CHAPTER 4

Tips for Taking the Exam

IN THIS CHAPTER

Summary: Use these question-answering strategies to raise your AP score.

Key Ideas

            If  you don’t   know    an  answer  on  a   multiple-choice question,   try to  eliminate   one or  more    answer

choices and then    guess.  There   is  no  penalty for guessing.

            Write   a   solid   thesis  statement   on  all essays.

            On  the DBQ,    use document    grouping    to  analyze the question.

            On  the DBQ,    analyze point   of  view    and the need    for an  additional  document.

            On  the long    essay   question    analyze the causes  and effects of  continuity  and change  and analyze

comparisons.

Multiple-Choice Question

The multiple-choice section of the Advanced Placement World History examination consists of 55
multiple-choice questions. You will have 1 hour, 45 minutes (105 minutes) to complete the multiple-
choice and short-answer sections; it’s recommended you spend 55 minutes on the multiple-choice
questions. Each multiple-choice question has four answer choices.
The multiple-choice questions require you to analyze the material you have covered in the course.
Many of the questions require you to compare among societies, events, or processes, or to indicate
how they have changed over a period of time. Some of the questions require you to interpret a written
passage, photograph, political cartoon, map, chart, or graph. The following question is an example of