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Paper A
AP Seminar — Practice Paper A
Original unofficial practice questions · paper A · answer key on the last page
Total time: see section headers · No guessing penalty
| Section | Questions | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Tasks | ||
| End-of-Course Exam |
Section I — Multiple Choice
Section II — Free Response
Performance task: You are researching 'screen time and adolescent mental health.' Write a research question, identify a lens, and list two sources with one line of evidence from each.
10 points · rubric: RQ 3 pts, lens 3 pts, sources+evidence 4 pts.
Oral defense: answer, with evidence, how you would respond to a critique that your argument overstates your data's strength.
8 points · rubric: Addresses critique 3 pts, evidence 3 pts, self-awareness 2 pts.
Stimulus-based essay: analyze how 'the value of attention' is represented differently in two provided stimuli.
10 points · rubric: Two sources 4 pts, comparison 4 pts, argument 2 pts.
Answer Key
Free response — rubric notes
1. RQ 3 pts, lens 3 pts, sources+evidence 4 pts. · model: Focused question with scope, clear disciplinary lens, credible sources tied to claims.
2. Addresses critique 3 pts, evidence 3 pts, self-awareness 2 pts. · model: Acknowledges limitation, recalibrates claim, cites evidence honestly.
3. Two sources 4 pts, comparison 4 pts, argument 2 pts. · model: Compares perspectives and builds a claim with concrete textual detail.
Paper B
AP Seminar — Practice Paper B
Original unofficial practice questions · paper B · answer key on the last page
Total time: see section headers · No guessing penalty
| Section | Questions | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Tasks | ||
| End-of-Course Exam |
Section I — Multiple Choice
Section II — Free Response
Performance task: You are researching 'screen time and adolescent mental health.' Write a research question, identify a lens, and list two sources with one line of evidence from each.
10 points · rubric: RQ 3 pts, lens 3 pts, sources+evidence 4 pts.
Oral defense: answer, with evidence, how you would respond to a critique that your argument overstates your data's strength.
8 points · rubric: Addresses critique 3 pts, evidence 3 pts, self-awareness 2 pts.
Stimulus-based essay: analyze how 'the value of attention' is represented differently in two provided stimuli.
10 points · rubric: Two sources 4 pts, comparison 4 pts, argument 2 pts.
Answer Key
Free response — rubric notes
1. RQ 3 pts, lens 3 pts, sources+evidence 4 pts. · model: Focused question with scope, clear disciplinary lens, credible sources tied to claims.
2. Addresses critique 3 pts, evidence 3 pts, self-awareness 2 pts. · model: Acknowledges limitation, recalibrates claim, cites evidence honestly.
3. Two sources 4 pts, comparison 4 pts, argument 2 pts. · model: Compares perspectives and builds a claim with concrete textual detail.