AP English Literature and Composition Practice Exams
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AP English Literature and Composition practice tests
AP English Literature and Composition — 2024 Released FRQ · #212B
FRQCollege Board · AP English Literature · MCQ · 19 questions · #1377
AP English Literature and Composition — 2025 Released FRQ (Set 2) · #4A53
FRQAP English Literature and Composition — 2025 Released FRQ (Set 1) · #C397
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AP English Literature analyzes fiction, poetry, and drama. The 2027 fully-digital exam runs 3 hours in Bluebook - 55 MCQs across 5 passage sets (1hr, 45%) and 3 typed essays (Poetry, Prose, Literary Argument; 2hr, 55%).
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Exam format
55
questions
180
minutes
Fully digital (Bluebook app)
| Section | Questions | Time | Score weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Section 1: Multiple Choice 5 sets of 8-13 questions: at least 2 prose-fiction (or drama) passages and at least 2 poetry passages. | 55 | 60 min | 45% |
Section 2: Free Response (typed in Bluebook) Q1 Poetry Analysis, Q2 Prose Fiction Analysis, Q3 Literary Argument (choose from a list of ~40 works or another work of literary merit). 40 minutes recommended per essay. | 3 | 120 min | 55% |
Course units and exam weights
- Unit 1: Short Fiction I
- Unit 2: Poetry I
- Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I
- Unit 4: Short Fiction II
- Unit 5: Poetry II
- Unit 6: Longer Fiction or Drama II
- Unit 7: Short Fiction III
- Unit 8: Poetry III
- Unit 9: Longer Fiction or Drama III
Source: College Board AP Students Course and Exam Description.
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Public-domain literary texts via Gutenberg
- Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) - Project Gutenberg (Public domain) View source
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English Literature FAQ
- Do I need to read all the classics?
- No specific reading list is required. The third FRQ (literary argument essay) lets you choose any work of literary merit you have studied - College Board provides a list of ~40 suggested works on the prompt. Familiarity with 3-4 well-chosen novels/plays is enough.
- How important is poetry?
- Substantial. At least 2 of the 5 MCQ passage sets are poetry, and Q1 of the FRQ section is always poetry analysis. Practice with sonnets, free verse, and modern poems is essential.
- What is a literary argument essay?
- An essay that uses a literary work to support an interpretive thesis about how a literary concept contributes to meaning. It must go beyond plot summary into analysis of how craft creates meaning.
- Are essays typed in 2027?
- Yes. AP English Literature is fully digital - all three essays are typed directly in the Bluebook app.