) lucid
(B) abstruse
(C) eloquent
(D) cursory
2. The discovery of the ancient manuscript was (i)_____ for the scholarly community; it
not only confirmed long-held theories but also opened up (ii)_____ new avenues of
research.
Blank (i): (A) a setback (B) a boon (C) a triviality
Blank (ii): (D) unpromising (E) unheralded (F) copious
3. Despite his reputation as a fiery revolutionary, the leader’s memoirs reveal a
surprisingly (i)_____ temperament, favoring (ii)_____ over confrontation.
Blank (i): (A) bellicose (B) placid (C) volatile
Blank (ii): (D) strife (E) agitation (F) conciliation
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