AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam - 2 and Notes - For the Spring 2020 Exam

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Practice Exam #2 and accompanying notes for the Spring 2020 AP® Environmental Science exam. The materials describe the exam structure and timing: Section I includes 80 multiple-choice questions accounting for 60% of the final score, and Section II includes 3 free-response questions accounting for 40%. It also provides administration directions, including sample proctor scripts, start/stop timing cues, answer sheet guidance, and procedures for collecting booklets and dismissing students. Copyright and redistribution restrictions are included.

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Practice Exam

Exam Content and Format

Administering the Practice Exam

Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section

AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam

Notes on the Practice Exam

Multiple-Choice Section

Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework

Free-Response Section

AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam \#2 and Notes For the Spring 2020 Exam This exam may not be posted on school or personal websites, nor electronically redistributed for any reason. This exam is provided by College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location. Further distribution of these materials outside of the secure College Board site disadvantages teachers who rely on uncirculated questions for classroom testing. Any additional distribution is in violation of College Board’s copyright policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam access for your school as well as the removal of access to other online services such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports. © 2020 College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement, AP, AP Central, and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of College Board. Visit College Board on the web: [collegeboard.org](collegeboard.org). Contents I. Practice Exam Exam Content and Format ................................................ 4 Administering the Practice Exam ......................................... 4 Answer Sheet for Multiple-Choice Section ................................ 6 AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam ............................... 7 II. Notes on the Practice Exam Multiple-Choice Section .................................................. 66 Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework .......... 106 Free-Response Section .................................................. 109 Contact Us ....................................................................... 120 Practice Exam Exam Content and Format The AP Environmental Science Exam is 2 hours and 40 minutes long . There are two sections: • Section I is 1 hour, 30 minutes and consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, accounting for 60 percent of the final score . • Section II is 1 hour, 10 minutes and consists of 3 free-response questions accounting for 40 percent of the final score . Administering the Practice Exam This section contains instructions for administering the AP Environmental Science Practice Exam . You may wish to use these instructions to create an exam situation that resembles an actual administration . If so, read the indented, boldface directions to the students; all other instructions are for administering the exam and need not be read aloud . Before beginning testing, have all exam materials ready for distribution . These include test booklets and answer sheets .(Reminder: Final instructions for every AP Exam are published in the AP Exam Instructions book . ) SECTION I: Multiple Choice When you are ready to begin Section I, say: Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. Your score on the multiple-choice section will be based solely on the number of questions answered correctly. You have 1 hour and 30 minutes for this part. Open your Section I booklet and begin. Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . After 1 hour and 20 minutes, say: There are 10 minutes remaining. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working. I will now collect your Section I booklet and multiple-choice answer sheet. There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II . SECTION II: Free Response After the break, say: Section II is the free-response portion of the exam. You have 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete Section II. You may use any blank space of the page the questions are printed on to organize your answers and for scratch work, but you must write your answers on the lined pages provided for the free-response questions.

FAQs

How long is the AP Environmental Science exam, and how is it divided?

The exam lasts 2 hours and 40 minutes. Section I is 1 hour 30 minutes with 80 multiple-choice questions, and Section II is 1 hour 10 minutes with 3 free-response questions.

What percentage of the final score comes from each section?

Section I (multiple-choice) accounts for 60% of the final score, while Section II (free-response) accounts for 40%.

What are the key instructions for administering Section I and Section II?

Section I instructions require students to mark answers on the provided answer sheet, with timing cues and a defined transition after a 10-minute break. Section II instructions require students to write responses on the lined pages for free-response questions, then close the booklet, remain seated during collection, and be dismissed.

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