Exam Basics
How many sections are there on the AP Lang exam?
The MCQ section consists of how many questions in how much time?
45 questions in 1 hour
What are the three FRQ prompts?
Synthesis Question, Rhetorical Analysis, Argument Essay
What day is the exam?
May 10th
Blood that leaves the right ventricle will most likely visit what organ before entering the left atrium?
Lungs
How much time does the exam take?
3 hours and 15 minutes
True or False: You should read the question and associated text once, answer, and move on.
False
How many of the Synthesis Essay sources are visual?
Two
True or False: You need to bring a government or school issued photo ID to Haas on exam day.
False
In a particular year, if May 8 is on a Monday, on what day of the week is August 18?
Friday
How much does each section of the AP Lang exam weigh in regards to exam score?
MCQ - 45%
FRQ - 55%
The MCQ is approximately split into half by two categories of questions. What are these categories?
Reading, Writing
600-800 words
Identify all three of these parts of the exam you are recommended to fill in with a pen.
1) Front Page; 2) Answer Sheet; 3) FRQs
Front Page, FRQs (1,3)
Rank the following three atoms in terms of increasing atomic radius: 1) Argon; 2) Fluorine; 3) Lithium
Fluorine, Argon, Lithium (2,1,3)
How many sets of questions/prompts are in the exam, between the MCQ and FRQ?
Eight
The skills the MCQ covers are based off the four big ideas of the AP Lang course. Name two of these four big ideas.
Any two of: Rhetorical Situation, Claims and Evidence, Reasoning and Organization, Style
Which of these is NOT a task verb used by AP Lang?
1) Analyze; 2) Synthesize; 3) Explain
Explain (3)
What three features can a watch NOT have in order to be eligible to be brought to the test?
Alarm, Internet access, Noise
If a, b, and c are the three zeroes of the polynomial x3 – 9x2 + 26x – 24, what is the product of the three numbers 1 – a, 1 – b, and 1 – c?
-6
According to College Board, what does the AP Lang exam test for?
Understanding of course units and their literary concepts, plus ability to write and convey arguments based on analysis of texts
Which question sets, roughly equal in length, are the longest in the MCQ?
Sets 1, 2
When is the sophistication point awarded to an essay? (general description acceptable)
Demonstrates full understanding of the rhetorical situation, constructs a nuanced argument, uses a nuanced style, use strong rhetorical choices
Which of these can you bring to the exam?
1) Highlighter; 2) Scratch Paper; 3) Calculator
None of them
Lapilli and cinders are subtypes of what materials that are ejected from volcanoes?
Pyroclast