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AP English Literature and Composition Exam Questions

Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

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2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentaries
Free-Response Questions - Set 1 Free-Response Questions - Set 2	Scoring Guidelines Set - 1 Scoring Guidelines Set - 2 Chief Reader Report – Set 1 Chief Reader Report – Set 2 Scoring Statistics – Set 1 Scoring Statistics – Set 2 Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q1 Set - 2 Sample Responses Q2 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q2 Set - 2 Sample Responses Q3 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q3 Set - 2

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Scoring

Samples and Commentaries

Free-Response Questions - Set 1

Free-Response Questions - Set 2

Scoring Guidelines Set - 1

Scoring Guidelines Set - 2

Chief Reader Report – Set 1

Chief Reader Report – Set 2

Scoring Statistics – Set 1

Scoring Statistics – Set 2

Score Distributions

Sample Responses Q1 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q1 Set - 2

Sample Responses Q2 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q2 Set - 2

Sample Responses Q3 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q3 Set - 2

2023: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentaries
Free-Response Questions - Set 1 Free-Response Questions - Set 2	Scoring Guidelines Set - 1 Scoring Guidelines Set - 2 Chief Reader Report – Set 1 Chief Reader Report – Set 2 Scoring Statistics – Set 1 Scoring Statistics – Set 2 Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q1 Set - 2 Sample Responses Q2 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q2 Set - 2 Sample Responses Q3 Set - 1 Sample Responses Q3 Set - 2

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentaries

Free-Response Questions - Set 1

Free-Response Questions - Set 2

Scoring Guidelines Set - 1

Scoring Guidelines Set - 2

Chief Reader Report – Set 1

Chief Reader Report – Set 2

Scoring Statistics – Set 1

Scoring Statistics – Set 2

Score Distributions

Sample Responses Q1 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q1 Set - 2

Sample Responses Q2 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q2 Set - 2

Sample Responses Q3 Set - 1

Sample Responses Q3 Set - 2

2022: Free-Response Questions

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Scoring

Samples and Commentaries

Free-Response Questions

2021 Free-Response Questions

2021: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentaries
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

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 question bank.

2020 Exam: Free-Response Questions, Student Sample Responses, and Scoring Information
Prompts and Student Samples	Scoring Commentaries	Scoring Information
Prompt for Sample Packet 1 – Eng Sample Packet 1 – Eng	Scoring Commentaries Packet 1 – Eng	Scoring Guidelines – Eng
Prompt for Sample Packet 2 – Johnson Sample Packet 2 – Johnson	Scoring Commentaries Packet 2 – Johnson	Scoring Guidelines – Johnson
Prompt for Sample Packet 3 – Porter Sample Packet 3 – Porter	Scoring Commentaries Packet 3 – Porter	Scoring Guidelines – Porter
Scoring Distributions

2019 Free-Response Questions

2019: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Rubric Scoring Distribution	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2018 Free-Response Questions

2018: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distribution	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2017 Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2016 Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2015 Free-Response Questions

2015: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2014 Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2013 Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2012 Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2011 Free-Response Questions

2011: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2011 Form B

2011: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2010: Form B

2010: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2009: Form B

2009: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2008 Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2008: Form B

2008: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2007: Form B

2007: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2006: Form B

2006: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2005: Free-Response Questions

2005: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses

2005: Form B

2005: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses

2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2004: Form B

2004: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2003: Form B

2003: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2002: Form B

2002: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2001: Free-Response Questions

2001: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2000: Free-Response Questions

2000: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

1999: Free-Response Questions

1999: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

AP English Literature and Composition Exam Questions

Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

2024: Free-Response Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

2023: Free-Response Questions

2023: Free-Response Questions

2022: Free-Response Questions

2022: Free-Response Questions

2021 Free-Response Questions

2020 Free-Response Questions

2019 Free-Response Questions

2018 Free-Response Questions

2017 Free-Response Questions

2016 Free-Response Questions

2015 Free-Response Questions

2014 Free-Response Questions

2013 Free-Response Questions

2012 Free-Response Questions

2011 Free-Response Questions

2011 Form B

2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Form B

2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Form B

2008 Free-Response Questions

2008: Form B

2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Form B

2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Form B

2005: Free-Response Questions

2005: Form B

2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Form B

2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Form B

2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Form B

2001: Free-Response Questions

2000: Free-Response Questions

1999: Free-Response Questions