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AP Environmental Science Exam Questions

Free-Response Questions (FRQs) and Scoring Information

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2026: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions

2025: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
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 Question 1 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 1 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 2

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

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 Question 1 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 1 - Set 2

Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 2

2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
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 Question 1 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 1 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 2

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

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 Question 1 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 1 - Set 2

Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 2

2023: Free-Response Questions

Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
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 Question 1 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 1 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 2 - Set 2 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 1 Sample Responses Question 3 - Set 2

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

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