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Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

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2024 Free-Response Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

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2023 Free-Response Questions

2023: Free-Response Questions

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2022 Free-Response Questions

2022: Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses - Q6

2021 Free-Response Questions

2021: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses - Q1 Sample Responses - Q2 Sample Responses - Q3 Sample Responses - Q4 Sample Responses - Q5 Sample Responses - Q6

2020: Free-Response Questions

The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.

2019 Free-Response Questions

2019: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses - Q1 Sample Responses - Q2 Sample Responses - Q3 Sample Responses - Q4 Sample Responses - Q5 Sample Responses - Q6

2018 Free-Response Questions

2018: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2017 Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions

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Chief Reader Report

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Sample Responses Q1

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Sample Responses Q3

Sample Responses Q4

Sample Responses Q5

Sample Responses Q6

2016 Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6

2015 Free-Response Questions

2015 Free-Response Questions

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Sample Responses Q8

2014 Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8

2013 Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8

2012 Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8

2011 Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Student Performance Q&A Scoring Guidelines Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2010 Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2009 Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2008 Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2007 Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2006 Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2005 Free-Response Questions

2005: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses

2004 Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2003 Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions


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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2002 Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions


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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2001 Free-Response Questions

2001: Free-Response Questions


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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

2000 Free-Response Questions

2000: Free-Response Questions


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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4 Sample Responses Q5 Sample Responses Q6 Sample Responses Q7 Sample Responses Q8 Sample Responses Q9

1999 Free-Response Questions

1999: Free-Response Questions


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