AP Lang Exam Overview

When is the AP Lang Exam?

• Today

• Tomorrow

• May 12, 2021

• June 12, 2021

How long is the AP Lang exam in total?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 2 hours, 15 minutes

• 3 hours, 15 minutes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All of the following are good and true reasons you should take the AP Lang Exam EXCEPT:

• It's the easiest test you'll ever take

• Earning a passing score will save you money

• It's an opportunity to demonstrate what you've learned

• You will receive a weighted GPA

How many questions will be on the Multiple Choice (also known as Selected Response Questions) portion of the AP Lang Exam?

• 45

• 50

• 55

• 60

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You will see all of the following types of passages on the Multiple Choice section of the AP Lang Exam EXCEPT:

• Essays

• Letters

• Fiction

• Speeches

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

True or False: Last year, College Board changed the Multiple Choice portion of the Exam to include Composition Questions that ask students to "read like a writer."

• True

• False

How many essays, or free response questions, will be on the exam?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

On the Essay portion of the test, you will write each of the following types of essays EXCEPT:

• Rhetorical Analysis

• Memoir

• Synthesis

• Argument

On the AP Lang Exam, what is the highest score you can earn on each essay?

• 5

• 6

• 9

• 10

True or False: You will earn one point on an essay for responding to the prompt with a defensible thesis.

• True

• False