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Some people think multiple choice tests are better than tests which require you to write an essay. Other people think that tests which require you to write an essay are better. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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Tests
 are the main
way
 to
check
students
'
knowledge
.
However
, there are numerous types of them and every
test
 has advantages and disadvantages.
Two
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 most popular examples of checking a
student
's skills are
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tests
 and works, which require you to write an essay. Society is split
in
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 two groups, one group recognizes multiple
tests
 as the best,
others
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while others
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 believe that essays could better
check
 your
knowledge
. On the one hand,
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tests
check
 your
knowledge
 more accurately, because it requires clear answers, the only
way
 to answer questions is
knowing
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material
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 of the subject.
Moreover
,
this
 kind of
test
 does not require special writing skills, which is not accessible for
students
 with a scientific mindset.
However
, like everything in our
world
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this
way
 of checking
knowledge
 has disadvantages
such
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as
this
test
 is more reliant on
luck
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 of the
student
, because it is quite possible that a
student
 with a lack of
knowledge
 could reach a significant result only because of
luck
.
On the other hand
, essays might be the best
way
 to
check
students
'
knowledge
, because it is not connected with
luck
, only a
student
, who learnt by hard the subject could be successful in
this
test
.
Furthermore
, you should be focused only on the topic while writing, so you couldn’t write outside the topic,
so
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it
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means that
students
 who want to be successful should show a deep understanding of the point
,
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 because juveniles will not achieve
a
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 necessary number of words. In conclusion, there are many ways to
check
student
knowledge
.
However
, in my
opinion
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 the best
way
 to do
that is
essays
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,
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 because only
this
 type of
test
 could
check
 a deep
knowledge
 of a topic and is not connected with
luck
.
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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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