<p>Hi! I'm a junior enrolled in AP english III (language and composition course), and I really don't feel like the course itself can build the skill for a foreign student to tackle the AP test (especially the multiple choice part) in so much time pressure.</p>
<p>Therefore, I would like to inquire you, fellow CCers, about the way you felt was best to study for AP english language TEST (not the course), especially the multiple choice part.</p>
<p>Did you do a bunch of practice test? Did you do extra readings from class? What kind of books gives the most accurate practice tests? etc...</p>
<p>I am more than delighted to read your insights and comments. Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>-Watson&Crick</p>
<p>PS: please also give your score if you already have it. If you don't feel like disclosing it, it's just fine.</p>
<p>Okay, to be honest, I didn't study at all and I didn't take any AP English classes, and I got 5's on both the Language and Lit, but my advice would be just read ALL the time to improve your vocabulary and comprehension, and always participate in your English class discussions. To practice for multiple choice, look at the "practice questions" in the course descrip. on the CB website, or buy the official CB "past APs" book. DON'T buy an unofficial test prep book -- it won't help.</p>
<p>I got a 5 on the English Lang & Comp exam w/o taking the class. All I did was a couple practice tests (for both the multiple choice and essays) and studied a list of literary terms and devices.</p>
<p>Also, I disagree w/ ceebee63 about reading the questions first. My strategy is to just read the whole passage and take it all in, then answer the questions. I used to read the questions first, and got a 670 and 680 on my first two SAT CR sections. Then, i changed my method for the AP English Lang exam (got a 5), and it worked, so I stuck w/ it and got on my next SAT and got a 770.</p>
<p>You can try studying for the AP English exam but there's only so much you can do before you have to rely on your collective English skills. The next best thing to reading a lot and improving your writing and vocabulary is to know many, many rhetorical devices. There are plenty of lists online and generally a few very important devices that are tested over and over.</p>
<p>Also, practice reading the past free responses and developing approaches. One strategy that often works is to set a paragraph out for diction and one for syntax if you have absolutely no idea where to begin and look for support while trying to get the main point. </p>
<p>It really comes down to paying attention in your English class though. I'm not a big humanities-inclined person and I certainly didn't absorb everything I could have in AP Lang but the exposure to all kinds of literature and daily exercises got me a 5.</p>
<p>I'm specifically interested in the AP language multiple choice. The free-response seem more manageable. However, I really have a problem to know how to combine accuracy+speed on the multiple choice.</p>