AP Computer Science A Exam Free-Response Question and Scoring Information Archive

Download free-response questions from past exams along with scoring guidelines, sample responses from exam takers, and scoring distributions. Use the Java Quick Reference (2004-2019) in conjunction with past released free-response questions.

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2019: Free-Response Questions

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2018: Free-Response Questions

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2017: Free-Response Questions

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2016: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2015: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2014: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2013: Free-Response Questions

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2012: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2011: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2010: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Score Distributions

 

2009: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines 2009 Canonical Solutions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2008: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2007: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2006: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2005: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Response	Grade Distributions

 

2004: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2003: Free-Response Questions

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Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2002: Free-Response Questions

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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4	Grade Distributions

 

2001: Free-Response Questions

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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4

 

2000: Free-Response Questions

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All Questions	Scoring Guidelines	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4

 

1999: Free-Response Questions

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All Questions	Student Performance Q&A	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Sample Responses Q4