2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview - Student and Exam Setup Guide

Sep 20, 2026

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2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview explains the exam structure, timing, and what students will do on exam day. It details two sections with multiple-choice listening and reading, plus a free-response part requiring writing and speaking. The guide also covers on-screen directions, headset and microphone use, and how to register using the student information screen. It further instructs how to choose Traditional or Simplified display and how to select Pinyin or Bopomofo input, including the rules for when changes are no longer allowed.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages35

Reading Time1 h 28 min

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Overview

Exam Format

Student Information

Options for Chinese Text

Display Options for Reading Chinese Text

Input Options for Typing Chinese Text

Exam

General Directions

Section I: Multiple Choice

Part A: Listening

Part B: Reading

Section II: Free Response

Part A: Writing

Part B: Speaking

Additional Resources

2020 AP® Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview Table of Contents 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview Overview • Exam Format • About This Presentation Student Information Options for Chinese Text • Display Options for Reading Chinese Text • Input Options for Typing Chinese Text • Output Options for Typing Chinese Text Exam • General Directions • Section I: Multiple Choice • Part A: Listening • Part B: Reading • Break • Section II: Free Response • Part A: Writing • Part B: Speaking • End of Exam Additional Resources 2 Welcome to an overview of theAP Chinese Language and Culture Exam. This presentation will provide you with a preview of the question types and directions screens that you’ll see on exam day. The exam will be delivered on a CD and administered on a computer. On exam day, you will follow directions spoken by the proctor. During various parts of the exam, you will also read on the screen, listen through a headset, type using the keyboard, and speak into a microphone. Read the information on the screens carefully. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 3 The exam is approximately two hours and 15 minutes in length. The exam has two sections. This includes a 10-minute break between Sections I and II. Section I consists of multiple-choice content. • Part A: Listening • Part B: Reading Section II, the free-response section, requires you to produce written and spoken responses. • Part A: Writing • Part B: Speaking 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 4 About This Presentation • This overview does not present an entire exam, but does include questions that represent the various parts of the complete exam. • The screen images in this presentation are from a sample exam, available on the Setup CD. Several screens in the sample exam include an Exit button, but this button will not appear in the regular exam. • This presentation includes screens where some details, such as references to the number of questions or administration time, refer to the sample exam and do not match the complete exam. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 5 The following screen shows the Student Information registration screen that you’ll complete in place of an answer sheet on exam day. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 6 Display Options for Reading Chinese Text Throughout the exam, wherever Chinese text is displayed for you to read (for example, each selection in the Reading part and one selection in the Writing part), you can use a button to toggle between displaying the text in Traditional or Simplified characters. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 7 You will see this screen after the student information screen but before the exam begins. If you intend to use the Pinyin input method in the Writing part, you must decide at this time whether you want to type responses in simplified characters or in traditional characters. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 8 Typing Options for the Writing Part of the Exam Output Options If you intend to use the Bopomofo input method, you will not need to take any action on this screen. • If you intend to use the Pinyin method, click on the radio button for simplified characters (Pinyin input) or for traditional characters (Pinyin input) to select your preference for Chinese text that you will type foryour responses in the Writing part of the exam. • Try typing in the white box on the screen to test your selected setting. • You will not be able to change this setting after leaving the screen. Input Options When you reach the Writing part of the exam, you will be able to choose the desired input method by selecting Pinyin or Bopomofo from a dropdown list. 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview 9 At the beginning of the exam, you should read the General Directions caref

FAQs

How long is the 2020 AP Chinese Language and Culture exam and what are its sections?

The exam is approximately two hours and 15 minutes and has two sections, with a 10-minute break between Section I and Section II.

What does Section I include?

Section I consists of multiple-choice content, with Part A for listening and Part B for reading.

How do students choose how Chinese text is displayed and entered?

For reading, students can toggle between Traditional and Simplified characters. For writing, students must decide whether to type in simplified or traditional characters if using Pinyin input, and they can choose between Pinyin and Bopomofo at the Writing part; the setting on the earlier screen cannot be changed after leaving it.

Sep 20, 2026

Uploaded by Sarah