# \#ap-exam **URL:** https://forum.code.org/tag/ap-exam/263.md [Latest](https://forum.code.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.code.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.code.org/tags.md) --- ## [MC review games](https://forum.code.org/t/mc-review-games/40711)
**Author:** [@lindsay.davis](https://forum.code.org/u/lindsay.davis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/mc-review-games/40711 "2025-04-29T16:41:15Z")
Hi, Since the AP exam review season is upon us, I thought I’d share a review game that my students enjoy. The game is called the Unfair Game. I did not create this game, I’m not sure of who did or where I first played … --- ## [AP Explore Task Google Doc Template](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-explore-task-google-doc-template/14227)
**Author:** [@timothy\_poseley](https://forum.code.org/u/timothy_poseley)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-explore-task-google-doc-template/14227 "2025-04-08T15:53:13Z")
I recreated the College Board Create Template in Google Docs since that is what all my students have. Feel free to share this link around, it will force you to make a copy. Enjoy and good luck! Explore Task Template --- ## [Reference Sheet in Exam?](https://forum.code.org/t/reference-sheet-in-exam/26494)
**Author:** [@glenn.crane](https://forum.code.org/u/glenn.crane)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/reference-sheet-in-exam/26494 "2024-05-15T17:13:10Z")
Hello, Just double checking. Am I right in thinking the AP CSP Pseudocode Reference Sheet is allowed in the exam? As in the final AP CSP Exam from CollegeBoard. --- ## [Written Response Practice Questions Help](https://forum.code.org/t/written-response-practice-questions-help/39065)
**Author:** [@cicaneser](https://forum.code.org/u/cicaneser)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/written-response-practice-questions-help/39065 "2024-05-05T16:20:57Z")
Can someone please clarify what this written response practice question is asking for? “Consider the first conditional statement included in the Procedure section of your Personalized Project Reference. Write an equival… --- ## [Curriculum seems to be missing some things](https://forum.code.org/t/curriculum-seems-to-be-missing-some-things/39064)
**Author:** [@jeannette.wilt](https://forum.code.org/u/jeannette.wilt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/curriculum-seems-to-be-missing-some-things/39064 "2024-04-08T16:49:04Z")
I was going over the 2021 FRQ with a student, and she said we never went over .substring or .compareTo. I went searching down the rabbit hole and although it’s listed in the CED as var-1.E.12, I couldn’t find use of it a… --- ## [AP Create task question](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-create-task-question/39208)
**Author:** [@akowalczyk](https://forum.code.org/u/akowalczyk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-create-task-question/39208 "2024-03-26T16:42:48Z")
One of my students is wondering if it would be ok for her create task app theme to be focused on some politics and current events - she is wondering if that topic is ok and if that would risk the person grading her task … --- ## [Updates to CSP Exam](https://forum.code.org/t/updates-to-csp-exam/38308)
**Author:** [@jwyman](https://forum.code.org/u/jwyman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/updates-to-csp-exam/38308 "2023-09-27T16:57:40Z")
College board announced last night, incredibly late in my opinion, that they are changing the exam for this year. Will code.org be updating their materials for the create performance task and exam prep? --- ## [OnEvent Student defined procedures in loops](https://forum.code.org/t/onevent-student-defined-procedures-in-loops/37202)
**Author:** [@greiber](https://forum.code.org/u/greiber)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/onevent-student-defined-procedures-in-loops/37202 "2022-11-08T22:13:22Z")
AP question 3d on the app project asks for multiple calls of a student defined procedure that uses different parameter values to produce different results. If the procedure is called from within a loop, what is the best… --- ## [Units to cover prior to AP Exam?](https://forum.code.org/t/units-to-cover-prior-to-ap-exam/36017)
**Author:** [@jranta](https://forum.code.org/u/jranta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/units-to-cover-prior-to-ap-exam/36017 "2022-03-15T21:14:54Z")
I have read through the planning docs, but didn’t find anything on which units should be covered prior to the actual exam. I know we have to complete 1 - 8, and submit the CT prior to the exam. What about Units 9 & 10? T… --- ## [Priority units/lessons to ensure students are on pace for the exam](https://forum.code.org/t/priority-units-lessons-to-ensure-students-are-on-pace-for-the-exam/35158)
**Author:** [@lucia](https://forum.code.org/u/lucia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/priority-units-lessons-to-ensure-students-are-on-pace-for-the-exam/35158 "2021-09-23T21:29:01Z")
Hi all! I am looking for recommendations about which units/lessons are most important to ensure students are prepped for the exam. Alternatively, which units/lessons would you deprioritize if you are behind due to schoo… --- ## [What happens if CB determines plagiarism?](https://forum.code.org/t/what-happens-if-cb-determines-plagiarism/34758)
