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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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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A |
2023: Free-Response Questions
2023: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A |
2022: Free-Response Questions
2022: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A |
2021: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A |
2020: Free-Response Questions
The 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.
2019: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Cultural Perspective Presentation
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Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A |
2018: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A |
2017: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Cultural Perspective Presentation Additional Audio Samples Interpersonal and Presentational Speaking Samples from the 2017 Workshop |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2016: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2015: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2014: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2013: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2012: Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts |
Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) |
2011: Free-Response Questions
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 5) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 5) |
2010: Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts |
Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 5) |
2009: Free-Response Questions
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Audio Prompts Cultural Presentation | Transcript
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Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking |
Interpersonal Speaking Samples Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Presentational Speaking Samples Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 5) |