Before we begin: This project is not associated with CollegeBoard. Bluebook is CollegeBoard’s product. This project does not claim or intend to replace Bluebook’s secure testing functionality. This project seeks to imitate the interface of Bluebook solely for practice.
Bluebook offers sample practice exams; however, these tests are very limited. It does not have multiple practice exams, and the ones offered have severe shortcomings (for example, the practice AP Literature and Composition exam only had 12 multiple choice questions).
If students want to take proper practice tests in an interface similar to Bluebook, they are limited to the options on AP Classroom.
Cyanbook is (or rather, will be) a fully open-sourced mock Bluebook experience for AP students to take real practice tests with the feeling of the Bluebook interface.
Here’s the intended core functionality thus far:
- Users will be able to load their own tests into the application.
- Users will be able to take MCQ and FRQ exams (separately) as they would on the actual AP test.
- MCQ tests will be graded in-app for immediate feedback.
- FRQ tests will offer an option to export responses upon completion.
- For MCQs, answer elimination will be implemented.
- The core keyboard shortcuts of Bluebook will be available.
- A variable timer will simulate the exam time.
- (Tentatively:) Tools such as highlighting and annotation will be made available.
This will provide students with as close an experience to exam day as possible while also adding tools to facilitate effective preparation.