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AP Practice Exams

If you’re looking for an AP practice test, then you’ve come to the right place. We have links to the best free AP practice exams that are available online. Our directory also has other great resources including notes, outlines, multiple choice quizzes, free response questions, videos, study guides, and study packets.

We started this site after realizing that there are lots of great AP tests and notes online, but that they are difficult to find. Bookmark our site and you will save a lot of time and frustration. We have extensive resources for all of the most popular AP courses. And please contact us if you know of any great sites that we don’t have listed. Thanks, and good luck with your exams!

AP Economics: For Micro and Macro we have links to several great AP practice exams including some great textbook chapter tests. We also feature prior year free response questions and some videos with free response tips. We also have a large assortment of notes, cram packets and exam review videos.

AP English: Our AP English resources include a variety of multiple choice practice tests and a large assortment of sample essay questions. We also have links to essay strategy guides, vocabulary lists, class notes, and flashcards.

AP Government: Check out our government pages to find free practice exams, flashcards, and quizzes. We also link to some huge exam review packets and some very thorough sets of class notes.

AP Geography: For AP Human Geography we feature a huge collection of free multiple choice questions and chapter quizzes. There are also lots of vocabulary lists, class notes, outlines, and exam prep videos.

AP History: Our history pages are loaded with free resources! Multiple choice questions, released exams, notes, flashcards, cram packets, and even online courses. Be sure to check out our DBQ resources as well, including questions from prior years and original practice questions.

AP Math: Our AP math directory covers Calculus AB and BC. We link to a wide variety of practice questions along with study guides, free response questions, class notes, cram packets, and videos. We also have information on tutors and online courses.

AP Psychology: Everything you need for your AP Psychology review including multiple choice practice questions, free response questions, and flashcards. Also be sure to look at our huge collection of psychology notes and exam review packets.

AP Science: Our AP Science directories include links to dozens for free practice tests. Other great resources include multiple choice quizzes, free response strategies, class notes, study guides, and videos. We also feature the best cram packets for your last minute exam review.

AP Statistics: Find all the best AP Stats practice tests, notes, outlines, and free response questions. The AP Practice Exams statistics page also features some great online textbooks, tutorials, and videos.

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Practice for the AP Exams

The best way to prepare for an AP Exam is to participate in your AP class.

It also helps to set aside consistent study time, complete all assignments from your teacher, and become familiar with the exam by practicing with exam questions created by AP.

On AP Central, we release the free-response questions for exams that have them. We also post sample student responses and scoring guidelines for past exam questions so you can see why a real exam taker got the score they did.

Instructions

Start in your ap class..

Ask your AP teacher to go over the exam format with you in class, if they haven’t done so already.

Ask your teacher about the practice resources in AP Classroom.

AP Classroom is a suite of digital tools that teachers can use throughout the year to help you prepare for the AP Exam. The tools include progress checks with multiple-choice and free-response questions your teacher can unlock for you to receive personalized feedback on the skills and topics you're learning in the course. Your teacher may also assign AP practice or released exam questions using the AP Question Bank. In addition, you can access AP Daily videos that cover all course content and skills to help support your learning.

AP Classroom Resources

Once you join your AP class section online, you’ll be able to access AP Daily videos, any assignments from your teacher, and your assignment results in AP Classroom. Sign in to access them.

• Go to AP Classroom

Go to your course’s exam page.

Start at AP Courses and Exams page and find your subject. Once you’re on your course page, go to the  About the Exam tab. You’ll find the exam date, details about the exam structure, and exam-taking tips.

AP Courses and Exams

Start at the AP Courses and Exams page to learn more about each exam, including structure, timing, and topics that will be covered.

Scroll to the Exam Preparation section of your exam page for practice materials.

You’ll find resources and links to help you prepare, such as questions from real exams, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses on AP Central.

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AP English Language and Composition

Review the free-response questions from the 2024 ap exam, new for 2024-25: mcqs will have four answer choices.

Starting in the 2024-25 school year, AP English Language and Composition multiple-choice questions (MCQs) will have four answer choices instead of five. This change will take effect with the 2025 exam. All resources have been updated to reflect this change.

Exam Overview

Exam questions assess the course concepts and skills outlined in the course framework. For more information, download the  AP English Language and Composition Course and Exam Description (.pdf)  (CED).

Encourage your students to visit the  AP English Language and Composition student page  for exam information.

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AP English Language and Composition Exam

Exam format.

The AP English Language and Composition Exam has question types and point values that stay consistent from year to year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day.

Section I: Multiple Choice

45 Questions | 1 hour | 45% of Exam Score

• 23–25 Reading questions that ask students to read and analyze nonfiction texts.
• 20–22 Writing questions that ask students to “read like a writer” and consider revisions to stimulus texts.

Section II: Free Response

3 Questions | 2 hours 15 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period | 55% of Exam Score

• Synthesis Question:  After reading 6 texts about a topic (including visual and quantitative sources), students will compose an argument that combines and cites at least 3 of the sources to support their thesis.
• Rhetorical Analysis:  Students will read a nonfiction text and analyze how the writer’s language choices contribute to the intended meaning and purpose of the text.
• Argument:  Students will create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.

Exam Questions and Scoring Information

Ap english language and composition exam questions and scoring information.

View free-response questions and scoring information from past exams.

Score Reporting

Ap score reports for educators.

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AP English Language and Composition

Course features:.

