AP Exam Pattern For May 2020

Due to COVID-19, College Board has taken some measures to ensure students don’t miss their APs this year. There’s a lot of hard work that goes into preparing for the APs and if the exams are cancelled then it’s a huge discouragement for students. Hence, keeping the welfare of students in mind College Board has made certain amends with respect to the AP exams.

Note – These amendments are for the year 2019-20 only.

1. There will a 45-minute online free-response exam for each course.
2. The syllabus will be limited to what most of the school was able to complete by early March.
3. You’re free to use any device for taking the exam. Also, you have the liberty to write your responses by hand and submit a photo of them.
4. Due to these unavoidable circumstances, it will be ensured that you earn the college credits that you’ve worked hard for.

1. Biology 

Timing- May 18, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 65% ; Q2-35%

Question name– Q1- Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results; Q2- Conceptual Analysis

Question description
Q1- Present students with an authentic scenario accompanied by data in a table and/or graph. This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:

Part A: Describe and explain biological concepts, processes, or models, in an applied context
Part B: Identify and justify experimental design procedures
Part C: Analyze data
Part D: Make and justify predictions

Q2- Present students with an authentic scenario describing a biological phenomenon with a disruption. This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:
Part A: Describe biological concepts or processes, in an applied context
Part B: Explain biological concepts or processes, in an applied context
Part C: Predict the causes or effects of a change in a biological system
Part D: Support or justify a claim with reasoning or evidence

2. Microeconomics

Timing- May 21, 1:30 am

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 55% ; Q2- 45%

Question name– Q1- 2 short free-response questions; Q2- Long free-response questions.

Question description
Q1- Draws on the same skills assessed on traditional AP Exams, with the exception that students will not be expected to submit graphs on the 2020 exam. The content of the exam is restricted to what is covered in Units 1–5 of the course; Unit 6 will not be assessed on this year’s exam.

Q2- Draws on the same skills assessed on traditional AP Exams, with the exception that students will not be expected to submit graphs on the 2020 exam. The content of the exam is restricted to what is covered in Units 1–5 of the course; Unit 6 will not be assessed on this year’s exam.

3. Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism

Timing- May 11, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 60% ; Q2- 40%

Question name– Q1-Long free-response questions; Q2- Short free-response question

Question description
Q1-This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:
-Analyze representations of physical situations
-Determine scientific questions and methods
-Analyze quantitative data represented in graphs
-Develop an explanation or a scientific argument

Q2- This question assesses students’ ability to design and evaluate a lab experiment, use graphical analysis of data to find physical quantities, and identify physical sources of experimental variation.

4. Macroeconomics

Timing- May 22, 1:30 am

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 55% ; Q2- 45%

Question name– Q1- 2 short free-response questions; Q2- Long free-response question

Question description
Q1- Draws on the same skills assessed on traditional AP Exams, with the exception that students will not be expected to submit graphs on the 2020 exam. The content of the exam is restricted to what is covered in Units 1–5 of the course; Unit 6 will not be assessed on this year’s exam.

Q2- Draws on the same skills assessed on traditional AP Exams, with the exception that students will not be expected to submit graphs on the 2020 exam. The content of the exam is restricted to what is covered in Units 1–5 of the course; Unit 6 will not be assessed on this year’s exam.

5. Chemistry

Timing- May 14, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 60% ; Q2- 40%

Question name– Q1-Long free-response questions; Q2- Long free-response question

Question description
Q1- Presents students with a chemical system and/or data and assesses students’ ability to
-Explain chemical phenomena using models, theories, and representations at the particulate and macroscopic levels
-Draw conclusions from experimental results, identify and explain experimental procedures that are aligned to a question, and analyze sources of error
-Analyze a system with quantitative reasoning
-Support claims with evidence and reasoning

Q2- Presents students with a chemical system and/or data and assesses students’ ability to
-Explain chemical phenomena using models, theories, and representations at the particulate and macroscopic levels
-Draw conclusions from experimental results, identify and explain experimental procedures that are aligned to a question, and analyze sources of error
-Analyze a system with quantitative reasoning
-Support claims with evidence and reasoning

6. Computer Science A

Timing- May 16, 1:30 am

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 65%; Q2- 35%

Question name– Q1-Array / ArrayList; Q2- Methods and Control Structures

Question description
Q1- Assesses students’ ability to do the following:
-Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements
-Write program code to create, traverse, and manipulate elements in a 1D array or ArrayList objects.

Q2- Assesses students’ ability to do the following:
-Write program code to create objects of a class and call methods
-Write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements

7. Statistics

Timing- May 22, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 55%; Q2- 45%

Question name– Q1- Multi-focus free-response question; Q2- Multi-focus free-response question

Question description
Q1- This question may cover 2 or more of the following (within Units 1–7):
-Exploring Data
-Sampling and Experimentation
-Probability and Simulations
-Inference

Q2- This question may cover 2 or more of the following (within Units 1–7):
-Exploring Data
-Sampling and Experimentation
-Probability and Simulations
-Inference

8. Physics C: Mechanics

Timing- May 11, 9:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 60%; Q2- 40%

Question name– Q1- Long free-response question; Q2- Short free-response question

Question description
Q1- This question assesses students’ ability to do the following:
-Analyze representations of physical situations
-Determine scientific questions and methods
-Analyze quantitative data represented in graphs
-Develop an explanation or a scientific argument

Q2- This question assesses students’ ability to design and evaluate a lab experiment, use graphical analysis of data to find physical quantities, and identify physical sources of experimental variation.

9. Calculus AB

Timing- May 12, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 60%; Q2- 40%

Question name– Q1- Multi-focus free-response question; Q2- Multi-focus free-response question

Question description
Q1- This question will assess student knowledge and skills developed in 2 or more of the eligible units and topics.
Q2- This question will assess student knowledge and skills developed in 2 or more of the eligible units and topics.

10. Calculus BC

Timing- May 12, 11:30 pm

Exam timing– Students will have 25 minutes to read and respond to Question 1, and then 5 minutes to upload their response. After uploading the response to Question 1, students will have 15 minutes to respond to Question 2, with 5 additional minutes to upload their response to Question 2. Once their response to Question 1 has been submitted, they cannot go back to it.

Questions– Question 1 (25 mins); Question 2 (15 mins)

% of exam weighted–  Q1- 60%; Q2- 40%

Question name– Q1- Multi-focus free-response question; Q2- Multi-focus free-response question

Question description
Q1- This question will assess student knowledge and skills developed in 2 or more of the eligible units and topics.
Q2- This question will assess student knowledge and skills developed in 2 or more of the eligible units and topics.
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