AP Spanish Language and Culture Past Exam Questions

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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2020: Free-Response Questions

Last year’s free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.

2019: Free-Response Questions

2019: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2019 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Email Reply Presentational Writing Persuasive Essay Interpersonal Speaking Conversation Presentational Speaking Cultural Comparison Speaking Samples	Scoring Distribution

2018: Free-Response Questions

2018: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2018 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Scoring Distributions

2017: Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2017 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples Additional Audio Samples Interpersonal and Presentational Speaking Samples from the 2017 Workshop	Scoring Distributions

2016: Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2016 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2015: Free-Response Questions

2015: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2015 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2014: Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2014 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2013: Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2013 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2012: Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions AP Spanish Language 2012 Audio Scripts Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2011: Free-Response Questions

2011: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2011: Free-Response Questions Form B

2011: Free-Response Questions Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples

2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2010: Free-Response Questions Form B

2010: Free-Response Questions Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Score Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Score Distributions

2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Grade Distributions

2009: Form B

2009: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking	Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples

2008: Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Paragraph Completion Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Paragraph Completion Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Grade Distributions

2008: Form B

2008: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Paragraph Completion Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking	Paragraph Completion Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples

2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Paragraph Completion Scoring Guidelines Writing and Speaking Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Paragraph Completion Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples	Grade Distributions

2007: Form B

2007: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines: Paragraph Completion Scoring Guidelines: Writing and Speaking	Paragraph Completion Interpersonal Writing Presentational Writing Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Speaking Samples

2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Fill-ins Composition Picture Sequence Directed Responses Student Samples	Grade Distributions

2006: Form B

2006: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines	Fill-ins Composition Picture Sequence Directed Responses Student Samples

2005: Free-Response Questions

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

2005: Form B

2005: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Audio Samples

2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
Free-Response Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Composition Sample Responses Fill-Ins Audio Samples	Grade Distributions

2004: Form B

2004: Form B
Questions	Scoring	Samples
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Composition Sample Responses Fill-Ins Audio Samples

2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics	Sample Responses Composition Audio Samples	Grade Distributions

2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples	Grade Distributions
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Composition Sample Responses Fill-Ins Audio Samples	Grade Distributions

2001: Free-Response Questions

2001: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A	Directed Response Audio Sample GG Directed Response Audio Sample PP Directed Response Audio Sample RR Picture Sequence Audio Sample Q Picture Sequence Audio Sample S Sample Responses Composition Sample Responses Fill-Ins

2000: Free-Response Questions

2000: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary	Sample Responses Composition

1999: Free-Response Questions

1999: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Composition