The 2018 AP English Language and Composition exam consists of 45 multiple-choice questions (1 hour) and three free-response questions (2 hours, 15 minutes) focusing on rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis. Official 2018 free-response questions, scoring guidelines, and sample student responses are available through AP Central.
AP English Language
and Composition
Practice Exam
From the 2018 Administration
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Contents
Exam Instructions
Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions
Section II: Free-Response Questions
Multiple-Choice Answer Key
Free-Response Scoring Guidelines
Scoring Worksheet
Question Descriptors and Performance Data
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Exam Instructions
The following contains instructions taken from
the 2017−18 AP Exam Instructions book.
