Fossil Ridge High School

Practice Exam Exam Content and Format The AP Computer Science Principles Exam consists of the Create performance task and an end-of-course AP Exam. The Create performance task requires at least 12 hours of dedicated class time for students to complete. The end-of-course exam is 2 hours long and includes 70 multiple-choice questions. Administering the Practice Exam This section contains instructions for administering the AP Computer Science Principles Practice Exam. You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that resembles an actual administration. If so, read the indented, boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need not be read aloud. Before beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution. These include test booklets and answer sheets. (Reminder: Final instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book.) When you are ready to begin the exam, say: You will be given 2 hours to answer 70 multiple-choice questions. Each question has 4 answer choices. • • For question numbers 1 through 62, mark only the single best answer to each question. For the remaining questions, numbered 131 through 138, mark the two best answer choices for each question. Your total score on this multiple-choice exam is based only on the number of questions answered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect answers or unanswered questions. When you do not know the answer to a question, you should eliminate as many choices as you can, and then select the best answer among the remaining choices. If you finish before time is called, you may check your work. Programming reference materials are located at the front of the exam. The reference materials provide instructions and explanations to help you understand the format and meaning of the questions on the test. As you encounter programming questions on the test, you should use the reference materials to clarify the behavior of programming statements found in those questions. You have 2 hours for this exam. Open your exam booklet and begin Note Start Time here______ . Note Stop Time here______ . After 2 hours, say: Stop working. The exam is over. I will now collect your exam materials. Collect an exam booklet and answer sheet from each student