If, for example, you were to leave two blanks and answer four questions incorrectly, a total of six points will be deducted from 45-the usual number of questions on the exam-making your short-answer score 39.
In scoring the test, each wrong answer and each answer left blank will be deducted from the total number of questions. To earn a “3,” you need to get about 50 or 60 percent of the short-answer questions right-provided that your essays are generally acceptable.Įach correct answer is worth one point. To earn a “5” on the exam you must answer most of the questions correctly and write good essays. Argument: Students will create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.The AP English Language and Composition Exam's multiple-choice questions separate well-qualified students from those who are less qualified.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.Synthesis Question: After reading 6–7 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.Students write essays that respond to 3 free-response prompts from the following categories:.20–22 Writing questions that ask students to “read like a writer” and consider revisions to stimulus texts.ģ Questions | 2 hours 15 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period | 55% of Exam Score.23–25 Reading questions that ask students to read and analyze nonfiction texts.Section I: Multiple ChoiceĤ5 Questions | 1 hour | 45% of Exam Score 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.
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