Structure of the Exam

How it Works on Test Day

Part 1: MCQ

• You get 55 minutes to answer 55 questions

• All stimulus based: you will be asked to analyze texts, images, maps, graphs, etc

Part 2: SAQ

• You get 40 minutes to answer 3 questions
• Each question has three sub-parts, so nine total sub-parts to answer

• Question 1 & 2 are required, and you get to pick whether to answer Question 3 or 4
• Questions 1 & 2 include stimulus source and are from 1200 to 2001
• Question 3 is not stimulus (meaning no source) and is from 1200 to 1750
• Question 4 is also not stimulus and is from 1750-2001

Part 3: DBQ and LEQ

• You get a total of 1 hour and 40 minutes to answer the two

• Time for the two is combined
• meaning theoretically you can spend like 80% of the time on the DBQ and remaining 20% on the LEQ (not recommended for obvious reasons)

• DBQ is from years 1450 to 2001 (meaning no units 1 + 2)

• For the LEQ, you get to pick one prompt from three prompts
• Option 1 is from 1200–1750
• Option 2 is from 1450–1900
• Option 3 is from 1750–2001

• Recommended times for both
• DBQ: 15 minutes reading and annotating the documents, 45 min on actually writing
• LEQ: 40 minutes

How Much Each Part is Worth

• MCQ = 40%

• SAQ = 20%

• DBQ = 25%

• LEQ = 15%