Examples Of Ap Questions

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The AP questions were different from typical MC questions in many ways. The questions used more difficult language than I’ve encountered on other tests. The questions were also set up to have two very good answers that both seemed correct, but only one that was best. The seconds best answer was there purposely to distract the test taker. These questions also required you to deeply analyze the passage and meanings behind it. There was also a question that asked about the relationship between sentences, which I haven’t seen on many other

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