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CLEP English Literature

Summary of Exam

The CLEP English Literature exam consists of 95 multiple choice questions and costs $90. You will need to possess sufficient knowledge of literary background, authors, metrical patterns, and literary references and terms. You will also need to be able to analyze the elements of form in a literary passage, perceive meanings, identify tone and mood, follow patterns of imagery, identify characteristics of style, and comprehend the reasoning in an excerpt of literary criticism.

 

Scoring and Credit

The CLEP English Literature exam is scored by a computer that gives you one point per correct answer. This number is considered your “raw score”. Your raw score is then converted to scaled score from 20-80. This is the score on your score report. While The American Council on Education (ACE) recommends granting credit for scores 50 and above, individual institutions can set their own scores for which they grant credit. Most institutions provide their CLEP score policy on their websites.

 

Preparation Materials

  • You can buy the College Board’s $10 CLEP English Literature guide directly from their website which comes in the form of a PDF. It includes practice questions for the English Literature Exam. If you are planning on taking multiple CLEP exams, they also offer a CLEP Official Study Guide for $25 that incudes practice questions for all 34 exams that they offer. It comes in physical form. The Official Study Guide is available on Amazon, sometimes at a discount.

 

  • Modern States offers a free, self-paced course covering everything you need to pass the CLEP English Literature exam. If you complete the course, you can request a CLEP voucher code, and they will pay for you to take the CLEP exam.

 

  • Study.com is another great resource for preparing for CLEP exams. For 59.99 a month you get access to test prep for CLEP, AP, DSST, UExcel, TECEP, and IB exams. It also includes high school equivalency courses and college courses that are transferable to over 2,900 colleges.

 

  • There are hundreds of great YouTube videos covering CLEP exam preparation. Just search “CLEP English Literature Prep”

 

  • Practice exams are also good preparation resources. Momentrix Academy offers a free practice exam for English Literature.

 

  • Quizlet is an amazing, free option for studying for CLEP exams. Here is a quality set of terms that we found.

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