Free source-analysis drill
Free AP World History: Modern practice test
15 questions, each on its own primary source, historian's interpretation or data table, weighted by unit like the exam, in 15 minutes. Then your score by unit and by skill, a short lesson on the unit to fix first and a plan to May.
- Four-option multiple choice, at the exam's pace of one minute a question.
- Every multiple-choice set on the exam starts from a source, so this is the skill that matters most. No account.
- Move back and forth and flag questions.
The real exam
| Unit | Share of the multiple choice |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: The Global Tapestry | 8–10% |
| Unit 2: Networks of Exchange | 8–10% |
| Unit 3: Land-Based Empires | 12–15% |
| Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections | 12–15% |
| Unit 5: Revolutions | 12–15% |
| Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization | 12–15% |
| Unit 7: Global Conflict | 8–10% |
| Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization | 8–10% |
| Unit 9: Globalization | 8–10% |
Section I: 55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes (40% of the score), in sets on a source, then 3 required short-answer questions in 40 minutes (20%). Section II: the document-based question (25%) and one required long essay (15%) in 1 hour 40 minutes. The whole exam is taken in the Bluebook app on Thursday, May 6, 2027.
What your result means
You get questions right in each unit and in each skill, so you can see where to start. AP scores from 1 to 5 come from College Board's own conversion of all four parts.
Teaching AP World History: Modern?
Set this as a 15-minute source-analysis check. Each student sees a score in every unit and skill, and nobody needs an account.
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