• Recommended Grade Level: 9-12
• Course Credits: 1
• Course Price: $299.00

Course Overview:

An Advanced Placement course in English Language and Composition engages students in becoming skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and in becoming skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes. Both their writing and their reading should make students aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes, audience expectations, and subjects as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effectiveness in writing. The college composition course for which the AP English Language and Composition course substitutes is one of the most varied in the curriculum.

Required Materials:

You will need the following items to complete this course:

• Disk space on your computer, as well as an external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD-Rom, etc.)
• Word processing and presentation software
• It is recommended that students purchase a test preparation book to work on independently. Speak to your instructor about which test prep book might be most appropriate.
• Students will need to obtain the following texts, either from a library or a bookseller:

Segment One:

• Civil War Edition: Choose one of the following:
• Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
• On Writing Well by William Zinsser

Segment Two:

Contemporary Edition: See the lesson entitled The Memoir for an overview of text choices and choose one of the following:

• **Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
• *A Work in Progress: A Memoir by Connor Franta
• The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
• *The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
• *The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
• *I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafza
• *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston
• ***Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs
• **The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

Student Edition: See the Checklist lesson for an overview of text choices and choose one of the following:

• Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
• *Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
• Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder
• *The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
• **Up from Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Warmth of Other Suns by Isabell Wilkerson
• Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

* All works have rhetorical merit for the AP English student; texts marked with asterisks deal with mature subject matter or contain adult language or situations. If this is a concern for you or your family, please choose a different text from the list.

** This text can be read online.

Early Edition

• 01.00 Early Edition: Checklist
• 01.01 AP English Language and Composition Overview
• 01.02 Analyzing Texts
• 01.03 Claims and Evidence
• 01.04 Introduction to Rhetorical Strategies
• 01.05 Critical Reading and Rhetorical Analysis
• 01.06 The Free Response
• 01.07 Evaluating Student Responses
• 01.08 Early Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment

Revolutionary Edition

• 02.00 Revolutionary Edition: Checklist
• 02.01 Historical Context: Writers React
• 02.02 Introduction to Argument
• 02.03 Structure as Rhetorical Strategy
• 02.04 Supporting the Argument
• 02.05 Evaluating Arguments
• 02.06 Aphorisms
• 02.07 Tone and Argument
• 02.08 AP Practice Essay One
• 02.09 Crafting Compound and Complex Sentences
• 02.10 Revolutionary Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment
• 02.11 AP Practice Essay Two

Romantic Edition

• 03.00 Romantic Edition: Checklist
• 03.01 Multiple Choice: Reader and Writer
• 03.02 Figurative Language in Argument
• 03.03 The Power of Diction
• 03.04 Taking a Position
• 03.05 Establishing a Line of Reasoning
• 03.06 Analyzing Syntax
• 03.07 AP Practice Essay Three
• 03.08 Crafting Periodic and Loose Sentences
• 03.09 Developing Commentary
• 03.10 Romantic Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment

Civil War Edition

• 04.00 Civil War Edition: Checklist
• 04.01 Multiple Choice: Read Stems First
• 04.02 Reading About Writing
• 04.03 Elements of Style
• 04.04 AP Practice Essay Four
• 04.05 Speech Analysis
• 04.06 Multiple Choice: Predict the Answer
• 04.07 Analyzing Style
• 04.08 Civil War Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment
• 04.09 Crafting Periodic and Balanced Sentences
• 04.10 AP Practice Essay Five
• 04.11 Reading and Synthesis
• 04.12 Nonfiction Book Journal
• 04.13 Segment One Exam

Realism Edition

• 05.00 Realism Edition: Checklist
• 05.01 Understanding Satire
• 05.02 Political Cartoons
• 05.03 "A Modest Proposal"
• 05.04 That's So Ironic
• 05.05 Irony to Ignite
• 05.06 Analyzing Satire
• 05.07 Exploring the Satirical Prompt
• 05.08 Multiple Choice: Find the Focus
• 05.09 AP Practice Essay Six
• 05.10 Crafting Chiasmus and Anaphora
• 05.11 AP Practice Essay Seven
• 05.12 Realism Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment

Modern Edition

• 06.00 Modern Edition: Checklist
• 06.01 Multiple Choice: Eliminate Answer Choices
• 06.02 Meet the Synthesis Essay
• 06.03 Conversations and Claims
• 06.04 Synthesizing the Voices of the Harlem Renaissance
• 06.05 Cultivating Commentary Using Sources
• 06.06 An Image is Worth 1,000 Words
• 06.07 Evaluating Student Responses
• 06.08 Planning a Response
• 06.09 Modern Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment
• 06.10 Crafting Purposeful Structure
• 06.11 AP Practice Essay Eight

Contemporary Edition

• 07.00 Contemporary Edition: Checklist
• 07.01 Multiple Choice: Putting It All Together
• 07.02 The Memoir
• 07.03 Appeals in Argument
• 07.04 AP Practice Essay Nine
• 07.05 Rhetoric in Action
• 07.06 AP Practice Essay Ten
• 07.07 Evaluate and Implement
• 07.08 AP Practice Essay Eleven
• 07.09 Crafting Sentence Variety
• 07.10 Memoir Journal
• 07.11 Contemporary Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment

Student Edition

• 08.00 Student Edition: Checklist
• 08.01 Research the Context
• 08.02 Analyze the Author's Choices
• 08.03 Argue an Issue
• 08.04 Pick a Perspective
• 08.05 Create a Connection
• 08.06 Interpret Rhetorical Strategies
• 08.07 Student Edition: Discussion-Based Assessment
• 08.08 Segment Two Exam

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