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PART ONE: THE BASICS

Chapter 1: Inside the AP English Language and Composition Exam

An Overview of the Test Structure

How the Exam Is Scored

Getting Your Grades

Registration and Fees

Additional Resources

Chapter 2: Strategies for Success: It'sNot Always How Much You Know

How to Use This Book

What the Test Requires

How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section

How to Approach the Essay Questions

Take Control: How to Approach the Test as a Whole

Stress Management

Countdown to the Test

PART TWO: DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Diagnostic Test

Answer Key

Answers and Explanations

How to Make This Book Work for You Based on the Results of Your Diagnostic

PART THREE: THE AP ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION! EXAM

Chapter 3: Key Terminology

Introduction

Key Terms

Applying Key Terminology

Chapter 4: Reading for Understanding

Introduction

Reading Critically

The How-What Approach

Applying the How-What Approach

Sample Annotations

Chapter 5: The Multiple-Choice Section

About the Multip|e-Choice Section

Reading the Questions

The Types of Questions

Applying the Strategies

Practice Sets

Answers and Explanations

Chapter 6: Writing the Essays

A Brief Review

The Scoring Guide

The Types of Prompts

The 3-D Approach

Applying the 3-D Approach

Practice Set

PART FOUR: PRACTICE TESTS

Computing Your Scores

Practice Test 1

Answer Key

Answers and Explanations

Practice Test 2

Answer Key

Answers and Explanations

Grammar Reference Guide

Guide to Usage and Style

Word Roots