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The AP French Language and Culture Exam consists of multiple choice and free response sections, with a total of 100 questions and a scoring breakdown of 23% for Section IA, 27% for Section IB, and 50% for the free response sections. Section IA focuses on interpretive communication through print texts, while Section IB includes audio materials. The free response sections require written and spoken responses, including an argumentative essay and a simulated conversation.

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Exam Format

The AP French Language and Culture Exam consists of multiple choice and free response sections, with a total of 100 questions and a scoring breakdown of 23% for Section IA, 27% for Section IB, and 50% for the free response sections. Section IA focuses on interpretive communication through print texts, while Section IB includes audio materials. The free response sections require written and spoken responses, including an argumentative essay and a simulated conversation.

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Exam Format

The AP French 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:
o Identify the main ideas and supporting details
o Determine the meaning of vocabulary words in context
o Identify the author’s point of view or the target audience
o 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:
o Interpretive Communication: Print and Audio Texts (combined). 2 sets of audio
sources paired with print materials on the same topic with questions (articles and
audio reports, charts and conversations).
o Interpretive Communication: Audio Texts. 3 sets of audio sources with questions
(interviews, instructions, presentations).
 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 French-speaking community with which
they are familiar to their own community or another community.

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