What question types appear in History?

You’ll practise structured / long-answer questions, multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.

China · Upper secondary → university entrance (Grade 12)

Gaokao History Predicted Question Paper

The History paper in the Gaokao is structured for 120 minutes for 150 marks across 4 sections: Fill-in-the-Blank (15 marks), Extended-Response Problems (77 marks), Single-Answer Multiple Choice (40 marks) and Multi-Answer Multiple Choice (18 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.

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Exam intelligence dashboard

= model estimate

Blueprint match88%Strong structure match
Total marks150marks
Duration120 min~6.3 min/question
Questions modelled194 sections
Syllabus topics7analysed
Est. topic coverage7/7~95% per topic
Objective share39%58 marks
Prediction for2026Admission / entrance test
Built withGoogle AIintel-1.0

Figures marked ● are model estimates derived from the exam’s published blueprint and syllabus — not measured historical frequencies. How this is built.

Paper blueprint

Section	Type	Questions	Marks
Fill-in-the-Blank	Short-answer questions	3 · 5 each	15
Extended-Response Problems	Structured / long-answer questions	5 · 13–17 each	77
Single-Answer Multiple Choice	Multiple-choice questions	8 · 5 each	40
Multi-Answer Multiple Choice	Multiple-choice questions	3 · 6 each	18
Total · 120 min			150

Question-type distribution

By the blueprint's own weighting, structured / long-answer questions account for 77 of 150 marks (51%), multiple-choice questions account for 58 of 150 marks (39%) and short-answer questions account for 15 of 150 marks (10%).

Structured / long-answer questions77 marks · 51%
Multiple-choice questions58 marks · 39%
Short-answer questions15 marks · 10%

Frequently assessed History topics

The Gaokao History syllabus spans 7 core areas — including Ancient Chinese states and governance, Late Qing crises and modernisation attempts, Republican era and the revolution (1912-1949) and The People's Republic: construction and reform — and a predicted paper draws questions across them in line with how the real paper is weighted.

Ancient Chinese states and governance
Late Qing crises and modernisation attempts
Republican era and the revolution (1912-1949)
The People's Republic: construction and reform
Ancient and medieval world civilisations
Modern world history (industrialisation, world wars, Cold War)
Source-based analysis and historical explanation

Your AI study plan

Model estimate

A suggested strategy built from the blueprint weighting and syllabus order — adapt it to your own strengths.

Priority chapters

1.Ancient Chinese states and governance
2.Late Qing crises and modernisation attempts
3.Republican era and the revolution (1912-1949)
4.The People's Republic: construction and reform
5.Ancient and medieval world civilisations

Suggested time & order

Plan roughly 20 hours across the syllabus.

Practice in this order

1.Single-Answer Multiple Choice — 40 marks
2.Multi-Answer Multiple Choice — 18 marks
3.Extended-Response Problems — 77 marks
4.Fill-in-the-Blank — 15 marks

Last-minute revision checklist

Nail the Extended-Response Problems section — it is worth the most (77 marks).
Re-read your notes on the foundational topics: Ancient Chinese states and governance, Late Qing crises and modernisation attempts, Republican era and the revolution (1912-1949).
Do a timed MCQ set — objective marks (58 marks) are the quickest to secure.
Practise to ~6.3 min/question so timing feels automatic.

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How the prediction is made

Each predicted paper is assembled from two real inputs: the exam’s published paper structure — its sections, marks, question types and timing — and the official syllabus topic list. Questions are written slot-by-slot to match that blueprint and to read in the exam’s own style, then checked so every multiple-choice item is well-formed and the marks add up. This is structured, exam-style revision material — not a forecast of the exact questions, and it never uses leaked or copyrighted past papers.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the Gaokao History paper structured?: The History paper in the Gaokao is structured for 120 minutes for 150 marks across 4 sections: Fill-in-the-Blank (15 marks), Extended-Response Problems (77 marks), Single-Answer Multiple Choice (40 marks) and Multi-Answer Multiple Choice (18 marks). A predicted paper mirrors this exact shape so practising it feels like sitting the real exam.
How many marks is the History paper and how long is it?: The paper is 150 marks, sat over 120 minutes. By the blueprint's own weighting, structured / long-answer questions account for 77 of 150 marks (51%), multiple-choice questions account for 58 of 150 marks (39%) and short-answer questions account for 15 of 150 marks (10%).
What question types appear in History?: You’ll practise structured / long-answer questions, multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions, matching the real paper’s mix.
Are these the real exam questions?: MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted Gaokao papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.

MCQForge is an independent study tool. Predicted Gaokao papers are original practice material — they are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sourced from the examining authority, do not reproduce real or leaked questions, and make no guarantee about which questions will appear in any sitting.