**Author:** [@eklaka](https://forum.code.org/u/eklaka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/what-happens-if-cb-determines-plagiarism/34758 "2021-05-23T14:42:51Z")
I have a couple students who basically reproduced the Word Finder exemplar PT sample (see screen shot), and their code for the core algorithm looks almost identical aside from variable names. They insist that they recre… --- ## [Row 2 Data Being Stored, getColumn()](https://forum.code.org/t/row-2-data-being-stored-getcolumn/34592)
**Author:** [@michael\_campbell](https://forum.code.org/u/michael_campbell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2021, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/row-2-data-being-stored-getcolumn/34592 "2021-04-18T07:16:32Z")
In Row 2 of the Scoring Guidelines, students are required to “include two program code segments”. The first segment should be… one that shows how data has been stored in this list (or other collection type). Would a… --- ## [AP Practice Exams](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-practice-exams/34458)
**Author:** [@shawj1](https://forum.code.org/u/shawj1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-practice-exams/34458 "2021-04-04T06:40:39Z")
Anyone have a good AP practice Exam that they have created and wouldn’t mind sharing? Thanks in advance!!! --- ## [Review Book Suggestions & MC Exam Preparation](https://forum.code.org/t/review-book-suggestions-mc-exam-preparation/34309)
**Author:** [@annie.sebey](https://forum.code.org/u/annie.sebey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/review-book-suggestions-mc-exam-preparation/34309 "2021-02-28T06:23:34Z")
Does anyone have suggestions for a review book for students to use in preparation for the CSP multiple choice exam? I have seen a few options, but not all of them appear to be updated for the new course and exam descript… --- ## [Create Task: Abstraction: Function with only a single instruction](https://forum.code.org/t/create-task-abstraction-function-with-only-a-single-instruction/32724)
**Author:** [@kaci.cohn](https://forum.code.org/u/kaci.cohn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/create-task-abstraction-function-with-only-a-single-instruction/32724 "2020-05-25T22:21:29Z")
If a student creates a function that only has one single line of instruction, so for example: function changeScore(){ total = total + 1; } Would this be considered a student-developed abstraction, as well as somethin… --- ## [How the Create and Explore Performance Tasks (PTs) are affected by Coronavirus school closures](https://forum.code.org/t/how-the-create-and-explore-performance-tasks-pts-are-affected-by-coronavirus-school-closures/32446)
**Author:** [@frank\_w\_lee](https://forum.code.org/u/frank_w_lee)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/how-the-create-and-explore-performance-tasks-pts-are-affected-by-coronavirus-school-closures/32446 "2020-04-20T22:07:39Z")
In case your school is being shut down due to COVID-19, you might be wondering how this affects your students and the AP exam (as well as other things, like where to buy toilet paper, but sorry, I have no answers for all… --- ## [View the Exam (when)](https://forum.code.org/t/view-the-exam-when/26898)
**Author:** [@glenn.crane](https://forum.code.org/u/glenn.crane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/view-the-exam-when/26898 "2019-06-25T01:55:42Z")
1st Year AP CSP teacher here. Does anyone know when teachers get to view the exam? Is there a specific time? --- ## [Logic Gates - NAND Gate - Question 50 Practice Exam](https://forum.code.org/t/logic-gates-nand-gate-question-50-practice-exam/26664)
**Author:** [@glenn.crane](https://forum.code.org/u/glenn.crane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/logic-gates-nand-gate-question-50-practice-exam/26664 "2019-06-20T16:22:14Z")
Hello, I am planning my last week of revision with students before the test and am going to spend some time on Logic Gates, as this content is not explicitly taught within the code.org curriculum. I am giving my studen… --- ## [Crowd-sourced AP exam multiple choice question bank](https://forum.code.org/t/crowd-sourced-ap-exam-multiple-choice-question-bank/10077)
**Author:** [@frank\_w\_lee](https://forum.code.org/u/frank_w_lee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/crowd-sourced-ap-exam-multiple-choice-question-bank/10077 "2019-05-03T12:47:00Z")
This was posted on a Facebook group for AP exam readers of this past summer (For anyone interested in contributing to and accessing a crowd-sourced question bank): For AP CSP Teachers looking for high-quality sample mul… --- ## [Anyone Created Unit Summaries?](https://forum.code.org/t/anyone-created-unit-summaries/26493)
**Author:** [@glenn.crane](https://forum.code.org/u/glenn.crane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/anyone-created-unit-summaries/26493 "2019-04-23T04:19:46Z")
Hello, Just wondering if anyone has created summaries of each unit for their students (key points, key vocab etc). Or has anyone had their students do this for review? I am debating one of the two methods as part of th… --- ## [Help! Need to shorten unit 5](https://forum.code.org/t/help-need-to-shorten-unit-5/25356)
