---
title: "AP Calculus BC Unit 3 Practice Test"
description: "A timed AP Calculus BC Unit 3 (Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions) practice test in the AP format, drawn from 328 multiple-choice questions and 8 FRQs written for the unit. The standard version takes about 78 minutes."
canonical: "https://fiveable.me/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/3"
type: "unit-test"
subject: "AP Calculus BC"
unit: "Unit 3"
---

# AP Calculus BC Unit 3 Practice Test

## Overview

A timed AP Calculus BC Unit 3 (Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions) practice test in the AP format, drawn from 328 multiple-choice questions and 8 FRQs written for the unit. The standard version takes about 78 minutes.

## Test Format

- 20 Multiple Choice Questions (48 minutes)
- 1 FRQ – FRQs – Graphing calculator required (15 minutes)
- 1 FRQ – FRQs – No graphing calculator (15 minutes)

## Unit FRQs by Type

- [FRQs – Graphing calculator required](/ap-calc/frqs/calculator?unit=3): 5 questions
- [FRQs – No graphing calculator](/ap-calc/frqs/no-calculator?unit=3): 3 questions

## Review the Unit

- [3.1 The Chain Rule](/ap-calc/unit-3/chain-rule/study-guide/27HxeRGCYJBjuPWBm1uw)
- [3.2 Implicit Differentiation](/ap-calc/unit-3/implicit-differentiation/study-guide/k43S7kJDyGg9NFUm78Uw)
- [3.3 Differentiating Inverse Functions](/ap-calc/unit-3/differentiating-inverse-functions/study-guide/u6wuCCW76Syq9wzKdkKD)
- [3.4 Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions](/ap-calc/unit-3/differentiating-inverse-trigonometric-functions/study-guide/pzDRhb3oXKntPRoQgLOz)
- [3.5 Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives](/ap-calc/unit-3/selecting-procedures-for-calculating-derivatives/study-guide/8zbglfs22PQH1ZvWssHd)
- [3.6 Calculating Higher-Order Derivatives](/ap-calc/unit-3/calculating-higher-order-derivatives/study-guide/Mh7ZnLES3ycIzEEKWl95)

## Other Unit Tests

- [Unit 1: Limits and Continuity](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/1)
- [Unit 2: Fundamentals of Differentiation](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/2)
- [Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/4)
- [Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/5)
- [Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/6)
- [Unit 7: Differential Equations](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/7)
- [Unit 8: Applications of Integration](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/8)
- [Unit 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector–Valued Functions (BC Only)](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/9)
- [Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series (BC Only)](/ap-calc-bc/unit-test/10)

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