CBEST WRITING SECTION ACTUAL TEST
PAPER 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS REVIEW
● Expressive essay. Answer: about a remembered experience.
● Expository/referential essay. Answer: analytical/argumentative in
nature
● Basic Format for the Expository/Referential Essay. Answer: 1. Hook
2. These Statement (whether you agree or disagree with prompt) and
short summary of the two or three main points that support your thesis
3. Restate of supporting point 1 (details and examples that demonstrate
why supporting point 1 is true)
4. Restatement of supporting point 2 (detail and examples that
demonstrate why support point 2 is true)
5. Conclusion that summarises your supporting points and restates your
thesis
● Tip 1 for Expository/Referential Essay. Answer: Beware of logical
fallacies such as sweeping generalisations, pst hoc ergo propter hoc,
weak analogies, straw ma attacks, slippery slope, etc
PAPER 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS REVIEW
● Expressive essay. Answer: about a remembered experience.
● Expository/referential essay. Answer: analytical/argumentative in
nature
● Basic Format for the Expository/Referential Essay. Answer: 1. Hook
2. These Statement (whether you agree or disagree with prompt) and
short summary of the two or three main points that support your thesis
3. Restate of supporting point 1 (details and examples that demonstrate
why supporting point 1 is true)
4. Restatement of supporting point 2 (detail and examples that
demonstrate why support point 2 is true)
5. Conclusion that summarises your supporting points and restates your
thesis
● Tip 1 for Expository/Referential Essay. Answer: Beware of logical
fallacies such as sweeping generalisations, pst hoc ergo propter hoc,
weak analogies, straw ma attacks, slippery slope, etc
