AP® English Language and Composition Past Exam Tests / Questions

Last Updated: September 24, 2024

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AP English Language and Composition covers rhetorical analysis, argumentation, and synthesis. Free past exam tests help students refine their writing and analytical skills for the AP exam.

AP English Language and Composition Practice Test

2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions – Set 1 Free-Response Questions – Set 2

2023: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions – Set 1 Free-Response Questions – Set 2	Sample Responses Q1 Set – 1 Sample Responses Q1 Set – 2 Sample Responses Q2 Set – 1 Sample Responses Q2 Set – 2 Sample Responses Q3 Set – 1 Sample Responses Q3 Set – 2	Scoring Guidelines Set -1 Scoring Guidelines Set – 2 Chief Reader Report – Set 1 Chief Reader Report – Set 2 Scoring Statistics – Set 1 Scoring Statistics – Set 2 Score Distributions

2022: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2021: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distribution

2020: Free-Response Questions

Prompts and Samples	Scoring Information	Scoring Commentaries
Prompt for Sample Packet 1 – Johnson Sample Packet 1 – Johnson	Scoring Guidelines – Johnson	Scoring Commentaries Packet 1 – Johnson
Prompt for Sample Packet 2 – Kennedy Sample Packet 2 – Kennedy	Scoring Guidelines – Kennedy	Scoring Commentaries Packet 2 – Kennedy
Prompt for Sample Packet 3 – Obama Sample Packet 3 – Obama	Scoring Guidelines – Obama	Scoring Commentaries Packet 3 – Obama
Scoring Distributions

2019: Rescored Free-Response Questions

	Samples	Commentaries	Scoring Guidelines
Questions originally from the 2019 exam	Question 1 Question 2 Question 3	Question 1 Question 2 Question 3	Scoring Guidelines

2019: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distribution

2018: Rescored Free-Response Questions

	Samples	Commentaries	Scoring Guidelines
Questions originally from the 2018 exam	Question 1 Question 2 Question 3	Question 1 Question 2 Question 3	Scoring Guidelines

2018: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions

2017: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions

2016: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2015: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2014: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2013: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2012: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2011: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2011: Form B

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2010: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions

2010: Form B

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Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2009: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2009: Form B

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2008: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2008: Form B

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2007: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2007: Form B

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2006: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2006: Form B

Questions	Samples and Commentary	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

2005: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses

2005: Form B

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Response

2004: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2004: Form B

Questions	Samples	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary

2003: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions

2003: Form B

Questions	Samples	Scoring
Free-Response Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary

2002: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
All Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Grade Distributions

2002: Form B

Questions	Samples	Scoring
All Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary

2001: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
All Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A

2000: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
All Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary

1999: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Samples	Scoring
All Questions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3	Scoring Guidelines

1998 Free-Response Questions

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All Questions		Scoring Guidelines