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History & Social Studies

AP US History

60 questions · 195 minutes on the real exam

Practice
AP
Adaptive Practice
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60s
Speed Round
60 seconds, as many questions as you can
FRQ
Free Response
Write answers, AI grades them
CR
Cram Mode
Quick review of key concepts
Learn
FC
Flashcard Drill
Type definitions, scored 1-5
MT
Matching
Match terms to definitions
EX
Explain It
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FB
Fill in the Blank
Complete sentences with key terms
Test
DX
Diagnostic
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FE
Full Exam
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SP
Study Plan
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DB
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Exam structure

Total time: 3 hours 15 minutes

MCQSection I Part A: Multiple Choice
55 Qs·55 min·40%

4 answer choices. Stimulus-based sets (3-4 questions per stimulus: text, image, chart, map).

FRQSection I Part B: Short Answer
3 Qs·40 min·20%

3 SAQs (choose 2 required + 1 of 2 options). No thesis needed.

FRQSection II: Long Essay
2 Qs·100 min·40%

1 DBQ (60 min, 7 documents) + 1 LEQ (40 min, choose 1 of 3 prompts).

Scoring

Scored 1–5. MCQ = 40%, SAQ = 20%, DBQ + LEQ = 40%.

Tips
  • 1 minute per MCQ
  • DBQ: use at least 4 of 7 documents
  • LEQ: thesis + 3 pieces of evidence minimum
  • Contextualization = 1 easy point on both essays

What's on this exam

Full skill tree coming soon. You can still start adaptive practice — Pebble will generate questions against the official CED framework.