5 Steps to a 5 AP World History, 2014-2015 Edition

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Tips for Taking the Exam

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

Key Ideas

• On the multiple-choice questions, try to eliminate one or more answer
  choices.


• 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 continuity and change over time essay, analyze the causes and
  effects of continuity and change.


• On the comparative essay, make and analyze direct comparisons.

The Multiple-Choice Question

The multiple-choice section of the Advanced Placement World History examination consists of

70 multiple-choice questions. You will have 55 minutes to complete the multiple-choice section.

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 ques-

tions require you to interpret a written passage, photograph, political cartoon, map, chart,

or graph. The following question is an example of one that compares two colonial societies

during the new imperialism.

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