writing sample
Submitted text example
A writing sample is a piece of work submitted to demonstrate the author's abilities.
Job applicants provide writing samples to show competence; students include them in graduate school applications.
The term implies the work represents typical output: They asked for a five-page writing sample.
A sample may be excerpted from longer work or written specifically for the purpose.
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- rough draftUnpolished first attempt
- draftPreliminary version of text
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- excerptPortion taken from larger work
prose · creative nonfiction · submission · showcase · paragraph · pen · red pen · ink · editor · hiring manager · applicant · resume · first impression · creative · fiction · journalism · byline · polished
- writingdrafting, authors, author, books, authoring
- academic assessmentsexam, essay, quiz, test, midterm
- portfolio piecesportfolio, resume, demo reel, art portfolio, showreel
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- Job Applicationresume, cover letter, CV, references, work history
writing sampleinterview
Formal questioning session
oral examination · résumé · CV · curriculum vitae · transcript
writing sampledesign portfolio
Collection of creative work
live performance · speech · live interview · art portfolio · audio recording
writing samplewriting test
Assessment requiring composed answers
dictation · freewriting · stream of consciousness · first draft
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