While both the AP Physics 1 paper exam and digital exam are 3 hours long, the format is different. The paper exam will be split equally between 2 sections: multiple-choice and free-response questions. Each section is worth 50 percent of the exam score. You will have 90 minutes to answer 50 multiple-choice questions and 90 minutes to answer 5 free-response questions.
The digital exam, however, will have more multiple-choice questions and fewer free-response questions. You will have 90 minutes to answer 50 multiple-choice questions in the first section as in the paper exam , which is worth 50 percent of the exam score. In the second section, you will have 45 minutes to answer 25 more multiple-choice questions and 45 minutes to answer 2 free-response questions. For free examples of free-response questions, check here for the actual questions posed in the AP Physics 1 exam and here for those posed in the exam.
You can also practice multiple-choice and free-response questions within the digital exam app starting early April. Both the AP Physics 1 paper exam and the digital exam will allow you to use a 4-function, scientific, or graphing calculator, such as this TI graphing calculator by Texas Instruments. First, you will be answering free-response questions with a keyboard, rather than by hand. For AP Calculus AB, the most popular AP math test, you need to answer 30 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes with no calculator, then 15 questions in 45 minutes with a calculator.
While this may seem like a more laid-back pace than the humanities tests above, most of the Calculus AB questions are tough and require much more time per question. In terms of free response, both Calc AB and AP Statistics give you 90 minutes to answer six questions, or about 15 minutes per question.
Especially for Statistics, your answers will include written explanations in addition to working out the problems, which can make it hard to finish in the allotted time. There are 60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes on AP Chemistry and 63 multiple-choice questions plus six grid-in questions in 90 minutes for AP Biology. For the free-response section, you have minutes for seven questions in Chemistry and 90 minutes for eight responses in Biology— or about 15 minutes per response for Chemistry and just over 10 minutes per response in Biology.
These are tough because not only do you have very limited time per response, the free-response sections last close to two hours so you can start to feel fatigued after the first hour. Just from looking at some of the most popular AP Tests, you can see that there is a ton of time pressure. How do you deal with fatigue, especially during those two hour free-response sections? Do tons of practice multiple-choice and free-response questions.
This will help you get used to AP question format and build up stamina on the multiple-choice sections. Also, take at least one—but ideally more—full-length practice exam starting in March or April. By then you should have learned most of the material, so you can focus on getting your test-taking skills in shape. The multiple-choice section is the most demanding section in some ways, since you have to move very quickly to answer a ton of questions.
Plus, it's the first section, meaning you'll likely be taking it just past 8 a. This is why taking practice multiple-choice sections in the months leading up to the exam is so important, so you're not blindsided by how hard AP multiple choice can be. It's also smart to do a few warm-up questions at home before the AP Test. You don't want to be groggy when you start reading that first question.
This will vary a lot by both the test subject and your personal strengths and weaknesses. As an example, one AP Literature student might find that outlining all three responses first and then writing the drafts is the most efficient for him, while another might prefer to outline and write her drafts in one go.
The only way to develop your strategy is to get lots of practice using real exam questions from previous years. You can try out different strategies and find out what works for you. It sounds basic, but getting a good night's sleep before the test and eating a solid breakfast is really important. This is not the morning to skip breakfast. Bring snacks and water for the break.
Even if you don't feel hungry after the first section of multiple choice, eat something anyway, because you'll need to keep your energy up during the free response section. You don't want to crash halfway through your first essay!
Another tip— stay focused during the break. Don't get too distracted talking to friends out in the hallway or the bathroom—or worse, talking about certain questions and second-guessing yourself. Get up, walk around, do some stretches—but keep your head in the game. It's definitely not the day to skip coffee if you're a coffee drinker. Dealing with the fatigue of just one AP test can be tough.
But what if you are taking more than one exam over the two weeks of AP testing? Trust me, I know what that feels like. I took three AP exams in a week during my sophomore year, two tests in two days during junior year, and four tests during senior year—including a test on the first day and the last day of AP testing.
While each year was tough, for me, sophomore year was the hardest. I was taking three undisputedly difficult exams—Biology, English Language, and World History—in just one week. Plus, these were my first-ever AP tests. While I had done tons of studying and prep over the year, it was hard to prepare for the nerves I felt sitting down for my first-ever high-pressure exam—let alone doing that three times in a week!
Luckily, I spent lots of time preparing over the school year so, while I was nervous for those first three exams, I wasn't overwhelmed.
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