English Literature format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 55
- questions
- 60
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 | 60 |
- Five passage sets: two short stories (thirteen and eleven questions), two poems (nine and thirteen questions) and one scene from a play (nine questions)
- Questions quote the words they ask about and name the paragraph or stanza
- Every passage is original, written for this test
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Character | 16-20% |
| Setting | 3-6% |
| Plot and Structure | 16-20% |
| Narrator or Speaker | 21-26% |
| Word Choice, Imagery and Symbols | 10-13% |
| Comparison | 10-13% |
| Literary Argumentation | 10-13% |
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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