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College Board's Advanced Placement Exam
Next administration: Monday, May 10, 2021 8:00 AM
The AP Modern World History exam:
Although the content of the exam (and course) changed starting in the 2019-2020 school year, the structure and evaluation of the exam remains consistent with the last structure changes in 2017 and rubric changes in 2018. (Updated rubrics are attached.) |
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Section 1: Multiple Choice (with Stimuli) - 55 Minutes/40% of score
At 40%, this section carries the most weight towards your passing score. We will practice stimulus questions ALL YEAR! Some quick advice:
- Always read the question first. Many questions do not require the stimulus to answer.
- Always read the captions. Contextualization is your friend and will help you narrow down your answer choices.
- KNOW YOUR TURNING POINTS! I cannot stress this enough! You are not expected to memorize every date in history, but certain dates are extremely important.
Section 2: Free Response Questions (FRQ) |
This is the writing portion of the test. Check out the rubrics and have your pen ready!
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Short Answer (SAQ) - 40 Minutes/20% of score |
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The short answer is just that: short. Address the question directly, provide evidence for your claims, and be succinct. That means you must name civilizations, events, locations, dates, etc. to obtain these points. No need to be verbose, but you do need to be concise.
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SHORT BREAK after SAQ
FRQs continue after break. 100 minutes uninterrupted.
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Document-Based Question (DBQ) essay - 60 Minutes/25% of score |
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NOTE: DBQ and LEQ are one, continuous 100 minute writing block. The proctor will give you a heads-up after an hour to let you know that you should also consider writing your LEQ.
DBQ is usually students' biggest concern on the test. Topics are typically not addressed directly in the Key Concepts, so you may not be altogether familiar with the documents/topic you are being asked to analyze. This is OK - use the dates provided in the sources to generate contextualization for the event and go with it! |
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Long Essay Question (LEQ) - 40 Minutes/15% of score |
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Much like the DBQ, but without actual documents to analyze and cite, the Long Essay is the last exhausting task before you get to skip happily out of the testing site! You will still need to provide contextualization, a thesis and demonstrate understanding of the topic at large, but at 15% of your score try not to sweat it too much! Analyses for the LEQ must be demonstrated in one of the following "3C" skills:
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