AP Japanese Story Narration Practice
120 Story Narration prompts written in the AP format. Pick one, look at the four pictures, and write your story in Japanese. Fiveable scores each Story Narration response part by part on the AP rubric.
Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.
120 questions
sorted by unit
Community service and intergenerational civic engagement
Unit 1: Families and Communities
What the Story Narration asks
Story Narration is FRQ 3 on the AP Japanese exam starting in May 2027. You get four pictures and write a complete story in Japanese, with a beginning, middle, and end that fit all four.
- 15 min
- to write the story
- 8 points
- across rows A to C
- 15%
- of your exam score, with FRQ 4
Part A: Narrative development
A complete story that fits all four pictures, with relevant details
3 pts
Part B: Organization
A clear beginning, middle, and end, with connections between events
2 pts
Part C: Language control
Vocabulary, grammar, and register controlled well enough for the task
3 pts
Story Narration 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 Story Narration practice works
Each question follows the exam’s format, from the full prompt to a score on every part.
Look at the four pictures
The prompt and all four pictures, 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(Discourse Coherence and Register): 0/1 point
While the story has basic coherence, transitional expressions are limited mostly to 「それから」and「そして」equivalents. The register is inconsistent—mixing plain and polite forms (e.g., 「ポチです」vs. 「言いました」) without clear narrative purpose. There is insufficient use of discourse markers and connective devices to earn the coherence point.
Questions about the Story Narration
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 Japanese?
Turn on your computer’s Japanese keyboard and type in kana and kanji. You can also switch to handwrite, write on paper, and add a photo of your page.
How is Story Narration different from the Email Response?
Story Narration asks you to tell a story from four pictures. The Email Response asks you to answer every request in an email, in a register that fits the sender.
What makes a strong story?
A clear beginning, middle, and end that stay consistent with all four pictures. Sequence words and a sentence on what changes from one picture to the next hold it together.
Are these real College Board questions?
No. We wrote them in the AP format and wrote scoring guidelines for each one.
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