AP English Language Exam Test
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Explain the amount of credits you can receive by obtaining certain scores on the AP Language
Exam. - correct answer ✔✔-You can exempt 1 freshman English course at the University of
Georgia, Georgia State University by earning a 3 or 4 on the AP Language Exam
-You can exempt 1 freshman English course at Georgia Institute of Technology by earning a 4 or
5 on the AP Language Exam
-You can exempt both freshmen English courses at UGA, Georgia, or Yale by earning a 5
What id the date of the 2016 AP English Language Exam? - correct answer ✔✔May 11, 2016
How many passages will the multiple choice questions be derived from? - correct answer ✔✔4-
5 passages
Describe the three aspects of bibliographic or footnote information you should know. - correct
answer ✔✔1) Date
2) Author
3) Distinguishing type of source
4) Function
How much time do you have to answer the 50 to 55 multiple choice questions? - correct answer
✔✔60 minutes
What does Free Response Question 1 ask you to do? - correct answer ✔✔It is a document
based question, in which you have to read and analyze a variety of documents pertaining to the
, same subject, and then synthesize information from these documents and bring other people's
arguments into your own argument. In the FRQ1, you also have to evaluate the factors and
validity of the claim. It is a synthesis essay in which you have o draw facts/claims/details from
the documents to support your argument.
How many sources must you incorporate into your essay? - correct answer ✔✔4 sources, but
the better essays incorporate more than 4
What are two ways in which you can cite each source? - correct answer ✔✔1) Parenthetical
citation, Ex. " Loewen claimed that..."large disparity in wealth" (A). *If they give you author's
names associated with each letter passage, then insert those in the parenthesis instead.
2) Reference to passage, Ex. "In document A, Loewen claimed..."
Why is one method of citation preferred to another? - correct answer ✔✔The parenthetical
citations stand out more to the reader and make it easier for the reader, or grader, and make it
easier for them to see that you used a particular source. Keep in mind, the reader (grader) only
spends about a minute reading each essay, so the easier you make it for them to grade your
essay, the better.
Should you rhetorically evaluate the arguments in each source? - correct answer ✔✔You should
not rhetorically evaluate the arguments in each source but rather draw similarities between the
sources. Once you do this, you can group the documents based on similarities. This is because
rhetorically evaluating the arguments wastes times that you are limited on anyways.
List types of sources you may encounter during the free response question 1. - correct answer
✔✔Picture/Image/Photograph, Scientific research/Discussion of study, Charts/graphs, op-ed,
excerpt from interview, advertisements, comic, blog piece
List three styles of questions/topics used on previous exams. - correct answer ✔✔School honor
codes, Envrionment/Factors for policy making, US postal service
questions with verified answers graded
A+ updated
Explain the amount of credits you can receive by obtaining certain scores on the AP Language
Exam. - correct answer ✔✔-You can exempt 1 freshman English course at the University of
Georgia, Georgia State University by earning a 3 or 4 on the AP Language Exam
-You can exempt 1 freshman English course at Georgia Institute of Technology by earning a 4 or
5 on the AP Language Exam
-You can exempt both freshmen English courses at UGA, Georgia, or Yale by earning a 5
What id the date of the 2016 AP English Language Exam? - correct answer ✔✔May 11, 2016
How many passages will the multiple choice questions be derived from? - correct answer ✔✔4-
5 passages
Describe the three aspects of bibliographic or footnote information you should know. - correct
answer ✔✔1) Date
2) Author
3) Distinguishing type of source
4) Function
How much time do you have to answer the 50 to 55 multiple choice questions? - correct answer
✔✔60 minutes
What does Free Response Question 1 ask you to do? - correct answer ✔✔It is a document
based question, in which you have to read and analyze a variety of documents pertaining to the
, same subject, and then synthesize information from these documents and bring other people's
arguments into your own argument. In the FRQ1, you also have to evaluate the factors and
validity of the claim. It is a synthesis essay in which you have o draw facts/claims/details from
the documents to support your argument.
How many sources must you incorporate into your essay? - correct answer ✔✔4 sources, but
the better essays incorporate more than 4
What are two ways in which you can cite each source? - correct answer ✔✔1) Parenthetical
citation, Ex. " Loewen claimed that..."large disparity in wealth" (A). *If they give you author's
names associated with each letter passage, then insert those in the parenthesis instead.
2) Reference to passage, Ex. "In document A, Loewen claimed..."
Why is one method of citation preferred to another? - correct answer ✔✔The parenthetical
citations stand out more to the reader and make it easier for the reader, or grader, and make it
easier for them to see that you used a particular source. Keep in mind, the reader (grader) only
spends about a minute reading each essay, so the easier you make it for them to grade your
essay, the better.
Should you rhetorically evaluate the arguments in each source? - correct answer ✔✔You should
not rhetorically evaluate the arguments in each source but rather draw similarities between the
sources. Once you do this, you can group the documents based on similarities. This is because
rhetorically evaluating the arguments wastes times that you are limited on anyways.
List types of sources you may encounter during the free response question 1. - correct answer
✔✔Picture/Image/Photograph, Scientific research/Discussion of study, Charts/graphs, op-ed,
excerpt from interview, advertisements, comic, blog piece
List three styles of questions/topics used on previous exams. - correct answer ✔✔School honor
codes, Envrionment/Factors for policy making, US postal service
