<p>Hello everybody. I was wondering what I could do to prepare for the AP Lang test that's coming up in may? Specifically, I need to improve my multiple choice skills.
Currently, I have:</p>
<p>the Cliffnotes, 5 steps, Peterson, and Princeton review books.
I also have the official 2001, 2007, and the 2008 "practice" test created by collegeboard.</p>
<p>My question is, does anyone have any more places where I could get real or even created Multiple Choice tests? I've learned that the best way to improve is to practice, so I need some more sources for once my cache runs out. I am willing to trade any of the above mentioned things I have (i have them on pdf's). If someone could trade or show me some more MC tests that I don't already have, that would be appreciated.</p>
<p>It seems like you already have a good start with the tests that you have. The Princeton and Peterson review books are very good and usually very thorough. They should keep you busy up until the time of the test going through all the multiple choice questions and answers/ logic behind the answers.</p>
<p>Contrary to what the best advice is for excelling in the MC portion of AP exams; a much more fulfilling way of studying for AP Lang is to read material that you are personally invested in. </p>
<p>When you don’t differentiate from reading for pleasure and reading to pass to AP exam; you’ll grow exponentially.</p>
<p>I would only shy away from this if you’re having fundamental issues in understanding the prose… assuming that because you’re on CC you’ve succeeded in your past standardized tests (you have PSAT, ACT AP’s you could tell to show?) </p>
<p>Assuming you’re a college level reader, reading for pleasure will only exacerbate that. </p>
<p>Also, read carefully. ^^^ exacerbate doesn’t fit in that sentence. Notice the minute things.</p>
<p>well I just got my PSAT scores back and got a 240 (with 100% on reading), and I’m waiting for my SAT December results.</p>
<p>But I was doing some of the Cliffnotes practice questions (not the practice tests) and I was doing so badly… I figured I just wasn’t used to the style of questions, so I thought the more tests I had the better.</p>
<p>So what you’re saying is I should just read more challenging excerpts that could be AP Lang level? If so, do you have any places where to find these texts? I’ve heard the passage from teh 1600’s is generally the hardest, so I probably want to read a lot from that era.</p>
<p>Finally, as a general question, would studying for the SATII Literature test be good preparation for the MC? (this question is preferably for those who have already taken both tests)</p>
<p>… AP Lang isn’t very difficult. Don’t worry about it at your level.</p>
<p>The MC exam is mostly dealing with rhetoric and argument thus pieces leaning towards nonfiction. </p>
<p>There’s always one passage that leans the other way; I took the exam last year. With the exception of 1 passage and 3-4 questions on footnotes/terms the entire MC was almost “fact check” questions. Not very difficult at all.</p>
<p>hmm ok yeah, I read somewhere else that the practice questions in the books are more difficult than on the AP test… would you consider that to be generally true?</p>
<p>When studying for AP Lang, I recommend studying from the released exams. The MC questions in the prep books are soooo much harder than the actual MC questions.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the exam. I thought it was really easy.</p>