section i: short-answer questions (4 questions, 50 minutes, 20% of total exam score)<\/strong><\/p>\nas our calculations tell us, you have 13 minutes and 15 seconds per short-answer question. though 13 minutes for a \u2018short\u2019 question sounds like more than enough time, there are a lot of steps involved in each questions. more on why in just a bit.<\/p>\n
break (10 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\nbreak is an important time during any ap exam, and for first timers like yourself, don\u2019t waste it. visit the restroom and drink a little water. but most importantly, eat something! <\/strong>section ii of the ap european history exam takes a lot of brain power. give your brain the fuel it needs!<\/p>\nsection ii: document-based question (1 question, 55 minutes, 25% of total exam score) and long essay question (1 question, 35 minutes, 15% of total exam score)<\/strong><\/p>\nthe second part of the ap european history exam is a 90-minute writing test consisting of two parts. most students feel the time crunch in this section. why? there is no pause between the document-based question (dbq) and long essay. that\u2019s right; you get to decide how you want to split 90 minutes between these two important tasks.<\/p>\n
like other timed writing tests, both being aware of your time and planning can solve a lot of time management issues. here are some tips you can use on test day.<\/p>\n
\nuse the first 15 minutes of your dbq to read\/plan.<\/li>\n use the first 5 minutes of your long essay to do the same as above.<\/li>\n once you\u2019ve selected evidence, don\u2019t add more<\/strong> halfway through your essay. that will eat up more time. substitution for a stronger piece of evidence is fine.<\/li>\nset aside the last five minutes of both essays as a \u2018wrap-up\u2019 time.\n\nduring \u2018wrap-up,\u2019 skim your essay to make sure you\u2019ve followed all the directions and included all your evidence. having all these pieces in place is more important than any concluding paragraph.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
test content: section i (multiple choice and short answer)<\/strong><\/h2>\nnow that we\u2019ve talked about time management, let\u2019s talk about what to expect on the test.<\/p>\n
multiple-choice<\/strong><\/p>\nif you have a good teacher, he\/she will have used old ap european history multiple-choice questions on your unit tests. though the actual exam will be different, practicing old exam questions will prepare you for the difficulty level of the real thing.<\/p>\n
as for the questions, here\u2019s what to expect. the fifty-five questions are grouped into sets of two to five. in each set you will be asked to respond to some material (political cartoon, quote, picture, song lyrics etc.) and use that material along with your own knowledge to answer the questions.<\/p>\n
if you\u2019re new to ap multiple choice questions, let me simplify the different between them and \u2018normal\u2019 multiple choice questions. in short, ap multiple choice questions are not <\/strong>treasure hunt questions. during this section you will need to analyze <\/strong>material in order to choose the correct answer. even so, difficulty will vary throughout this section.<\/p>\nshort-answer<\/strong><\/p>\nthough the word \u2018short\u2019 is in the title, the four short-answer questions ask you to do a lot in 50 minutes.<\/p>\n
each short-answer question will present you will information to use in crafting your response. this information includes, but is not limited to the following:<\/p>\n
\nprimary source<\/li>\n historian\u2019s argument<\/li>\n data (such as a graph\/chart) or map<\/li>\n a proposition about european history created by the test writer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nyour questions will ask you to use the presented information in combination with the already mentioned historical thinking skills. also, the individuals who will read your replies want to see that you are both i<\/strong>dentifying and analyzing<\/strong> this information in your reply, along with presenting your own ideas.<\/p>\nfinally, two out of the four questions will allow you some measure of choice in replying, so make sure to read the directions carefully before you start to write your answer.<\/p>\n
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test content: section ii (document based question and long essay)<\/strong><\/h2>\ndocument-based question<\/strong><\/p>\nthough only a single question, the dbq will ask you to do many things at once.<\/p>\n
the test will advise you to spend 15 minutes<\/strong> planning and 45 minutes<\/strong> writing. for this section i want to discuss planning, as it is the most important part of dbq success.<\/p>\nplanning<\/em><\/p>\nthe first thing to do is read the directions and prompt! <\/strong>your essay will need to do approximately seven <\/strong>things to be successful, and that doesn\u2019t include what the prompt will ask you to do.<\/p>\nas you go through the directions\/prompt, underline the main tasks you will need to accomplish in your reply. if it helps, simplify them in your own words by writing on the test booklet.<\/p>\n
once you have a clear idea of what you have to do, begin reading the documents. during this time, imagine that you\u2019re a detective examining evidence. you know it\u2019s all important, but your mission is to see the threads that tie each piece together. expect texts of various lengths and a variety of visual sources. have your pencil ready to mark relevant information and make comments in the margins.<\/p>\n
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you during the dbq<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nthe last step in planning is most important: outline your response.<\/strong> the benefit of an outline is that it not only organizes your thoughts before you write, it also acts as a checklist during the writing process.<\/p>\nlong essay question<\/strong><\/p>\nthe long essay question will give you a choice between two prompts set in two different historical eras. first, a no-brainer: choose the one you feel most comfortable answering. and once you\u2019ve made your choice, don\u2019t go back. you don\u2019t have time for it.<\/strong><\/p>\nthe most important part of the long essay is the thesis<\/strong>. as you probably learned in your english classes, a thesis is the definitive statement of what your essay hopes to prove. make sure it address all parts of the question, and is placed somewhere in the first paragraph once you start writing. \n<\/strong><\/p>\nonce you have a thesis, your essay will need to accomplish the following goals:<\/p>\n
\napply historical thinking skills.<\/li>\n support your thesis with evidence.<\/li>\n explain the connection between your argument and a list of choices offered by the prompt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nsuccess on the long essay means using your best writing skills along with providing historical evidence. exam readers want to see both in your reply.<\/p>\n
there\u2019s one last thing to note about the long essay. compared to the dbq, the instructions are about half as long. though you will still have some goals to accomplish in your writing, a lot more is left up to you as the writer\/historian. as it more closely reflects an actual college-level essay, make sure not to neglect the long essay during practice tests.<\/p>\n
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before you know it, the test will be over, and you\u2019ll stumble outside wondering where the afternoon went. you\u2019ll ask your peers how they think they did. pretty soon, though, only a single question will consume you. don\u2019t worry, because i have your answer.<\/p>\n
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the college board will release ap european history scores in early july.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\ntwo months seems like a long time, but let me explain. the multiple-choice answer sheet goes through the scanner, but the essays are another story. as you’re enjoying summer break, a high school gymnasium in the midwest is stuffed with teachers reading your essays.<\/p>\n
for many ap first timers, getting their ap score is a bit\u2026anticlimactic. for all the work you\u2019ve done, all the tests, homework, essays, and the exam itself \u2013 all you get is a number score between 1 and 5. no explanation, no comments, just a single digit!<\/p>\n
if you earn a 3, 4 or 5, you probably won\u2019t care about the lack of information. but if your score is 1 or 2, you\u2019re going to wonder what happened, and probably feel a little bummed, too. my advice is to use the summer learn from your experience in the course and on the exam. there are other ap classes out there, and don’t lose sight of the fact that ap european history taught you as much about how to succeed in an ap class as it did the curriculum.<\/p>\n
don\u2019t worry about the future, ap european history scholars. until may 6th<\/sup>, concern yourself only with the past. study and practice well these last few weeks before the test, and you will do your best on test day!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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