gre issue题库1

1. Pool of Topics – Issue

This page contains the Issue topics for the Analytical Writing section of the GRE® General Test.

When you take the test, you will be presented with one Issue topic from this pool.

Each Issue topic consists of an issue statement or statements followed by specific task instructions

that tell you how to respond to the issue. The wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly

from what is presented here. Also, because there may be multiple versions of some topics with

similar or identical wording but with different task instructions, it is very important to read your test

topic and its specific task directions carefully and respond to the wording as it appears in the actual

test.

2. To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

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 and explain how

these considerations shape your position.

3. Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of study

in which they are unlikely to succeed.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In

developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or

examples that could be used to challenge your position.

in order to thrive.

Reason: It is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and

the reason on which that claim is based.

6. A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter

college.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the

recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting

your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or

would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

8. Claim: In any field—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step

down after five years.

Reason: The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and

the reason on which that claim is based.

9. In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being

strongly influenced by past achievements within that field.

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 and explain how

position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible

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 and explain how

these considerations shape your position.

12. Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a

university but who cannot afford the tuition.

Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy and explain your reasoning for the

position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible

consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.

13. Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field

of study.

consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.

15. Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that

will prepare them for lucrative careers.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In

developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or

examples that could be used to challenge your position.

16. Some people believe that in order to be effective, political leaders must yield to public opinion

and abandon principle for the sake of compromise. Others believe that the most essential quality of

an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and

Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and

17. Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.

you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how

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 and explain how

these considerations shape your position.

19. Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to

solve the anticipated problems of the future.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the

recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting

your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or

would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

should address both of the views presented.

you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how

22. Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the

men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models.

Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and

the reason on which that claim is based.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the

recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting

your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or

would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

24. The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement

your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or

would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.

26. The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly

strong and independent individuals.

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 and explain how

these considerations shape your position.

27. In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important

contributions.