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-To prepare for the actual AP exam in May, we will be using several practice exams from the College Board in the next few months, starting with the Qtr 3 Exam. The AP exam in May will have two parts: 42 Multiple choice (90  minutes, worth 55% of your score) and 4 Free Response Questions (90 min worth 45% of your score). This year's AP exam is on your chromebook. This years Qtr 3 Exam will be taken on paper during the World Language Exam in whatever room Fr Chris will be proctoring (last quarter was room 204),  You will be able to use the [[https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-java-quick-reference_0.pdf|Java Quick Reference]] that the College Board will provide for you in May.
+====== Qtr 3 Study Guide ======
+===== Topics Covered =====
-The Qtr 3 Exams is a cumulative exam that covers the entire course from the summer assignment until Unit 4 of the College Board's Course and Exam Description ([[https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-a|CED]]), Like before, the test will be curved. The AP Exam usually awards a passing grade of 3 for 50% correct, a 4 for 65% correct, and a top score of 5 for 75% correct,  One way to think of it is an A is 3 correct for every incorrect, a B is 2 correct for every incorrect, and a C for 1 correct for every incorrect.
+To prepare for the actual AP exam in May, we will be using several practice exams from the College Board in the next few months, starting with the Qtr 3 Exam. The AP exam in May will have two parts: 42 Multiple choice (90  minutes, worth 55% of your score) and 4 Free Response Questions (90 min worth 45% of your score). This year's AP exam is on your chromebook. This years Qtr 3 Exam will be taken on paper in three parts.  Part 1 will be on our last classduring the World Language Exam in whatever room Fr Chris will be proctoring (last quarter was room 204),  You will be able to use the [[https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/ap/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-java-quick-reference_0.pdf|Java Quick Reference]] that the College Board will provide for you in May.
-Part 1: The Multiple choice portion of the exam will be in Room 405 on Tuesday March 4, There are 40 questions, representing half your score.   The other half is based upon the four "Free Response" questions.
+The Qtr 3 Exam is a cumulative exam that covers the entire course from the summer assignment until Unit 4 of the College Board's Course and Exam Description ([[https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-computer-science-a-course-and-exam-description.pdf?course=ap-computer-science-a|CED]]),
-Part 2: The first 3 free response questions will be in Room 405 on Thursday March 6 (80 minutes max).  The first FRQ is usually based on methods and control structures, the second usually asks you to write a class, and the the third usually involves arrays and ArrayLists.  For better feedback, you will answer on paper.
+  * UNIT 1: Using Objects and Methods
+  * UNIT 2: Selection and Iteration
+  * UNIT 3: Class Creation
+  * UNIT 4: Data Collections
-Part 3: The last Free Response Question will be in Room 405 on Monday March 10 (30 minutes max), and usually involves a 2-D array.  For something closer to the 2025 Exam, will be on the chromebook using the AP Classroom website.  It takes about 3 minutes to connect to the internet, but we will have plenty of time sin this is only one question.
+===== About the Qtr 3 Exam =====
+Like before, the test will be curved. The AP Exam usually awards a passing grade of 3 for 50% correct, a 4 for 65% correct, and a top score of 5 for 75% correct.  One way to think of it is that for an A, you can afford missing one out of every four, for a B you can afford missing one out of 3, and a C, you can afford to miss one for every one you get.
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+You have 90 minutes to answer 4 Free Response Questions (a total of 25 points worth 45% of your score):
+  - Methods and Control Structures (7 points - 25.2 min)
+  - Writing a class (7 points- 25.2 min)
+  - Data Analysis and ArrayList (5 points -18 min)
+  - 2D Array (6 points- 21.6 min)
+You have 90 minutes to answer 42 Multiple Choice Questions worth 55% of your score.
+Part 1: (10:15 March 4, 2026) Class 3-20 will be on the second to last class of the quarter, taken on paper, much like we did with our first practice exam.  You will have 51 (or 76) minutes to answer the first 2 Free Response questions.   representing 25.2% of your Qtr 3 Exam score.
+Part 2: (8:23 March 6, 2026) Class 3-21 will be on the last class of the quarter, also on paper, much like we did with our first practice exam.    You will have 40 (or 60) minutes to answer the last 2 Free Response questions, representing 19.8% of your Qtr 3 Exam score.
+Part 3: (10:15 March 12, 2026) will be the World Language Exam during Finals Week.  It too will be taken on paper, much like our first practice exam.The Multiple choice portion of the exam will have 90 (or 135) minutes to answer 42 questions, representing 55% of your score.
+===== Preparation Suggestions =====
 It is a good idea to review the Labs and old exam questions that we have done throughout the year. For three years now, [[https://myap.collegeboard.org|AP Classroom]] has done an 8 Part Course Review.  To find them, here is a [[https://www.mathorama.com/gsp/Finding%20the%20Course%20Review.pdf|screenshot]].  You may wish to watch them on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx0XjbHZ7IA&list=PLoGgviqq4845xKOY11PnkE7aqJC7-bYrd|YouTube]] where they have  link to download the questions, [[https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXYzWjUzb2Fjc1BYUmtyZ2pSMWZvREJocDBkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuMXpBLXQ2NlkzbEFoeThSZTNrZjJFeVBHTWc1YkZrbndoN3lmR1pvSVltYWRmRG9vekt3ZE55TEtJdHBVSVp1WU05MGljcVZNejFPWVA2VU1aTkxVMTMwUGY4Q2ZBQnlIcXZjUTZPZUJiazBnb05aTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F3dsdt3sm&v=qx0XjbHZ7IA|like this one]]
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 [[https://myap.collegeboard.org/login|myAP.collegeboard.org (AP Classroom)]] Also has Daily Videos on all the topics we have covered this year.
-Your actual AP Exam will be Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 12 PM PDT.
+[[https://www.albert.io/assignment/8dff329d-ab0b-450f-8bdb-175e0c731674|Qtr 3 Practice Multiple Choice Questions]] 42 MC questions with instant feedback (Albert.io)
+Your actual AP Exam will be Friday May 15, 2026 at 12 PM PDT.