AP LANG SAMPLE LATEST 2025-2026 EXAM
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would
both capture the audience's interest and provide the most effective
introduction to the topic of the paragraph? - Answer-(B) On September
23, 1999, NASA officials were aghast when the $125 million Mars
Climate Orbiter vanished as it prepared to enter the red planet's orbit
In sentence 2 (reproduced below), the writer wants an effective
transition from the introductory paragraph to the main idea of the
passage.
The culprit was a discrepancy in the software that controlled the
spacecraft's thrusters: one team of engineers had calculated the force
needed from the thrusters in pounds, an imperial unit, while another
team calculated the force in newtons, a metric unit.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best achieves this
purpose? - Answer-(A) (as it is now)
In sentence 3 (reproduced below), which of the following versions of
the underlined text best establishes the writer's position on the main
argument of the passage?
, The Orbiter mission failure is just one reason, albeit an extremely
expensive one, that the United States needs to abandon future Mars
survey missions. - Answer-(C) needs to adopt the metric system
The writer wants to add a phrase at the beginning of sentence 5
(reproduced below), adjusting the capitalization as needed, to set up a
comparison with the idea discussed in sentence 4.
The imperial measurement system used in the United States assigns
values haphazardly: one mile is 5,280 feet long, while one pound is 16
ounces.
Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal? - Answer-
(D) By contrast,
In sentence 9 (reproduced below), the writer wants to provide a
convincing explanation for why switching to the metric system would
benefit United States industries.
Switching to the metric system would also benefit United States
industries; the European Union, for example, has been requiring its
member states to standardize their metric systems since 1971.
Which version of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal? -
Answer-(D) industries: those with products in both domestic and
international markets would no longer need to design in and produce to
two different measurement systems, reducing both product overlap and
manufacturing inefficiencies
Which of the following best describes the writer's exigence in the
passage? - Answer-(C) The limited resources available to women for
changing existing power structures
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would
both capture the audience's interest and provide the most effective
introduction to the topic of the paragraph? - Answer-(B) On September
23, 1999, NASA officials were aghast when the $125 million Mars
Climate Orbiter vanished as it prepared to enter the red planet's orbit
In sentence 2 (reproduced below), the writer wants an effective
transition from the introductory paragraph to the main idea of the
passage.
The culprit was a discrepancy in the software that controlled the
spacecraft's thrusters: one team of engineers had calculated the force
needed from the thrusters in pounds, an imperial unit, while another
team calculated the force in newtons, a metric unit.
Which of the following versions of the underlined text best achieves this
purpose? - Answer-(A) (as it is now)
In sentence 3 (reproduced below), which of the following versions of
the underlined text best establishes the writer's position on the main
argument of the passage?
, The Orbiter mission failure is just one reason, albeit an extremely
expensive one, that the United States needs to abandon future Mars
survey missions. - Answer-(C) needs to adopt the metric system
The writer wants to add a phrase at the beginning of sentence 5
(reproduced below), adjusting the capitalization as needed, to set up a
comparison with the idea discussed in sentence 4.
The imperial measurement system used in the United States assigns
values haphazardly: one mile is 5,280 feet long, while one pound is 16
ounces.
Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal? - Answer-
(D) By contrast,
In sentence 9 (reproduced below), the writer wants to provide a
convincing explanation for why switching to the metric system would
benefit United States industries.
Switching to the metric system would also benefit United States
industries; the European Union, for example, has been requiring its
member states to standardize their metric systems since 1971.
Which version of the underlined text best accomplishes this goal? -
Answer-(D) industries: those with products in both domestic and
international markets would no longer need to design in and produce to
two different measurement systems, reducing both product overlap and
manufacturing inefficiencies
Which of the following best describes the writer's exigence in the
passage? - Answer-(C) The limited resources available to women for
changing existing power structures
