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Chapter III: Answers to the 2006 AP United States History Examn SectionI:MultipleChoice
n SectionIAnswerKeyandPercentAnsweringCorrectly
n AnalyzingYourStudents’PerformanceontheMultiple-ChoiceSection
n DiagnosticGuideforthe2006APUnitedStatesHistoryExam
n SectionII:FreeResponsen CommentsfromtheChiefReadern OverviewofDBQandFree-ResponseQuestions
n ScoringGuidelines,SampleStudentResponses,andCommentary
Section I: Multiple Choice
Listedbelowarethecorrectanswerstothemultiple-choicequestions,thepercentofAPstudentswhoansweredeachquestioncorrectlybyAPgrade,andthetotalpercentansweringcorrectly.
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6 B �2 6� �� �� �� �2
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� E �� �� �� �� �6 ��
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�� E 6� 66 6� �� �� 6�
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�� D �� �� 60 �2 2� ��
�� E �2 �� 6� �� �6 6�
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2� B �0 �� �� �� �0 �6
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2� E �� �� 6� �2 �� ��
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2� A �� �� 6� 6� �� 66
26 B �� 6� �� �� 2� �6
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ItemNo.
Correct Answer
Percent Correct by GradeTotal
Percent Correct5 4 3 2 1
ItemNo.
Correct Answer
Percent Correct by GradeTotal
Percent Correct5 4 3 2 1
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�0 B �0 �� �� �� 26 ��
�� E �� �6 �� �6 �� 6�
�2 B �� �2 �� �6 �� ��
�� E 60 �0 2� �6 � 26
�� C �2 �� 6� �� �� 6�
�� C 66 �� �� 2� 2� ��
�6 B �0 �6 �� �6 26 ��
�� E �6 6� �2 �0 2� ��
�� D �� �0 6� �0 �� ��
�� E �2 �2 �0 �2 2� 62
�0 B �� �� �� �� �� 6�
�� C �6 �� 6� �� 2� ��
�2 E �0 6� �� �� �� ��
�� E �� �0 �6 �� 22 ��
�� B �� �� 6� �� �� 6�
�� E 62 �� �� �� 2� ��
�6 E �� �0 �� �� 26 ��
�� A �6 �� 2� 20 �� 2�
�� E �2 �� �� 2� �2 �6
�� A �6 �� �� �� 2� �0
�0 A �� �� �6 6� �� 6�
�� A �2 �� 2� 2� �� 2�
�2 C �0 �� 6� �� �2 6�
�� C �� 6� �0 �� 2� �6
�� E 60 �� �6 �� �� �6
�� D 6� �� �� �0 �6 ��
�6 E �� �� 6� �� 26 ��
Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly
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Analyzing Your Students’ Performance on the Multiple-Choice Section
Ifyougiveyourstudentsthe2006examforpractice,youmaywanttoanalyzetheresultstofindoverallstrengthsandweaknessesintheirunderstandingofAPU.S.History.Thefollowingdiagnosticworksheetwillhelpyoudothis.Youarepermittedtophotocopyanddistributeittoyourstudentsforcompletion.
1. Ineachcategory,studentsshouldinsertacheckmarkforeachcorrectanswer.
2. Addtogetherthetotalnumberofcorrectanswersforeachcategory.
3. Tocomparethestudent’snumberofcorrectanswersforeachcategorywiththeaveragenumbercorrectforthatsection,copythenumberofcorrectanswerstothe“NumberCorrect”tableattheendoftheDiagnosticGuide.
Inaddition,undereachitem,thepercentofAPstudentswhoansweredcorrectlyisshown,sostudentscananalyzetheirperformanceonindividualquestions.Thisinformationwillbehelpfulindecidinghowstudentsshouldplantheirstudytime.Pleasenotethatonequestionmayappearinseveraldifferentcategories,asquestionscancrossoverdifferenttopics.
Section I Answer Key and Percent Answering Correctly (continued)
ItemNo.
Correct Answer
Percent Correct by GradeTotal
Percent Correct5 4 3 2 1
ItemNo.
Correct Answer
Percent Correct by GradeTotal
Percent Correct5 4 3 2 1
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�� C �2 �� �� �2 2� ��
�� A �2 �0 6� �� �� �2
60 C �2 6� �� �� 2� ��
6� E �� 66 �� �2 2� ��
62 E �6 �� �2 �� 6 ��
6� A �� �0 �0 20 �2 2�
6� A �� �� �� 2� �� ��
6� E �� �2 6� �0 2� 60
66 D �� �� �� �� �� �2
6� A �� �� �6 �2 �6 ��
6� B 62 �6 20 �� �� 2�
6� A 6� �� �� 2� �� ��
�0 D �6 6� �� �2 �� ��
�� B �2 �2 2� �� �� 2�
�2 A �6 �6 �� 26 �� ��
�� E �� �� �� 2� �� ��
�� B 6� �� �� 2� �2 �6
�� A �� �� 2� 20 �� 26
�6 E �6 2� �6 �� � �6
�� A �0 �� �� �� � �0
�� B 62 �� �0 20 �� �0
�� B �� �� �� �0 �� ��
�0 C �� �� �� �� 60 �2
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Diagnostic Guide for the 2006 AP United States History Exam
1600–1789 (Average number correct = 8.5)
Question# 1 2 4 10 11 22 29 30 54 58 64 66 70 75 76 78
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 91 71 79 76 55 68 68 47 46 47 34 52 43 26 16 30
1789–1865 (Average number correct = 6.2)
Question# 6 16 20 38 41 45 47 48 49 62 68 71 74 77
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 52 76 83 57 59 39 28 36 50 31 24 23 36 30
1865–1914 (Average number correct = 11.1)
Question# 3 9 19 21 23 26 33 42 43 44 46
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 90 81 74 46 59 46 26 54 51 64 53
Question# 50 51 52 57 59 60 63 69 72 73 79
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 69 29 61 27 52 49 28 35 38 39 39
1915 to present (Average number correct = 17.1)
Question# 5 7 8 12 13 14 15 17 18 24 25 27 28 31
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 76 76 86 71 61 73 73 55 63 74 66 58 64 65
Question# 32 34 35 36 37 39 40 53 55 56 61 65 67 80
Correct/Incorrect
PercentofStudentsAnsweringCorrectly 55 63 37 44 48 62 65 46 39 57 51 60 41 82
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Number Correct
1600–1789 1789–1865 1865–1914 1915 to present
NumberofQuestions
16 14 22 28
AverageNumberCorrect
8.5(53.1%)
6.2(44.3%)
11.1(50.5%)
17.1(61.1%)
MyNumberCorrect
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