AP Exams
AP English Language practice and prep course
Rhetorical analysis, synthesis, argument, and passage-based multiple-choice practice. Start with 13 free questions. The full course adds the lessons, the study guide, and practice tests.
Course outline
- Know the exam before you start practicingLearn the exam on one page: Section I, Section II, timing, scoring weights, the five multiple-choice sets, and the Bluebook tools.12 questions
- Read the situation before you judge the choiceIdentify the writer, audience, purpose, exigence, and context of a passage, and connect that situation to specific rhetorical choices.15 questions
- Make evidence do work in the argumentSeparate claim from support, turn "this shows" into real commentary, and track what each paragraph does in a line of reasoning.17 questions
- Read the rubric the way a scorer uses itLearn what each point of the six-point essay rubric requires: the thesis, the four levels of evidence and commentary, and sophistication.18 questions
- Find what the writer is trying to accomplishSeparate purpose from topic, tone, and message, and test purpose statements against the whole passage so you can reject answers that are true but too broad.30 questions
- Separate the main claim from its supportFind the central claim, tell evidence from argument, read concessions and qualifiers, and reject answers that stretch a claim further than the passage does.28 questions
- See what each paragraph is doingName each paragraph’s job, trace how claims depend on one another, read transitions as logical relationships, and tell function from summary.35 questions
- How a passage develops an ideaLearn to name a passage's method of development, then explain the job it does: narration, comparison, cause and effect, definition, and description.30 questions
- What style choices changeAnalyze diction, tone, syntax, punctuation, repetition, and comparison by naming the exact word or structure and explaining the specific effect it creates.30 questions
- Keep the logic when the prose gets difficultFind the main clause, resolve pronouns, decode unfamiliar words from context, and restate dense or technical sentences without changing their scope.30 questions
- Diagnose why a wrong answer failsLearn to name why a wrong answer fails (scope, function, invention, true but unresponsive, or topic without claim) and to find the line that rules it out.29 questions
- Revise the sentence to fit the passageRevise a sentence for rhetorical fit: state the sentence's job, use the surrounding sentences as evidence, and reject options that shift the passage's purpose or claim.25 questions
- Frame the passage from first sentence to lastChoose openings and conclusions that fit the audience and purpose: give only the background a reader needs, and close on significance the argument has earned, never a new claim.25 questions
- Match the claim to the evidenceWriting questions reward claims that say exactly as much as the evidence supports: tighten, qualify, and keep evidence on point.27 questions
- Put the argument in the order it needsOrganization questions test dependency, transitions, and paragraph breaks: learn to see what each sentence needs from the ones around it.27 questions
- Revise the sentence without changing the meaningSentence-revision questions ask for clearer, tighter wording that keeps meaning and emphasis: cut clutter, fix modifiers, and choose precise words.27 questions
- Use punctuation to show the relationshipConventions questions turn on grammatical relationships: find the sentence boundary first, then choose the mark that expresses it.25 questions
- When a revision does not fit the passageTwo revisions can both sound fine. Learn to name the one problem a question tests and to choose the option that fixes it without breaking anything else.27 questions
- Decide what each source can supportRead the prompt first, give each source a tentative job, separate context from evidence, and find the source that limits the easy claim.14 questions
- Write your position before the sources take overIdentify the exact decision, draft a working position, and let the packet test it so that the final thesis is your own synthesized judgment.15 questions
- Use a source without letting it run the paragraphPut your claim first, cite sources briefly, choose the smallest useful evidence, and explain it so the paragraph ends on your argument.15 questions
- Say only what the graph can supportRead the variable, units, population and time window of a visual source, separate count from rate, and refuse to turn correlation into cause.15 questions
- Let complications change the claimWhen a source exposes a limit in your thesis, revise the thesis, weigh the competing consequences, and keep the final position clear.15 questions
- Write the synthesis with the clock runningUse about 15 minutes to read, evaluate and plan and about 40 minutes to write, then study a model synthesis response and a targeted revision.1 questions
- Rhetorical choices worth analyzingGround the analysis in the writer's situation, name an analytical endpoint, treat structure as a choice, and build a thesis around what the choices accomplish.16 questions
- Track how the passage changes as it movesGive the opening a function, notice what changes after it, track shifts in the audience relationship, and organize your analysis around the passage's movement.16 questions
- Explain what the evidence is doingChoose evidence that contains a real choice, quote only what you analyze, name the function before the effect, and test whether your commentary could fit any passage.16 questions
- Build one interpretation across the passageWrite a thesis that names what the choices accomplish, build paragraphs that deepen one interpretation, and keep complexity inside the reasoning.16 questions
- Write the rhetorical analysis with the clock runningUse the opening minutes to decide what the writer is trying to accomplish and how the passage moves, then draft with a few choices you can explain, and study a model response.1 questions
- Answer the claim the prompt actually gives youFind the operative word in an argument prompt, fix its scope, and write a defensible thesis before choosing any evidence.13 questions
- Choose evidence you can explainPick argument evidence you know well enough to develop: usable detail, honest personal and current-event evidence, and clearly labeled hypotheticals.13 questions
- Make the example prove somethingTurn an example into reasoning: state what it establishes, write the warrant, avoid unsupported causation, and end each paragraph with a conclusion the evidence has earned.13 questions
- How qualification changes a claimUse conditions, fair concessions, and honest rebuttals to narrow a claim without losing your position, and let complexity grow from the argument itself.13 questions
- Write the argument with the clock runningPlan a timed argument essay in five to seven minutes, study a full model response with row-by-row scoring, and see how one targeted revision strengthens a sentence.6 questions
- Using Bluebook tools under timeUse the timer, flags, option eliminator, highlights, and question menu only when they save time, and recover calmly when one item runs long.14 questions
- Managing the full free-response sectionPlan Section II as one clock for three separately scored essays: use the reading period, choose an essay order, and protect time for the third response.10 questions
- Final mixed practiceTurn recurring errors into named skills, use the Skill Repair Map to find the right chapters, and test each repair in a short mixed set before the practice exams.11 questions
- Practice Exam 1: Section I, Multiple ChoiceFull-length Practice Exam 1, Section I: 45 multiple-choice questions in five sets, 60 minutes, with explanations for each answer choice.45 questions
- Practice Exam 1: Section II, Free ResponsePractice Exam 1, Section II: synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argument prompts with sources, 2 hours 15 minutes, and the 6-point rubric.3 questions
- Practice Exam 2: Section I, Multiple ChoiceFull-length Practice Exam 2, Section I: 45 multiple-choice questions in five sets, 60 minutes, with explanations for each answer choice.45 questions
- Practice Exam 2: Section II, Free ResponsePractice Exam 2, Section II: synthesis, rhetorical analysis, and argument prompts with sources, 2 hours 15 minutes, and the 6-point rubric.3 questions