AP World History Practice Test 2026 — Free Exam Simulation
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Take a free AP World History: Modern practice test that mirrors the real exam format. Every question is stimulus-based — primary sources, maps, data — and writing prompts are scored against the actual AP rubric criteria.
What's Included
- 55 Stimulus-Based MCQs — 55 minutes, timed to match real AP pace
- 3 Short-Answer Questions — 40 minutes, scored on the 3-point claim-evidence rubric
- 1 Document-Based Question — 7-point rubric (thesis, contextualization, evidence, sourcing, complexity)
- 1 Long Essay Question — 6-point rubric (thesis, contextualization, evidence, analysis)
AP World History Exam Format
- Score weighting: MCQ 40% · SAQ 20% · DBQ 25% · LEQ 15%
- Time: ~3 hours 15 minutes total
- Units covered: 9 units from 1200 CE to present (Units 1–9)
Most-Tested Units
- Units 4–6 (1450–1900): Age of Exploration, Atlantic slave trade, Columbian Exchange, Industrial Revolution, and New Imperialism appear on nearly every exam. These three units account for roughly 50% of exam content.
- Units 7–9 (1900–present): WWI, Russian Revolution, WWII, Cold War, decolonization, and globalization. Often tested in the DBQ.
- Units 1–3 (1200–1450): Silk Roads, Mongols, and early Islamic empires are less tested but provide contextualization for DBQ writing.
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