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  1. The Analyze an Issue prompt asks you to do what?

    Answer: Develop your own position on a topic

    The Issue task requires constructing your own argument on a general topic.

  2. Specific instructions under the Issue prompt are meant to be:

    Answer: Followed closely to frame your response

    Each prompt includes task-specific directions that shape what graders expect.

  3. Which example type tends to support an Issue essay best?

    Answer: Concrete, relevant examples from history, science, or experience

    Specific, pertinent evidence strengthens persuasive force.

  4. A score of 0 on AWA is given when an essay:

    Answer: Is off-topic, in a foreign language, or merely copies the prompt

    A 0 reflects responses not written on the assigned topic or otherwise non-genuine.

  5. What does a 'No Score' (NS) designation indicate?

    Answer: No essay was written at all

    NS means the test taker produced no response to score.

  6. Roughly what percentile does a 4.5 AWA score typically represent?

    Answer: Around the 80th percentile

    A 4.5 falls near the upper range, around the 80th percentile in recent norms.

  7. Practicing AWA with ETS's published pool of topics helps because:

    Answer: The actual prompt is drawn from that public pool

    ETS publishes the full Issue topic pool, so practice prompts mirror the real test.