AP Chinese Email Response Practice
118 Email Response prompts written in the AP format. Pick one, read the full email, and write your reply in Chinese. Fiveable scores each Email Response response part by part on the AP rubric.
Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.
118 questions
sorted by unit
Email communication and professional correspondence writing
Unit 1: Families in China
Read and respond to an email message. Your response should address all questions in the email and include appropriate greeting and closing.
亲爱的表弟/表妹：
好久不见！最近学习忙吗？下个月就是爷爷的八十岁大寿了，全家人都准备回老家给他好好庆祝一下。爷爷特别想念大家，尤其是你。作为家里的长孙/长孙女，你的想法对我们很重要。
期待你的回信！
表哥 李明
親愛的表弟/表妹：
好久不見！最近學習忙嗎？下個月就是爺爺的八十歲大壽了，全家人都準備回老家給他好好慶祝一下。爺爺特別想念大家，尤其是你。作為家裡的長孫/長孫女，你的想法對我們很重要。
期待你的回信！
表哥 李明
你下个月能抽出时间回国参加爷爷的生日聚会吗？如果不能回来，你打算用什么方式给爷爷祝寿？
爷爷比较喜欢传统，你觉得我们应该安排哪些传统的庆祝活动来表达晚辈的孝心？
现在很多家庭成员都因为工作或学习住在不同的地方，你觉得我们应该怎样保持家庭的亲密关系？
What the Email Response asks
Email Response is FRQ 4 on the AP Chinese exam starting in May 2027. You read an email and write a reply that answers both of its requests, in a register that fits the person and the situation.
- 15 min
- to read and reply
- 8 points
- across rows A to C
- 15%
- of your exam score, with FRQ 3
Part A: Message development
An answer to every request in the email, with relevant details
3 pts
Part B: Organization
Ideas in a clear order, with connections between them
2 pts
Part C: Language control
Vocabulary, grammar, and a register that fits the sender
3 pts
Email Response skill sheet
Every rubric point on one page: what earns it, what to do and what to avoid. Tap the sheet to see it full size.
How Email Response practice works
Each question follows the exam’s format, from the full prompt to a score on every part.
Read the full email
The email and both of its requests, laid out the way the exam shows them.
Write on a 15-minute timer
The time to plan for on exam day. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
Submit for a score out of 8
Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.
Feedback on every part
A summary at the top tells you what to work on next. Below it, each part shows whether you earned the point and what the scoring guidelines were looking for.
Detailed Feedback
Part A(Register and Cultural Appropriateness): 0/2 points
The greeting and closing are present and friendly, but the response does not respond to the friend's greeting ("好久不见") warmly or ask follow-up questions. The closing is minimal, and the tone is somewhat flat. The register is not consistently developed.
Questions about the Email Response
How many responses can I get scored?
You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.
How do I type in Chinese?
Use the pinyin or bopomofo input above the editor, or your computer’s own Chinese keyboard. You can also switch to handwrite, write on paper, and add a photo of your page.
How formal should my reply be?
Match the sender and the situation. A teacher or an adult you don’t know calls for polite forms like 您. Register is part of the score.
Can I write in traditional characters?
Yes. Simplified and traditional characters are scored the same. The pinyin input above the editor has a traditional option.
How is the Email Response different from Story Narration?
The Email Response asks you to answer every request in an email. Story Narration asks you to tell a story from four pictures.
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