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Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

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2025: Free-Response Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

2024: Free-Response Questions

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

Free-Response Questions - Set 1

Free-Response Questions - Set 2

Scoring Guidelines Set - 1

Scoring Guidelines Set - 2

Chief Reader Report – Set 1

Chief Reader Report – Set 2

Scoring Statistics – Set 1

Scoring Statistics – Set 2

Score Distributions

Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 1

Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 2

2023: Free-Response Questions

2023: Free-Response Questions

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

Free-Response Questions - Set 1

Free-Response Questions - Set 2

Scoring Guidelines Set - 1

Scoring Guidelines Set - 2

Chief Reader Report – Set 1

Chief Reader Report – Set 2

Scoring Statistics – Set 1

Scoring Statistics – Set 2

Score Distributions

Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 1

Sample Responses - DBQ - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 3 - Set 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 1

Sample Responses - LEQ 4 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 1 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 2 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 3 - Set 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 4 - Set 2

2022: Free-Response Questions

2022: Free-Response Questions

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

Free-Response Questions

Scoring Guidelines

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Score Distributions

Sample Responses - DBQ

Sample Responses - LEQ 2

Sample Responses - LEQ 3

Sample Responses - LEQ 4

Sample Responses - SAQ 1

Sample Responses - SAQ 2

Sample Responses - SAQ 3

Sample Responses - SAQ 4

2021: Free-Response Questions

2021: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions	Sample Response - DBQ Sample Response - LEQ 2 Sample Response - LEQ 3 Sample Response - LEQ 4 Sample Response - SAQ 1 Sample Response - SAQ 2 Sample Response - SAQ 3 Sample Response - SAQ 4

2020: Free-Response Questions

2019: Free-Response Questions

Questions

Scoring

Samples and Commentary

Free-Response Questions

Scoring Guidelines

Chief Reader Report

Scoring Statistics

Scoring Distributions

Sample Responses Q1 DBQ

Sample Responses Q1 SA

Sample Responses Q2 LEQ

Sample Responses Q2 SA

Sample Responses Q3 LEQ

Sample Responses Q3 SA

Sample Responses Q4 LEQ

Sample Responses Q4 SA

2018: Free-Response Questions

2018: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Response Q4 LEQ Sample Responses Q4 SA

2017: Free-Response Questions

2017: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Scoring Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 DBQ Sample Responses Q1 SA Sample Responses Q2 LEQ Sample Responses Q2 SA Sample Responses Q3 LEQ Sample Responses Q3 SA Sample Responses Q4 SA

2016: Free-Response Questions

2016: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2015: Free-Response Questions

2015: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2014: Free-Response Questions

2014: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2013: Free-Response Questions

2013: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2012: Free-Response Questions

2012: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
Free-Response Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2011: Free-Response Questions

2011: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2010: Free-Response Questions

2010: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2009: Free-Response Questions

2009: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2008: Free-Response Questions

2008: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2007: Free-Response Questions

2007: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2006: Free-Response Questions

2006: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2005: Free-Response Questions

2005: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses

2004: Free-Response Questions

2004: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2003: Free-Response Questions

2003: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3

2002: Free-Response Questions

2002: Free-Response Questions
Questions	Scoring	Samples and Commentary
All Questions	Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Grade Distributions	Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3