• Lillian Osborne HighSchool

• PHYS 20

AP® Physics C:

Electricity and

Magnetism

Practice Exam

From the 2016 Administration

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Contents

Exam Instructions

Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section

Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions

Section II: Free-Response Questions

Multiple-Choice Answer Key

Free-Response Scoring Guidelines

Scoring Worksheet

Question Descriptors and Performance Data

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Exam Instructions

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the 2015-16 AP Exam Instructions book.

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What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam

• Exam packets

• Answer sheets

• AP Student Packs

• 2015-16 AP Coordinator’s Manual

• This book — AP Exam Instructions

• AP Exam Seating Chart template(s)

• School Code and Home-School/SelfStudy Codes

• Extra calculators

• Extra rulers or straightedges

• Pencil sharpener

• Container for students’ electronic

devices (if needed)

• Extra No. 2 pencils with erasers

• Extra pens with black or dark blue ink

• Extra paper

• Stapler

• Watch

• Signs for the door to the testing room

– “Exam in Progress”

– “Cell phones are prohibited in the

testing room”

Students are permitted to use rulers, straightedges, and four-function, scientific