AP English Language and Composition Past Exam Questions
Free-Response Questions
Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.
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2022: Free-Response Questions
2022: Free-Response Questions
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2021: Free-Response Questions
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2020 :Free-Response Questions
Note: The table below features a selection of free-response questions and related scoring information from the 2020 exam. You can find all of the 2020 FRQs and corresponding scoring information in AP Classroom.
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Prompt for Sample Packet 1 – Johnson |
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Prompt for Sample Packet 2 – Kennedy |
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2019 Free-Response Questions
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Questions originally from the 2018 exam |
2019: Free-Response Questions
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2018: Free-Response Questions
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2017: Free-Response Questions
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2016: Free-Response Questions
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2015: Free-Response Questions
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2014: Free-Response Questions
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2013: Free-Response Questions
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2012: Free-Response Questions
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2011: Free-Response Questions
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2011: Form B
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2010: Free-Response Questions
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2010: Form B
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2009: Free-Response Questions
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2009: Form B
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2008: Free-Response Questions
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2008: Form B
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2007: Free-Response Questions
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2007: Form B
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2006: Free-Response Questions
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2006: Form B
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2005: Free-Response Questions
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2005: Form B
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2004: Free-Response Questions
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2004: Form B
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2003: Free-Response Questions
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2003: Form B
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2002: Free-Response Questions
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2002: Form B
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2001: Free-Response Questions
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2000: Free-Response Questions
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1999: Free-Response Questions
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