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EXCELLENT Concise Graphical Review
Multiple Choice — 55 Questions | 55 Minutes | 40% of Exam Score
Questions appear in sets of 2 to 5.
Students analyze historical texts, interpretations, and evidence.
Primary and secondary sources, images, graphs, and maps are included.
Short Answer — 3 Questions | 40 Minutes | 20% of Exam Score
Analyze historians' interpretations, historical sources, and propositions about history.
Questions provide opportunities for students to explain the historical examples that they know best.
Some questions include texts, images, graphs, or maps.
Update for 2017-18: The number of required short-answer questions has been reduced to three, and the time allotted has been decreased to 40 minutes. Students will choose between two options for the final required short-answer question, each one focusing on a different time period.
Question 1 (required): periods 3-6
Question 2 (required): periods 3-6
Students choose between Question 3, periods 1-3, and Question 4, periods 4-6
Document Based — 1 Question | 60 Minutes (includes 15-minute reading period) | 25% of Exam Score
Assess written, quantitative, or visual materials as historical evidence.
Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
Update for 2017-18: Five minutes have been added to the time allotted for the document-based question, which will now focus on topics from periods 3-6.
Long Essay — 1 Question | 40 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
Explain and analyze significant issues in world history.
Develop an argument supported by an analysis of historical evidence.
Updates for 2017-18: Five minutes have been added to the time allotted for the long essay. The question choices will continue to focus on the same theme and skill but will now allow students to select among three options, each focusing on a different range of time periods:
Option 1: periods 1-2
Option 2: periods 3-4
Option 3: periods 5-6