Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Which is NOT a type of evidence?
- statistics
- expert testimony
- a vague feeling
- historical examples
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✓ Answer: C — a vague feeling
Evidence must be concrete; a vague feeling isn't.
AP · · English Language
Free AP English Language
Practice Paper
8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AP papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.
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Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.
Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the English Language syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a:
- metaphor
- simile
- allusion
- symbol
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✓ Answer: B — simile
Similes use 'like' or 'as'.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
An appeal to emotion is:
- logos
- ethos
- pathos
- syntax
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✓ Answer: C — pathos
Pathos appeals to emotion.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3
The intended group a text addresses is the:
- speaker
- audience
- occasion
- purpose
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✓ Answer: B — audience
The audience is whom the text is aimed at.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3
A strong thesis is:
- a fact
- a defensible, arguable claim
- a question
- a summary
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✓ Answer: B — a defensible, arguable claim
A thesis takes an arguable position.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3
A persuasive editorial's purpose is mainly to:
- entertain
- change readers' opinions
- list facts
- describe
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✓ Answer: B — change readers' opinions
Editorials persuade.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
An appeal to logic and evidence is:
- Logos
- Ethos
- Pathos
- Diction
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✓ Answer: A — Logos
Logos appeals to reason and evidence.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
A topic sentence typically appears:
- at the end only
- at or near the paragraph's start
- in the title
- nowhere
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: B — at or near the paragraph's start
It usually opens the paragraph.
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AP English Language FAQ
What does the AP English Language exam look like?
The AP English Language exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free AP English Language past paper?
Real AP past papers are published directly by AP on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AP English Language graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.