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College Board AP® Japanese Language & Culture:
Past Exams

Past Papers

Browse our range of College Board AP® Japanese Past Exams and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with AP® Japanese past exams is a great way to identify which topics need more revision, so you can ensure that you are revising as effectively as possible to help you get ready for your AP® Japanese exam.

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2023
May 2023 Free Response Questions (QP)	May 2023 Free Response Questions (MS)	Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Scoring Commentary Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Speaking Prompts Conversation 1 Sample A Conversation 1 Sample B Conversation 1 Sample C Conversation 2 Sample A Conversation 2 Sample B Conversation 2 Sample C Conversation 3 Sample A Conversation 3 Sample B Conversation 3 Sample C Conversation 4 Sample A Conversation 4 Sample B Conversation 4 Sample C Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample B Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample C
2022
May 2022 Free Response Questions (QP)	May 2022 Free Response Questions (MS)	Speaking Prompts Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Scoring Commentary Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A Conversation 1 Sample B Conversation 1 Sample C Conversation 2 Sample A Conversation 2 Sample B Conversation 2 Sample C Conversation 3 Sample A Conversation 3 Sample B Conversation 3 Sample C Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample B Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample C
2021
May 2021 Free Response Questions (QP)	May 2021 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A Conversation 1 Sample B Conversation 1 Sample C Conversation 2 Sample A Conversation 2 Sample B Conversation 2 Sample C Conversation 3 Sample A Conversation 3 Sample B Conversation 3 Sample C Conversation 4 Sample A Conversation 4 Sample B Conversation 4 Sample C Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample A Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample B Cultural Perspective Presentation Sample C
2019
May 2019 Free Response Questions (QP)	May 2019 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Transcript Cultural Perspective Presentation Transcript Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A Conversation 1 Sample B Conversation 1 Sample C Conversation 2 Sample A Conversation 2 Sample B Conversation 2 Sample C Conversation 3 Sample A Conversation 3 Sample B Conversation 3 Sample C Conversation 4 Sample A Conversation 4 Sample B Conversation 4 Sample C Cultural Presentation Sample A Cultural Presentation Sample B Cultural Presentation Sample C
2018
May 2018 Free Response Questions (QP)	May 2018 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Transcript Cultural Perspective Presentation Transcript Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A Conversation 1 Sample B Conversation 1 Sample C Conversation 2 Sample A Conversation 2 Sample B Conversation 2 Sample C Conversation 3 Sample A Conversation 3 Sample B Conversation 3 Sample C Conversation 4 Sample A Conversation 4 Sample B Conversation 4 Sample C Cultural Presentation Sample A Cultural Presentation Sample B Cultural Presentation Sample C
2017
June 2017 Free Response Questions (QP)	June 2017 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Transcript Cultural Perspective Presentation Transcript Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 2) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 2) Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) Cultural Presentation Sample B (Score of 4) Cultural Presentation Sample C (Score of 2)
2016
June 2016 Free Response Questions (QP)	June 2016 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Transcript Cultural Presentation Transcript Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) Cultural Presentation Sample B (Score of 3) Cultural Presentation Sample C (Score of 1)
2015
June 2015 Free Response Questions (QP)	June 2015 Free Response Questions (MS)	Conversation Transcript Cultural Presentation Transcript Scoring Statistics Student Performance Q&A Score Distributions Text Chat Compare and Contrast Article Conversation Cultural Perspective Presentation Conversation 1 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 1 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 1 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 2 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 2 Sample B (Score of 3) Conversation 2 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 3 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 3 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 3 Sample C (Score of 1) Conversation 4 Sample A (Score of 6) Conversation 4 Sample B (Score of 4) Conversation 4 Sample C (Score of 1) Cultural Presentation Sample A (Score of 6) Cultural Presentation Sample B (Score of 3) Cultural Presentation Sample C (Score of 1)

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College Board AP® Japanese Language & Culture: Past Exams

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College Board AP® Japanese Language & Culture:
Past Exams