Important Updates
2021 Exam Information
AP Exams will cover the full content in each course, giving students the opportunity to receive college credit and placement.
Given the uncertainties of the 2020-21 school year, this year there will be no fees whatsoever if a student decides not to test or to cancel their exams.
View the latest information on testing.
AP Daily and AP Classroom
Short, searchable AP Daily videos can be assigned alongside topic questions to help you cover all course content, skills, and task models, and check student understanding. Unlock personal progress checks so students can demonstrate their knowledge and skills unit by unit and use the progress dashboard to highlight progress and additional areas for support. As the exam approaches, assign AP practice exams in the AP Classroom question bank and encourage students to take advantage of live online review sessions April 19–30.
Exam Overview
Exam questions assess the course concepts and skills outlined in the course framework. For more information on exam weighting, refer to the Exam Overview section in the AP Macroeconomics Course and Exam Description (CED).
Encourage your students to visit the AP Macroeconomics student page for exam information and exam practice.
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- MON, MAY 10, 2021, NOON LOCAL
AP Macroeconomics Exam Day
Exam Format
The AP Macroeconomics Exam includes two sections. The first section contains 60 multiple-choice questions. The second section is the free-response section, which includes one long question and two short questions. The skills defined in the course and exam description will be assessed in the same proportions on all versions of the AP Macroeconomics Exam. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of both the multiple choice and free-response sections.
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Section I: Multiple Choice 60 Questions | 1 Hour 10 Minutes | 66% of Exam Score Questions require the use of economics content knowledge and reasoning across the range of course topics and skills in skill categories 1, 2, and 3. |
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Section II: Free Response 3 Questions | 1 Hour (includes a 10-minute reading period) | 33% of Exam Score
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Exam Questions and Scoring Information
2020 Free-Response Questions
2020 free-response questions are now in the AP Classroom question bank for teachers to assign to students as homework or in class, and do not require secure assessment. These questions have been updated, where possible, to best match the format of free-response questions in the course and exam description and on traditional AP Exams.
Sign in to AP Classroom to access resources including personal progress checks and a question bank with topic questions and practice exams aligned to the current course and exam.
To preserve the large number of new FRQs for teacher use, only teachers have access to the 2020 FRQs. If you are a higher education faculty member interested in seeing questions, please fill out this request form.
2019 Free-Response Questions
For free-response questions (FRQs) from the 2019 exam, along with scoring information, check out the table below.
Be sure to review the Chief Reader Report. In this invaluable resource, the chief reader of the AP Exam compiles feedback from members of the AP Reading leadership to explain how students performed on the FRQs, summarize typical student errors, and address specific concepts and content with which students have struggled the most that year.
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Past Exam Questions and Scoring Information
For free-response questions and scoring information from the 2018 and earlier exams, visit Past Exam Questions.