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title: "AP African American Studies FRQ Practice"
description: "Practice AP African American Studies free-response questions with AP® rubric-aligned scoring and point-by-point feedback for the 2027 exam."
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# AP African American Studies FRQ Practice

## Overview

Practice AP African American Studies free-response questions with AP® rubric-aligned scoring and point-by-point feedback for the 2027 exam.

## Question Types

- **Short Answer Question 1 – Visual Source** (Question 1): 15 suggested minutes; up to 3 parts; stimulus material (photographs, art, maps, charts, other visual sources)
- **Short Answer Question 2 – Text Source** (Question 2): 15 suggested minutes; up to 4 parts; stimulus material (text excerpts, historians, primary sources)
- **Short Answer Question (SAQ)** (Questions 1, 2, 3): 15 suggested minutes; up to 3 parts
- **Course Project** (Question 4): 45 suggested minutes; up to 1 part

## Exam Conditions

- Total free-response section time: 95 minutes
- Calculator permitted: no
- Reference sheet provided: no

## How Scoring Works

Responses are scored against the published AP® rubric criteria for AP African American Studies.

Each rubric point is reported separately with the evidence that earned or missed it, so a response can be revised and rescored.

Accuracy methodology and benchmark results are published at [scoring benchmarks](/frq/scoring-benchmarks).

## Related Resources

- [AP African American Studies FRQ practice](/ap-african-american-studies/frq-practice)
- [AP African American Studies subject hub](/ap-african-american-studies)
- [AP African American Studies score calculator](/ap-african-american-studies/ap-score-calculator)
- [AP® essay grader](/essay-grader)