Free practice test
Free AP English Language practice test
15 questions on four short passages, as on the exam: two nonfiction passages to read and analyze, and two drafts to revise, in 20 minutes. Then your score for each of the four big ideas, a short lesson on the one to fix first and a plan to May.
- Four-option multiple choice, at the exam's pace of 80 seconds a question with the reading included.
- Reading questions on purpose, claims, reasoning and style, and writing questions on revision choices. No account.
- Move back and forth and flag questions.
The real exam
| Big idea | Share of the multiple choice |
|---|---|
| Rhetorical Situation | 22–28% |
| Claims and Evidence | 24–30% |
| Reasoning and Organization | 24–30% |
| Style | 22–28% |
Section I: 45 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour (45% of the score), in five sets: 23 to 25 reading questions on nonfiction passages and 20 to 22 writing questions on drafts. Section II: three essays in 2 hours 15 minutes, including a 15-minute reading period (55%): synthesis, rhetorical analysis and argument. The whole exam is taken in College Board's digital testing app on Wednesday, May 12, 2027.
What your result means
You get questions right in each big idea and in each skill category, so you can see where to start. AP scores from 1 to 5 come from College Board's own conversion of both sections.
Teaching AP English Language and Composition?
Set this as a 20-minute check across the course. Each student sees a score in every big idea and skill category, and nobody needs an account.
Independent practice for the AP English Language and Composition exam. Not affiliated with or endorsed by College Board. AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of College Board. College Board's own exam page is on apcentral.collegeboard.org.