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Free-Response Questions and Scoring information
Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.
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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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2021 Free-Response Questions
2021: Free-Response Questions
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2020 Free-Response Questions
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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2018 Free-Response Questions
2018: Free-Response Questions
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2017 Free-Response Questions
2017: Free-Response Questions
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2016 Free-Response Questions
2016: Free-Response Questions
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2015 Free-Response Questions
2015: Free-Response Questions
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2014 Free-Response Questions
2014: Free-Response Questions
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2013 Free-Response Questions
2013: Free-Response Questions
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2012 Free-Response Questions
2012: Free-Response Questions
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2011 Free-Response Questions
2011: Free-Response Questions
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2011 Form B
2011: Form B
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2010 Free-Response Questions
2010: Free-Response Questions
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Sample Responses Q1 |
2010 Form B
2010: Form B
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2009 Free-Response Questions
2009: Free-Response Questions
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2009 Form B
2009: Form B
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2008 Free-Response Questions
2008: Free-Response Questions
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Sample Responses Q1 |
2008 Form B
2008: Form B
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2007 Free-Response Questions
2007: Free-Response Questions
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Sample Responses Q1 |
2007 Form B
2007: Form B
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2006 Free-Response Questions
2006: Free-Response Questions
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Sample Responses Q1 |
2006 Form B
2006: Form B
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2005 Free-Response Questions
2005: Free-Response Questions
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2005 Form B
2005: Form B
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2004 Free-Response Questions
2004: Free-Response Questions
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Sample Responses Q1 |
2004 Form B
2004: Form B
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2003 Free-Response Questions
2003: Free-Response Questions
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2003 Form B
2003: Part B
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2002 Free-Response Questions
2002: Free-Response Questions
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2002 Form B
2002: Form B
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2001 Free-Response Questions
2001: Free-Response Questions
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2000 Free-Response Questions
2000: Free-Response Questions
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1999 Free-Response Questions
1999: Free-Response Questions
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