English Language format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 45
- questions
- 60
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 45 | 60 |
- Five passage sets: two nonfiction passages to read and analyse (twelve questions each) and three student drafts to revise (eight, eight and five questions)
- Sentences in the drafts are numbered; questions refer to them by number
- Every passage is original, written for this test
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Reading: Rhetorical Situation | 11-14% |
| Reading: Claims and Evidence | 13-16% |
| Reading: Reasoning and Organization | 13-16% |
| Reading: Style | 11-14% |
| Writing: Rhetorical Situation | 11-14% |
| Writing: Claims and Evidence | 11-14% |
| Writing: Reasoning and Organization | 11-14% |
| Writing: Style | 11-14% |
How the practice test is scored
A correct answer earns one point and a wrong or blank answer earns nothing, as on the real exam, so it always pays to answer. The result is the number correct and the percentage. The multiple-choice section is 45% of the AP score; the rest comes from free response, which is not simulated here, so no AP score of 1 to 5 is shown.
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