MCQs
FRQs
Exam Logistics
Final Questions
100
On the practice Writing MCQ about taking a Gap Year, a student may have difficulty answering question 41 correctly if they did not know the meaning of WHICH word?
efficacy (answer D)
100
Which of the three FRQs gives you the most freedom (and responsibility) to define a rhetorical situation?
Argumentative Essay
100
If the passage about taking a Gap Year from the practice MCQ were an actual Argumentative Essay a student wrote, what score out of 6 would the essay likely get (BEFORE any edits)?
4 out of 6
+1/1 thesis
+3/4 for evidence and commentary
+0/1 for sophistication
100
Name a rhetorical strategy that starts with the letter "A"...
Anaphora
200
On the practice Writing MCQ about taking a Gap Year, a student would get question 40 WRONG if they misinterpreted what about the text?
The text's PURPOSE.
200
Put simply, every thesis statement for any of the 2 FRQs must contain the following two things...
A "WHAT" (an argumentative stance or interpretation of purpose) and a "WHY" (a line or lines of reasoning).
200
Approximately how much time will a reader spend reading and scoring each of your AP Lang essays?
2.5 minutes per essay
Each reader (approx. 1,500 total) spends...
15 hours a day for 7 days = 6,300 min.
6,300 minutes divided by 2,500 essays = 2.5 min.
200
Name a Taylor Swift album that starts with the letter "R"
Reputation
300
Writing MCQs will always ask you to consider the passage as being a "draft," and the questions will ask you to consider edits to the passage in the following four ways:
1) adding something
2) deleting something
3) revising something
4) leaving it as is
300
Name ONE way of getting the "sophistication" point on any of the FRQs.
"Articulating the implications or limitations of an argument (either the student’s argument or an argument related to the prompt) by situating it within a broader context."
"Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive."
300
Each year, the MOST taken AP exam is often English Language and Composition with over 550,000 registered students. Which AP exam is the LEAST taken by students?
(Hint: it is another language exam)
AP Japanese Language and Culture
(approx. 2400 students each year)
300
What was Mr. Zen's oldest son's first word?
(Hint: it starts with the letter "C")
Car
400
On the practice Writing MCQ about taking a Gap Year, the answers provided for question 43 are all examples of what type of phrase?
Transitional Phrases
Used to enhance the cohesion and unity of an essay.
400
What three things must be done to get a 4 out of 4 for "Evidence and Commentary" on the Synthesis Essay?
1) Use at least three sources
2) provide evidence for ALL claims
3) explain why or how the evidence supports the claims
400
Last year, 518,143 students worldwide took the AP Lang exam. What was the score that most students (30%) got?
1 (14%), 2 (30%), 3 (24%), 4 (21%), 5 (10%)
400
What did Mr. Zen eat for dinner last night? (Hint: it starts with the letter "L")
Lasagna
500
On the practice Writing MCQ about taking a Gap Year, what is the keyword in the passage (from line 6) that a student should notice in order to answer question 42 correctly?
"plan"
The answer, "(C) After sentence 6," is correct because of the repetition of "planning," which is why placing the quote after sentence 6 is the most coherent answer.
500
All the sources provided for the Synthesis Essay are meant to be legitimate and useful for a variety of potential arguments and thesis statements. However, one "sophisticated" way to offer a counterargument to a source is to EVALUATE it. What do you evaluate? That's easy as A, B, C. What does A, B, OR C stand for?
Authority
Bias
Currency
500
How many 2022 AP Lang test takers got a PERFECT score (all 45 MCQ questions correct and 6s on all essays)?
Get the answer to the nearest tens place.
21
500
If Mr. Zen could go back to college to get another degree, what would he study? (Hint: it starts with the letter "L")
Linguistics