Pcat essay prompts!

[Smieling]

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While practicing I realized I could receive questions that are (do you agree or disagree) on the pcat! How exactly is this a problem-solution essay, it sound more like a argumentative essay.

Can anyone please clarify this for me? and if anyone has a structure they follow for these kinds of essay I would really appreciate it if they could post it! (even if it's brief)

 

[RxRunner]

Kaplan books tend to break down essay type questions for you in terms of a structured response. One formula I've seen for an argument is to do introduction, two paragraphs for your argument, one paragraph why it could be argued the other way, and a conclusion indicating why your way is the best way.

 

[Jahodac]

The way I structured my essay was introduction paragraph with thesis, three paragraphs offering three solutions and counter examples in each paragraph, and a conclusion paragraph summarizing the three body paragraphs and restating the thesis. I got a 4.5 with this structure.

The Pearson exams come with writing section examples for each score, which are fairly helpful.