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Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > The AP French Language Exam The AP French Language Exam More About AP French Language... 2008-2009 AP Exam Formats AP French Language Course Home Page Exam Content Although French was among the first AP offerings in 1956, it consisted of just one course and exam that contained both a language and a literature component. In 1970, AP French was split into two exams, AP French Language and AP French Literature, and each year more and more students have been challenging themselves by taking these AP courses and exams.  The goal of the AP French Language Exam is to evaluate how well students understand written and spoken French, and their ability to respond in correct and idiomatic French. With the exception of directions, French is used exclusively in the exam materials and in student responses. Use of dictionaries or other reference works during the exam is not permitted. Multiple-Choice Questions For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.   AP French Course Description (.pdf/1.2MB) Free-Response Questions Below are free-response questions from past AP French Language Exams. Included with the questions are scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses, as well as exam statistics and the Chief Reader's Report for past administrations. Important Note About the "Form B" Exams Because of the worldwide growth of the AP Program and the administration of exams in multiple time zones, another version of the AP French Language Exam, called "Form B," may be administered in order to maintain security. Free-Response Questions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999-2002 2009: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples Grade Distributions 2009: Form B Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples 2008: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples Grade Distributions 2008: Form B Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples 2007: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples Grade Distributions 2007: Form B Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio  Prompts Scoring Guidelines Essay Samples and Commentary Speaking Samples Commentary for Speaking Samples 2006: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Essay Speaking: Questions 1-5 Audio Samples Grade Distributions 2006: Form B Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Essay Speaking: Questions 1-5 Audio Samples 2005: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Audio Samples Grade Distributions 2005: Form B Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Sample Responses Audio Samples 2004: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Audio Samples Grade Distributions 2004: Form B Questions Scoring Samples All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Sample Responses Q1 Audio Samples 2003: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Speaking Audio Prompts Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Audio Samples Grade Distributions Important Note: PDF Files The links to exam questions for this course are in Adobe® PDF format, and you will need to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view them. If you don't have Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher installed on your computer, choose the link for the Adobe Web site below for installation instructions. For help downloading and printing PDF files, choose the link "PDF Troubleshooting" below in "See also." See also... Exam Questions Index PDF Troubleshooting Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

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