AP Lang and Comp Test: Fact or Fib?

The multiple choice section has two types of passages and questions: rhetorical analysis and revising a draft.

You will take our AP test on computer.

You’ll write three essays on our AP test.

You are not permitted to have scratch paper at your desk as you take the test.

Our test is on Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.

One body paragraph/main point (in addition to the intro and conclusion) is all you need on the essays.

The multiple choice section is first, and then you’ll write the essays after a short break.

Everything on our AP test is nonfiction--no prose or poetry.

The multiple choice section is worth 45% of your total AP Exam score.

You’ll still be allowed to take the AP test if you arrive after the start time of 8:00.

You’re given 135 minutes total for the three essays and can budget your time for each essay however you want.

The multiple choice section contains 45 questions, and you’re timed to 60 minutes. 

There is no timer in the testing app. You'll have to rely on a manual clock.

An extra 15 minutes is added to the 120-minute essay section for you to read the Synthesis sources.

You should budget 45 minutes to write each essay.

You can complete the essays in any order and can toggle between them during the test.

You must quote from and cite a minimum of three sources in your Synthesis essay.

You’re allowed to have food and drink with you at your desk while taking the test.

You’ll be able to copy and paste quotes from the rhetorical analysis and synthesis passages when you write the essays.

You should strategically leave answers blank on the multiple choice section so that wrong answers don't hurt your score.