Barron¡¯s Essential 5
Acknowledgments
Welcome
1 Getting Acquainted with the Test
Structure of the Exam
Multiple-Choice Questions
Reading Techniques
How to Increase Your Reading Power
Answering the Questions
Essay Questions from Previous AP Exams
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Sample Rhetorical Analysis Question
Sample Argument Question
How Essays Are Read and Evaluated
Interpreting Essay Scores
Scoring Your Own Essays
2 Diagnostic Test
Introduction
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations to Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Essay Questions
Essay Self-Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
3 Mastering Multiple-Choice Questions
Reading and Rhetoric
Writing Questions
Sample Passage and Writing Questions
4 Mastering Essay Questions
Steps for Writing the Perfect Essay
Writing the Synthesis Essay
How to Write a Synthesis Essay
Sample Synthesis Essay Question
Writing an Analytical Essay
Planning Your Analytical Essay
Writing an Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Essay Topics for... Practice
Arranging Ideas
AP Essay Writing Style
Editing and Proofreading Essays
Sample Analytical Essays
Answer Key to Mini-Workouts
5 Practice Tests
Practice Test 1
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations to Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Essay Questions
Essay Self-Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 2
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations to Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Essay Questions
Essay Self-Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 3
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations to Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Essay Questions
Essay Self-Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
Practice Test 4
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Answer Explanations to Multiple-Choice Questions
Answers to Essay Questions
Essay Self-Scoring Guide
Test Score Worksheet
Appendix
Passage for Annotation
Glossary
Index