Unit 7 Progress Check: Mcq Ap Lang (2024)

FAQs

How to get a good score on AP Lang MCQ? ›

Take the time to carefully study each question and its options. This allows you to become familiar with the question structure and improve your critical thinking abilities. Advance Practice: Once you are more confident, imitate exam conditions by practicing at a tempo similar to the actual test.

For many students, the MCQs might be the most difficult test section because you must read five selections per question and answer 45 questions within an hour.

What is a good AP® English Language score? Scoring a 3, 4, or 5 on any AP® exam is generally considered good.

45-59% = 3. 60-74% = 4. 75% or more = 5.

The AP English tests are equally difficult, but for AP lit, you have to read many books and do deep learning for all of them. Therefore, it requires more time and patience. On the other hand, while AP lang needs less reading, the writing part is equal for both.

Though it may not be one of the easiest AP exams, the AP Lang exam is among the least hardest of the most difficult AP exams. To get a better estimate of how most students score on the exam, in 2022, 520,711 students took the AP Lang exam. Of those, 55.7% of students scored a 3 or higher and 31.5% scored a 4 or higher.

While these questions are fairly similar to some SAT Writing and ACT English questions, AP Lang exam questions do not focus on testing grammar and punctuation rules.

As mentioned above, the free-response section is scored on a scale of 0-6. The higher your score, the better it is for you. Here's a look at the Q2 Analysis Scoring Rubric, a handy table that gives a good break-down of what judges are looking for when awarding points for each essay.

How many minutes for AP Lang MCQ? ›

Students who do not consistently score in the 25-55 range on the in-class Section I Multiple Choice simulations must work to improve. The average AP candidate earns a “3” on the exam. A score of 12-24 is below par and usually ensures a failing grade on the AP exam.

As you can see, while at least 5% of test takers scored a 5 on each AP exam, the perfect scores are teeny, teeny, teeny percentages.

Answer all the questions

Don't waste your time on a question if you don't know what the answer is. Skip the question and come back to it later. Give your brain more time to think about that question as you tackle other problems. Even if you don't know an answer, make an educated guess.

In summary, aiming to correctly answer at least 33-39 questions (60%-70%) on the multiple-choice section is a good target, but remember to also invest time in preparing for the free-response section for a well-balanced performance on the exam. Good luck!

Questions are in order of their appearance in the passage—not in order of difficulty. Use your time economically. Guess wisely. Determine your own answer before examining the choices OR—more typically—use process of elimination (and cross out the choices you know are wrong).