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Free-Response Questions

Hone your essay-writing and problem-solving skills by practicing with previously administered free-response questions.


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Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language and Culture
Computer Science A
Computer Science AB
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Science
European History
French Language
French Literature
German Language
Comparative Govt & Politics
U.S. Govt & Politics
Human Geography
Italian Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin Literature
Latin: Vergil
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
U.S. History
World History

Art History

2007 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/250K)
2006 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/105K)
2005 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/213K)
2004 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/237K)
2003 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/382K)
2002 Slide-Based Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Questions (.pdf/165K)

Biology

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/192K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/196K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/87K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/92K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/170K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/228K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/123K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/64K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/125K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/109K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/130K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/153K)

Calculus AB

2008 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/156K)
2008 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/150K)
2007 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/185K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/205K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/112K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/123K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/207K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/288K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/166K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/178K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/222K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/209K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/214K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/546K)
2001 Free-Response Questions - Calculus AB (.pdf/206K)

Calculus BC

2008 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/167K)
2008 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/149K)
2007 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC  (.pdf/197K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC  (.pdf/187K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC  (.pdf/100K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC  (.pdf/109K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/220K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/227K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/181K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/202K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/235K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/223K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/236K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/223K)
2001 Free-Response Questions - Calculus BC (.pdf/194K)

Chemistry

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/331K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/332K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/305K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/294K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/318K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/380K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/252K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/322K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/239K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/341K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/198K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/217K)

Chinese Language and Culture

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/1.4MB)
2008 Audio Prompts
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/733K)
2007 Audio Prompts

Computer Science A

2008 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/174K)
2007 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/170K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/114K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/223K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/112K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/137K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science A (.pdf/211K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/311K)

Computer Science AB

2008 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/236K)
2007 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/252K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/148K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/288K)
Erratum Notice (.pdf/70K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/113K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/199K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Computer Science AB (.pdf/262K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/454K)

Macroeconomics

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/95K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/92K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/65K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/79K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/142K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/129K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/72K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/67K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/115K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/146K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/128K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/129K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/109K)

Microeconomics

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/115K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/178K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/109K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/64K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/145K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/160K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/149K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/85K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/92K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/167K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/147K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/152K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/127K)

English Language

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/177K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/525K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/75K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/74K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/171K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/149K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/81K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/85K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/109K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/150K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/174K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/177K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/143K)

English Literature

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/157K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/154K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/78K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/74K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/145K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/231K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/180K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/88K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/136K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/174K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/125K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/188K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/139K)

Environmental Science

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/207K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/163K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/245K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/169K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/297K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/291K)

European History

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/230K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/198K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/195K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/298K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/550K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/312K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/221K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/449K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/987K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/3.27M)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/4.06M)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/356K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/7.52M)

French Language

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/845K)
2008 Audio Prompts
2008 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/576K)
2008 Form B Audio Prompts
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/645K)
2007 Audio Prompts
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/511K)
2007 Form B Audio Prompts
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/186K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/241K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/428K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/395K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/367K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/481K)
2003 Questions (.pdf/282K)
2002 Questions (.pdf/894K)
2001 Questions (.pdf/3.65M)

French Literature

2007 Questions (.pdf/219K)
2006 Questions (.pdf/69K)
2005 Questions (.pdf/71K)
2004 Questions (.pdf/71K)
2003 Questions (.pdf/100K)
2002 Questions (.pdf/132K)
2001 Questions (.pdf/130K)

German Language

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/525K)
2007 Audio Prompts
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/173K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/306K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/244K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/415K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/1.54M)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/3.46)

Comparative Government & Politics

We made significant changes in the question format and content during our 2006 course revision (for example, some countries were added and others were removed). Therefore, the material from 2002-05 may not accurately reflect the current exams.

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/122K)
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/132K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/65K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/297K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/66K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/146K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/113K)

U.S. Government & Politics

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/127K)
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/158K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/86K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/163K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/146K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/147K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/141K)

Human Geography

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/279K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/180K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/160K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/162K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/259K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/237K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/109K)

Italian Language and Culture

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/728K)
2007 Audio Prompts
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/535K)

Japanese Language and Culture

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/900K)
2007 Audio Prompts

Latin Literature

2007 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/160K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/105K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/274K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/108K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/136K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/145K)
2001 Free-Response Questions - Latin Literature (.pdf/185K)

Latin: Vergil

2007 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/355K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/73K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/242K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/145K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/108K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/121K)
2001 Free-Response Questions - Latin Vergil (.pdf/169K)

Music Theory

2007 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/239K)
2007 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/179K)
2007 Theory Audio Prompts
2006 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/95K)
2006 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/74K)
2005 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/169K)
2005 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/187K)
2004 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/122K)
2004 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/100K)
2003 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/146K)
2003 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/115K)
2002 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part A (.pdf/177K)
2002 Free-Response Questions: Section II Part B (.pdf/145K)

Physics B

2007 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/403K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/503K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/205K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/188K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/4555K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/411K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/315K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/291K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions - Physics B (.pdf/K)

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

2007 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/491K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/164K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/436K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/257K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/311K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/280K)
2001 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (.pdf/574K)

Physics C: Mechanics

2007 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/516K)
2006 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/168K)
2005 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/440K)
2004 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/306K)
2003 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/235K)
2002 Free-Response Questions - Physics C: Mechanics (.pdf/222K)

Psychology

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/139K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/63K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf143K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf72K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/90K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/105K)

Spanish Language

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/718K)
2008 Audio Prompts
2008 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/510K)
2008 Form B Audio Prompts
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/839K)
2007 Audio Prompts
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/690K)
2007 Form B Audio Prompts
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/551K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/285K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/370K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/390K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/350K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/317K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/311K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/2.04M)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/2.97M)

Spanish Literature

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/114K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/75K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/154K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/85K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/102K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/214K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/130K)

Statistics

2008 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/267K)
2008 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/272K)
2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/462K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/349K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/224K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/165K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/322K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/304K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/289K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/287K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/225K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/275K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/268K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/215K)
2001 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/275K)

U.S. History

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/425K)
2007 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/279K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/183K)
2006 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/174K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/617K)
2005 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/353K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/400K)
2004 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/150K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/380K)
2003 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/522K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/821K)
2002 Form B Free-Response Questions (.pdf/7.16M)

World History

2007 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/136K)
2006 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/154K)
2005 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/170K)
2004 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/160K)
2003 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/533K)
2002 Free-Response Questions (.pdf/182K)