AP Seminar Past Exam Questions and Tasks

Free-Response Questions

Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions.

AP Exams are regularly updated to align with best practices in college-level learning. Not all free-response questions on this page reflect the current exam, but the question types and the topics are similar, making them a valuable resource for teachers and students.

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2021: End-of-Course Exam


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines - End-of-Course Exam Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	End-Of-Course Exam - Part A End-Of-Course Exam - Part B	Scoring Distribution

2021: Performance Tasks


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - Performance Task 1: Team Project and Presentation Scoring Guidelines - Performance Task 2: Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Task 1 - Individual Research Report Task 2 - Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distribution

2020: Performance Tasks


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - Task 1 Scoring Guidelines - Task 2 Chief Reader Report Scoring Distributions	Task 1 - Individual Research Report Task 2 - Individual Written Argument

2019: Free-Response Questions


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	End-Of-Course Exam - Part A End-Of-Course Exam - Part B	Scoring Distribution

2019: Performance Tasks


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - Task 1 Scoring Guidelines - Task 2 Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Task 1 - Individual Research Report Task 2 - Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distribution

2018: Performance Tasks Scoring Information


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - PT 1 Scoring Guidelines - PT 2 Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Task 1—Individual Research and Reflection Task 2—Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distributions

2018: End-of-Course Exam Scoring Information


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Section I—Part A Section I—Part B

2017: Performance Tasks Scoring Information


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Task 2 Directions and Stimulus Materials	Scoring Guidelines - PT 1 Scoring Guidelines - PT 2 Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Task 1—Individual Research and Reflection Task 2—Individual Written Argument	Scoring Distributions

2017: End-of-Course Exam Scoring Information


Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Exam Questions and Sources	Scoring Guidelines	Section I—Part A Section I—Part B