FRQ
Education & Academia abbreviation · Standardized Test
| Stands for | Free-response question |
|---|---|
| Categories | Education & Academia |
FRQ stands for Free-response question, a standardized test abbreviation.
Question requiring a written or worked answer instead of a choice among options, especially in the second section of most Advanced Placement exams. AP FRQs are scored by teachers and college faculty at the annual AP Reading using detailed rubrics.
Example: For AP Calculus, she practiced FRQs from the last ten years of released exams.
Usage notes
The College Board publishes past FRQs with scoring guidelines, making them a staple of AP review. Partial credit is common in free-response scoring. History exams divide free response into SAQs, DBQs and LEQs.
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