AP Classroom Frequently Asked Questions
attestation when you assign an assessment containing MCQ practice exam questions. The attestation has
been updated for the online 2020 AP Exam administration and reads:
The question bank has been updated to better support school closures and students at home. All free-response questions
may now be assigned to students for digital testing using mobile phones, tablets, and computers. Please review the updated
security policy below.
I understand that the 2020 AP Exam will ask students to answer free-response questions on digital devices at home; as such,
all free-response questions, including all free-response questions on practice exams, can be assigned digitally to students at
home.
To protect the security of multiple-choice questions for teacher use, I will not assign multiple-choice practice exam questions
as take-home assignments. I will use AP Classroom to assign online or in print, using the secure LockDown Browser for
online tests or collecting print tests back from my students in class.
I will not post AP questions on any other website or software. I understand this limits the ability for all AP teachers to use
questions with their students, as well as violates College Board’s copyright policies, and may result in termination of access
to AP resources.
Can I add questions from AP practice exams to Question Bank assessments?
Yes, all the practice exam questions in the Question Bank are available to added to the assessments you
assign to your class. On the Create tab of the Question Bank, you can find them by selecting the
“Assessment Purpose and Source” filter. Multiple-choice questions will appear with a shield icon, indicating
they are secure questions. FRQs will not have the shield icon and can be assigned without using the secure
browser, to facilitate their use for student practice for the 2020 AP exams.
Can I assign assessments with practice exam questions online and in print, and as homework, like other
assessments I create in the Question Bank?
To maintain the security of practice exam questions, teachers have some restrictions on how they assign
assessments with practice exam questions:
1. Assessments with MCQ practice exam questions should only be assigned in class, not as homework.
2. Assessments created with multiple-choice questions may be assigned to be taken online, but
students must have the secure LockDown browser installed on their computer or iPad in order take
the assessments. With the LockDown Browser, students cannot print, copy, or go to another website
while they are taking the assessment until they submit it. For more information, visit the
LockDown
Browser webpage and the technical questions section of this document.
3. In order to facilitate student practice for the 2020 AP exams, FRQs may be assigned as practice in
print or online, and do not require the use of the LockDown browser.
4. Any assessment with at least one multiple-choice practice exam question will be subject to the
restrictions listed above.
Are there differences for students when they take assessments that include secure multiple-choice practice
exam questions?