{"id":10494,"date":"2017-07-11t15:26:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-11t22:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10494"},"modified":"2022-06-14t15:26:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14t22:26:32","slug":"4-apush-practice-multiple-choice-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/4-apush-practice-multiple-choice-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"4 apush practice multiple choice questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
if you have read any of my other blog posts, you know that there is one thing that i say consistently: if you want to do well on the apush exam, you have to practice taking the apush exam. <\/strong><\/p>\n
you want me to develop a strategy for multiple choice questions? don\u2019t you just pick the right answer?<\/h2>\n
well, yes and no. the apush exam is designed for you to demonstrate your historical thinking skills; in that sense, if you have prepared well throughout the year, you should be ready to take the exam. sweet!<\/p>\n
but it\u2019s also a test, and just like the sat and the act, the more you practice with sample questions and get familiar with the format of the exam, the better you are likely to do. <\/p>\n
so, while just practicing the test without knowing the content of us history won\u2019t do you much good, neither will just learning the content and never practicing taking the apush exam. <\/p>\n
but you can\u2019t just practice taking the test if you never develop a strategy for tackling the test. in this blog post, i will outline some strategies for approaching the multiple choice portion of the apush exam. at the end of the blog post, you should practice these strategies with the example questions i provide. ultimately, it will be the time you put into studying that will help you feel comfortable with any strategy you decide to use but know this: it is possible to knock the apush exam out of the park! <\/p>\n
so what\u2019s your strategy for multiple choice questions?<\/h2>\n
i\u2019m so glad you asked! <\/p>\n
here are some of the most important stats for the multiple choice portion of the apush exam:<\/p>\n
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you have 55 minutes<\/strong> to answer 55 questions<\/strong>. you don\u2019t have to be taking ap calculus to know that you have approximately 1 minute per question \u2013 and that\u2019s without checking your work.<\/li>\n
the multiple choice portion of the test will make up nearly half \u2013 40%<\/strong> \u2013 of your total exam score.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
you might be saying right now, \u201cthis is impossible! that\u2019s way too fast.\u201d while i\u2019m not arguing that time will be tight, try practicing taking the multiple choice exam with the following strategies in mind.<\/p>\n