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UIL Literary Criticism practice tests

Practice Literary Criticism on 43 released tests and 2,795 questions — Invitational A and B, District, Region and State, 2017-18 through 2025-26 — plus a 2026-27 practice exam on the new reading list.

The contest

• Part 1 (items 1–30): literary terms and literary history, 1 point each
• Part 2 (items 31–50): the year's UIL Reading List, 2 points each
• Part 3 (items 51–65): poems printed on the test, 2 points each
• 100 points, no deduction for a wrong answer, 90 minutes; a tie-breaking essay is judged separately

In Academic Ace

• Each poem shown as it appears on the test page, beside the questions about it
• Scored by part, with each test's essay prompt and its poem to practice with
• Review shows the page of A Handbook to Literature or the reading-list work that UIL's key cites
• A 2026-27 mock exam on the new reading list, written by us and clearly labeled as a mock exam, not a UIL test
• Where UIL's printed answer key is plainly wrong or contradicts itself, the app grades the right answer and explains why

2019-20 Region is left out: its released packet has no answer key.

Free, with no account, no ads and no tracking. Academic Ace is an independent study aid and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). Contest formats are summarized from UIL's released tests; check uiltexas.org for the current rules.