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Test QuestionsPosted by Joel Martinsen, June 8, 2005 7:43 PM
![]() Post-mortems of the college entrance exams filled the papers today. We are treated to profiles of anxiously waiting parents, dissections the morning transportation situation, and heartwarming stories of students overcoming incredible odds to make it to the testing centers. But what everyone really wants is to discuss the test itself. The big news in yesterday's evening papers was the topic of the composition section of the exam, which took place Tuesday morning. Today's papers revealed the topics for the entire country along with analyses of their difficulty and predictions of possible grading rubrics. Staff writers tried their hands at writing model essays. Online portals ran polls of students' impressions and their expected marks. For other subjects, information and answers have been trickling out all day. See the extended entry for a summary of this year's composition questions. If you've never read any of the questions from previous years, you might be struck by the creativity demanded of the students. Note that the following are summarized from a website that collected information from students; these are not authoritative. Most of the essays required at least 800 characters. The italicized titles given are merely general topics; students were expected to choose their own title and perspective in most cases. Poetry and other forms of writing were allowed unless specifically prohibited.
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