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AP Exam Format

The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam consists of multiple choice and free response sections, with a total of 100 questions and various formats including print and audio materials. The exam is divided into two main sections: Section I focuses on interpretive communication through multiple choice questions, while Section II emphasizes free response tasks in both written and spoken formats. Each section has specific time limits and scoring weights, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of students' language skills and cultural understanding.

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AP Exam Format

The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam consists of multiple choice and free response sections, with a total of 100 questions and various formats including print and audio materials. The exam is divided into two main sections: Section I focuses on interpretive communication through multiple choice questions, while Section II emphasizes free response tasks in both written and spoken formats. Each section has specific time limits and scoring weights, ensuring a comprehensive assessment of students' language skills and cultural understanding.

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Exam Format

The AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam has consistent question types, weighting, and
scoring guidelines every year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day.

Section IA: Multiple Choice

30 Questions | 40 Minutes| 23% of Score

● Interpretive Communication: Print Texts. This section consists of a variety of


authentic print materials (e.g., journalistic and literary texts, announcements,
advertisements, letters, charts, maps, and tables). Students will be asked to:
● Identify the main ideas and supporting details
● Determine the meaning of vocabulary words in context
● Identify the author’s point of view or the target audience
● Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural or interdisciplinary information
contained in the text

Section IB: Multiple Choice with Audio

35 Questions | 55 Minutes | 27% of Score

● This section consists of a variety of authentic audio materials, including interviews,


podcasts, public service announcements, conversations, and brief presentations. It
is divided into 2 subsections:
● Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined). 2 sets
of audio sources paired with print materials on the same topic with
questions (article and audio report, chart and conversation).
● Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts. 3 sets of audio sources with
questions (interview, instructions, presentation).
● Students will respond to questions about main ideas and supporting details. Some
questions will require students to demonstrate their understanding of cultural or
interdisciplinary information.
● Students will have time to read a preview of each selection and skim the questions
before listening to the audio. All audio texts will be played twice.

Section IIA: Free Response Written

2 Questions | 1 Hour 10 Minutes | 25% of Score

● Interpersonal Writing: Read and reply to an email message (15 minutes).


● Presentational Writing: Write an argumentative essay based on 3 sources, including
an article, a table, graph, chart, or infographic, and a related audio source (played
twice), that present different viewpoints on a topic (~55 minutes total: 15 minutes
to review materials plus 40 minutes to write). Students will have access to the print
sources and any notes they may take on the audio during the entire 40-minute
writing period.

Section IIB: Free Response Spoken

2 Questions | 18 Minutes | 25% of Score

● Interpersonal Speaking: Participate in 5 exchanges in a simulated conversation (20


seconds for each response). For this conversation, students will be provided with a
preview of the conversation, including an outline of each exchange.
● Presentational Speaking: Deliver a 2-minute presentation in response to a prompt in
which students compare a cultural feature of a Spanish-speaking community with
which they are familiar to their own community or another community.

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