AP Macroeconomics

Digital Practice and Testing Information

Updated April 8

Digital Practice Now Available

Starting April 8, you can try out the test-day experience, by answering example questions in the digital testing application. See the Digital Practice page for general information about practice options.

AP Microeconomics students will have two options to answer example questions in the digital testing application. Both provide approximately the same time limit per question as the full exam.

• Digital Practice has a shortened multiple-choice section (12 questions, 15 minutes), a shortened break of 5 minutes, and a shortened free-response section (2 short free-response questions, 30 minutes). Note: The Digital Practice does not include a long free-response question, though one will appear on the digital exam.
• The App Demo is an even shorter subset of the questions in Digital Practice–5 multiple-choice questions, a 2-minute break, and 1 free-response question.

We highly recommend you take the Digital Practice, and strongly advise that if you can’t take the Digital Practice, at least take the App Demo. Both can be taken multiple times, and can be accessed directly in the digital testing application. You can access your answers and solution materials (MCQ answer key, FRQ scoring guidelines) for the Digital Practice. Note: Taking the App Demo after completing Digital Practice may override your answers from Digital Practice.

Taking the Digital Exam

You should be aware of some aspects of testing digitally that you’ll encounter–in the Digital Practice and on exam day:

• You may use a calculator on the digital AP Microeconomics Exam. However, you’ll need to bring your own calculator because the digital testing application does not include one.
• As a reminder, you will answer all multiple-choice questions and type all free-response answers directly in the digital exam application. The free-response questions won’t require you to draw diagrams, charts or complicated mathematical expressions. Scratch paper is permitted for notes or planning, but students cannot handwrite or otherwise upload responses.  
• As a reminder, you cannot go back to questions you’ve already answered, and cannot skip ahead. 
• Exam directions and section-specific directions will not be read by a proctor–they’ll appear entirely in the application. You’ll see them at the beginning of each section, and can access them at any time during the exam. Please note that the exam timer starts when the directions appear. While you should read the directions, be aware that the timer will be running while you do so. You can view the full text of the exam and section directions in advance of the exam.