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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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Nowadays, there has been much discussion revolving around the issue of whether
multiple choice
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 examination is more worthwhile than writing an
essay
 to determine your education. I am in
favor
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 of the opinion that it should be essential to write an
essay
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 given topic.
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argument
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 of some people can be made that wanting to pass multiple
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tests
, knowledge is required. Followed by showing that skill of knowing
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needed
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, these days are told as the only
way
 of determining an individual's ability to get into a wanted university or a job. Another example can be made that these types of
tests
 cause a
person
 to feel under stress which ends up in information blocking. In that
way
, it is not possible to pass the
tests
 because
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the needed information
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 blocked. On another hand, I think it is crucial to
pass
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tests
 that are vital for writing an
essay
. As known, the most obligatory thing is to understand how the
person
 is thinking and in what
way
 an individual can apply his knowledge for the given topic. What is more, writing an
essay
also
 does not prevent a
person
 from expressing his opinion and thoughts freely.
In
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the
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 result of that,
this
 is the
way
 of truly understanding other
person
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 and the
way
 he thinks, showing
his
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 skill
of
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 adapting knowledge and useful information to tasks needed.
In contrast
 to
this
, I think that it is mandatory to challenge people with
tests
 requiring essays rather than
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tests
 that really show a
person
's understanding of the given tasks.
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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

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