Understanding the exact breakdown of the Alabama High School Central Exit Examination test will help you know what to expect and how to most effectively prepare. The Alabama High School Central Exit Examination has multiple-choice questions The exam will be broken down into the sections below:
| Alabama High School Central Exit Examination Exam Blueprint | ||
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| Domain Name | ||
| Reading | ||
| Demonstrate literal understanding | ||
| Interpret passages | ||
| Apply critical analysis strategies | ||
| Language | ||
| Recognize correct grammar and usage | ||
| Demonstrate appropriate word choice | ||
| Recognize correct sentence structure | ||
| Use correct capitalization and punctuation | ||
| Use appropriate organizational skills for writing and revising | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Perform basic operations on algebraic expressions | ||
| Solve equations and inequalities | ||
| Apply concepts related to functions | ||
| Apply formulas | ||
| Apply graphing techniques | ||
| Represent problem situations | ||
| Solve problems involving a variety of algebraic and geometric concepts | ||
| Science | ||
| Nature of science (scientific process) | ||
| Matter (states, transfer, change, types) | ||
| Diversity of life (classification, structure, function) | ||
| Heredity (mutations, DNA, traits) | ||
| Cells (structure, function, reproduction) | ||
| Interdependence (populations, ecosystems) | ||
| Energy (transformations, waves) | ||
| Force and motion (laws) | ||
| Social Studies | ||
| Global influence of the pre-colonial and colonial eras of the Western Hemisphere. |
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| Formation and development of the United States | ||
| Eras of revolution, expansion, and reform prior to the United States Civil War |
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| United States Civil War Era | ||
| Developments of the late 19th and 20th centuries | ||
| Causes and effects of World War I | ||
| Great Depression and World War II | ||