AP English Lit Exam

On Thursday, I took the AP English Lit Exam. It consisted of 55 questions in 60 minutes over passages and poems. The second part was 2 hours where we had to write an essay over a poem, an excerpt from a novel, and a topic given to us. These types of tests are helpful because they allow the students to show how much they have learned over the course of a college level class and gives college credit if passed. It is a good way to asses how well you would do given college level material. The work load in an AP class is more rigorous in order to prepare you for the test and get through the material. The AP tests are by far harder than TAKS, because it takes more analytical skills. You have to use prior knowledge in order to help answer college level questions. I believe this tests are effective beacuse they are not easy. They actuallydo test whether or not you know the material. If well prepared, it is possible to get credit and save money and time in college.