AP Test Breakdown HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Friday, May 17 th Where? – Field House When? – 1 st period – 3 rd period Make sure you’re on time – 4 th period – go to lunch DO NOT BRING A CELL PHONE! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR ID CARD WEAR LAYERS

Multiple Choice 75 Questions in 60 minutes In order to score a 4 or 5 Must get a minimum of 50 correct answers. #2 pencil required SO HOW DO YOU DO IT???

Multiple Choice Rules Guessing – Earn 1 point for each correct answer – No longer Lose ¼ of a point for each incorrect answer – Educated guess OR Skip the question? Accuracy – Accuracy over speed “Except” or “Not” Questions – This means that 4 out of the 5 answers are correct.

FRQs 3 FRQs in 75 minutes Goal is to get 60% of the points available Pen or pencil (pen is preferred) SO HOW DO YOU DO IT???

FRQ Rules You do not need an intro or a thesis; most FRQ responses will be short answer. Straight forward answer!!!! Show what you know (define terms, people, give examples, etc).

FRQ Rules Continued… Do NOT leave anything blank! – Unlike multiple choice, you do not lose points for guessing. Do NOT use bullet points! Do NOT doodle on your response sheet! At the end, double-check your response for any silly errors and to make sure you answered all parts of the question.

What your FRQ should look like… Written in any order – just make sure you number them accurately. Start on a new page when starting a new essay. Typically, essays will use about 2-3 pages each. Spelling is not an issue as long as the reader knows what you were trying to write.

Score Example AP U.S. History GRADE2001 Composite Score Range2002 Composite Score Range 5114 to to to to to 9176 to to 7346 to to 410 to 45