**Author:** [@mertzl](https://forum.code.org/u/mertzl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/help-need-to-shorten-unit-5/25356 "2019-03-10T06:19:42Z")
I have 3 weeks to do all of unit 5 thanks to almost 3 weeks of snow days getting in the way. What lessons can I cut? --- ## [Concerns Regarding College Board's AP Exam Ordering Changes](https://forum.code.org/t/concerns-regarding-college-boards-ap-exam-ordering-changes/24562)
**Author:** [@carmichaelc](https://forum.code.org/u/carmichaelc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/concerns-regarding-college-boards-ap-exam-ordering-changes/24562 "2019-02-09T19:19:34Z")
The College Board has announced that beginning in the 2019-2020 school year students will be required to order their AP exams by mid-November and after that there will be $40/exam late fees and cancellation fees. This de… --- ## [AP Exam for those not in a an actual class](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-exam-for-those-not-in-a-an-actual-class/24324)
**Author:** [@christopher.klusewit](https://forum.code.org/u/christopher.klusewit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/ap-exam-for-those-not-in-a-an-actual-class/24324 "2019-01-28T14:43:08Z")
Hello, we have a student that has been completing the Computer Science Principles on their own and is interested in taking the AP Exam. Has anyone been in this situation? This is my first year teaching the subject and I … --- ## [APCSP Multiple Choice Percent Correct?](https://forum.code.org/t/apcsp-multiple-choice-percent-correct/23624)
**Author:** [@ariazi](https://forum.code.org/u/ariazi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/apcsp-multiple-choice-percent-correct/23624 "2018-12-20T19:16:21Z")
Does anyone here have any insight at all as to how AP students perform on the Multiple Choice APCSP test? As an AP teacher in other math subjects, I have a good feel for how many released/practice AP multiple choice que… --- ## [Help with algorithms and abstraction based on AP Exam results](https://forum.code.org/t/help-with-algorithms-and-abstraction-based-on-ap-exam-results/8379)
**Author:** [@carole\_black](https://forum.code.org/u/carole_black)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/help-with-algorithms-and-abstraction-based-on-ap-exam-results/8379 "2018-08-01T04:17:59Z")
From reading the comments so far in the College Board AP teacher community and the tweet from Trevor Packer, it appears there were two main areas where teachers struggled with content this past year, algorithms and abstr… --- ## [2018 Explore PT Written Response 2b or NOT 2b?](https://forum.code.org/t/2018-explore-pt-written-response-2b-or-not-2b/13633)
**Author:** [@galocik](https://forum.code.org/u/galocik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/2018-explore-pt-written-response-2b-or-not-2b/13633 "2018-05-03T16:25:33Z")
My question is whether or not students should respond to written response 2b. Buried in the Sample C annotated response is this "Response 2b will NOT be scored in 2018" 2b is not indicated on the 2018 Scoring Rubric … --- ## [Reasonable Run Time](https://forum.code.org/t/reasonable-run-time/15998)
**Author:** [@choster](https://forum.code.org/u/choster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/reasonable-run-time/15998 "2018-05-03T01:28:06Z")
Any good info on how to teach about reasonable run time? There is an AP practice question about it. Thanks. --- ## [App Lab Design Icons Citation](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-design-icons-citation/15502)
**Author:** [@hclaussen](https://forum.code.org/u/hclaussen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/app-lab-design-icons-citation/15502 "2018-04-10T20:01:31Z")
How would a student go about citing icons they used from the App Lab library of icons in the Create Performance Exam? Do they need to cite each one individually? If they use App Lab to create their App do they need to … --- ## [Scoring a PT Response on Abstraction](https://forum.code.org/t/scoring-a-pt-response-on-abstraction/12623)
**Author:** [@lsegen](https://forum.code.org/u/lsegen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/scoring-a-pt-response-on-abstraction/12623 "2017-12-05T00:11:19Z")
From a team of teachers in the Iowa Region: Question for the group here, as \[we\] are stumped. In Unit 3, Lesson 7, there is a Practice PT (bubble 11) that asks the students to score a PT Response. Our question is, why … --- ## [Pre-exam at the beginning of the year?](https://forum.code.org/t/pre-exam-at-the-beginning-of-the-year/10031)
**Author:** [@dhust](https://forum.code.org/u/dhust)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/pre-exam-at-the-beginning-of-the-year/10031 "2017-09-08T16:58:31Z")
Is it ok to give a pre-exam, from the collegeboard, in the first few weeks? I feel like it would be good for them to see what the questions will be like. But then again, I’m not sure if that is overkill right away. Maybe… [Next page](https://forum.code.org/tag/ap-exam/263.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=ap-exam)