AP Exam Techniques and Secrets for Success
Learn valuable techniques and secrets to excel in the AP Exam format. Understand the timing, question types, and strategies to maximize your score on the multiple-choice and essay sections. Take advantage of skipping strategies, guessing tips, and question prioritization to boost your performance. This timed test requires a watch and strategic approach. Prepare effectively and efficiently for the exam to achieve a high score.
AP Exam Techniques and Secrets for Success
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Techniques and Secrets of the AP EXAM
Format • May 10, at 8:00 AM in the Library • 3 hours long • Multiple choice • 60 minutes • 45% of score with 55 questions • 4-5 passages total
Format Section II • Essays • 120 minutes • 55% of score • Poetry, prose, open essay • 40 minutes each.
THIS IS A TIMED TEST • Bring a watch • 12-15 minutes per passage • Skip around-do what looks easy first • Pick a last passage • If it looks hardest save it, that way if you run out of time it is not on an easy passage. • Skip questions too, this may help you find the most of the easiest type.
Skipping a passage • Many students do not get time to complete the last passage usually 3.5 • Think about skipping it all together and focusing more time on the others more like 20 mins per passage. • You can still get a 5 without doing a whole passage. • Guessing can’t hurt.
Questions • Remember process of elimination- then guess • Half Bad=All Bad, Most correct answer • If you spend time on a question you better leave an answer. If not it is wasted.
Types of Questions • General Comprehension-bigger idea about the passage • Detail Questions-tell you where to look and for what • Factual Knowledge-uses specific terms, grammar or language
2 approaches • Follow the order given by AP Exam • If you don’t get the main idea do the detail questions first, they are easier and will help shape your understanding
Consistency of Answers • Rule 1-main idea of the passage should be your guiding rule. If confused pick the answer that goes with the main idea. • Rule 2- Pick answers that agree with each other.
The 7 minute passage • To be used when time is running out and you have a whole passage left. • Skip reading and go to questions! • Look at title and author
7 Minute passage • 1-look for questions that take no reading and answer them. • The phrase “cold fire” in line 24 is an example of which of the following literary devices…
7 minute passage • 2- look for questions that require some reading and answer them. • In the context of lines 40-42 “slipping, lazily away” refers to which memory of the speaker?
7 minute passage • Once you answer all you can from step 1 and 2 use the rest of the time to guess and complete as many as you can.
You try it! • 1.Skip passage- read title and author • 2. Answer questions that need no reading • 3. Answer questions that need some reading • 4. Answer any of the rest as time permits.
Help Me to Help You: • What will be most helpful in getting you ready for the AP exam?
