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Past practice days
Every day's prompt, the classic passage, and the answers, ranked by that day's judgments.
Day
Format
Prompt
Answers
9 Oct 2026
Sentence shape
Someone wakes from a nightmare.
2
7 Oct 2026
Dialogue only
Two neighbors arguing over a tree on the property line.
2
6 Oct 2026
Unnamed feeling
A supermarket at closing time, seen by someone who has just fallen in love. Don't...
1