GRE refers to the competitive Graduate Record Examination for admissions in graduate schools in the US, the UK, Australia and Canada. GRE's Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) is specifically created to test a candidate’s critical thinking abilities and analytical writing skills. Sound written communication, thus, forms the basis of a GRE writing test .GRE’s Analytical Writing Section involves two writing tasks: Analyse an Issue and Analyse an Argument.
Breaking down the 30-minute AWA writing task
- Reading: 2 minutes
- Skim through the provided passage quickly
- Read it twice and retain some pointers in your mind
- Argument Task – Create a quick distinction between the main conclusion and the supporting premises
- Issue Task – Focus on the cause-and-effect relationship
Ideating: 5 minutes
- Brainstorm and create ideas
- Define your position on the given argument’s issue or analysis
- Design a rough outline in your mind
- Pick a single sentence to summarise the entire essay
- Generate a four-paragraph structure that has an introduction, two supporting sections, and a conclusion.
Typing: 20 minutes
- Follow varied vocabulary and sentence structure for different paragraphs and passages
- Elaborate the points that you noted while ideating
- Use a coherent rhetorical structure
- Stick to the specified word limit
Editing: 3 minutes
- Keep this time for proofreading and editing
- Do not write anymore
- Read the essay twice
- Check grammar and spellings
- Use formal English with precise and clear ideas
Points to remember
- The Writing section is not computer-adaptive
- Tests are marked by real examiners, not computers
- No spell-check or grammar-check is available for the writing test
- Scores vary from 0-6
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