ASVAB AFQT: 1,001 Practice Questions For Dummies
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1,001 Opportunities to improve your score on the ASVAB AFQT
If you have your sights set on a career in the U.S. Military – but the thought of taking the ASVAB AFQT is having you seeing stars and stripes – this test-prep guide offers 1,001 practice opportunities to increase your chances of scoring higher. Covering the four subtests, 1,001 ASVAB AFQT Practice Questions For Dummies helps you strengthen your test-taking muscles so you can perform your very best on the big day – and qualify for the military branch and job you want.
Since the test was first introduced in 1968, more than 40 million people have taken the exam. If you want to join the ranks and go on to enjoy
a fulfilling and prosperous career in the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, or Coast Guard, it's essential that you achieve a passing score on the ASVAB AFQT – the first four sections of the ASVAB. All the expert test-taking tips, strategies, and practice questions you need to do just that are a page away.
- Includes free, 1-year access to practice questions online
- Provides detailed answers and explanations for every question
- Covers everything you can expect to encounter on exam day
- Offers tips for using your time wisely
If red, white, and blue are in your blood, the 1,001 practice questions inside will help you pass the ASVAB AFQT with flying colors.
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Angie Papple Johnston joined the U.S. Army in 2006 as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear specialist, ready to tackle chemical weapons in a Level- A HAZMAT suit. She's currently the CBRN noncommissioned officer-in-charge of an aviation battalion in Washington, D.C.
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If you're planning to join the military, you'll have to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB. Your score on four of the ASVAB's subtests — Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, and Arithmetic Reasoning — determine whether you qualify for enlistment. Together, they're called the Armed Forces Qualification Test, or AFQT.
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If you're planning to join the military, you'll have to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB. Your score on four of the ASVAB's subtests — Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, and Arithmetic Reasoning — determine whether you qualify for enlistment. Together, they're called the Armed Forces Qualification Test, or AFQT.
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If you run into an angle problem on the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB, you'll need to think visually to figure out the answer—and, as you'll see in the following practice questions, some algebra may also be involved.
Practice questions
Find angle D in a quadrilateral where angle A measures 220 degrees, angle B measures 34 degrees, and angle C measures 83 degrees.
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Problems that ask you to compare amounts are pretty common on the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB. These questions have two things in common: they often look trickier than they actually are, and they can all be solved with a little algebra.
Practice questions
Kim has a pocket full of change that includes pennies, nickels, and dimes.
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The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB will contain questions where you'll benefit from creating a table. This is because a table can help you to visualize a problem more easily, and even to figure out what equation you need to use.
Practice questions
Tysha went to the bookstore and purchased $626.15 worth of books.
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If you encounter a distance, rate, and time problem on the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB, the first thing you should do is grab a pencil and scratch paper. As you'll see in the following practice questions, these kinds of problems can be very difficult to solve without some visual help.
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Captain Mike leaves the dock at 10:00 a.
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Some questions on the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB will deal with exponential change. If the change involves a decrease, you can use the equation,If the change involves an increase, you can use the equation,You can see how both of these equations work in the following practice questions.
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Jessika bought a used car that cost $10,500.
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The folks who write the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB have a soft spot for questions that ask you to express text as an equation. Luckily, you can look for key terms like these to help you write the equation:Addition: look for terms like more, more than, sum, or increasedSubtraction: look for terms like minus, less, or less thanMultiplication: look for terms like times, of, twice, or productDivision: look for terms like quotient, divided by, half, or thirdEqualities and inequalities: look for terms like equals, is, or is greater than or equal to
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Express as an equation: The product of two numbers is 75, and one of them is 15 more than the other.
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Finding the least common denominator, or LCD, is useful to know for the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB. Here are some practice questions that will prepare you for test day.
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Bonnie and Kathleen went shopping. Kathleen spent half her money on a beekeeping suit, one-third of her money on a ukulele, and one-tenth of her money to take Bonnie to lunch.
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The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB contains only word problems. While most of them are straightforward, they may also include extra information that distracts you from pulling out the data you need.Don't let the extra information in these problems throw you off. Try the following practice questions to super-size your powers of deduction—or rather, reduction.
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The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB will contain some inequality questions. You can identify them because they contain phrases like "at least" and "less than or equal to."
Practice questions
Express mathematically: The product of x and y is greater than or equal to the quotient of b and c.
Benjamin works 15 hours per week to be eligible for a work-study program.
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Everyone has money problems, and the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB is no exception. The good news is that you can solve the problems on the ASVAB using only a little algebra.
Practice questions
Dan bought a fishing pole from David Edwin's Fishing Emporium for $15.95. Dan spent some money on bait and twice as much on tackle.
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You'll find plenty of multi-step problems on the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB. Keep in mind that the correct answers hinge on paying attention to detail, so you make sure you read every question thoroughly before you formulate your answer!
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Luz filled up her 10-gallon gas tank with regular unleaded fuel for $30.
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A great way to flex your algebra muscles is by tackling number sequence problems. On the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB, these problems will usually require you to find consecutive numbers (odd or even) based on, for example, their sum.
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Two consecutive numbers have a sum of 109.
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The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB will contain geometry questions involving three-dimensional figures. With that in mind, you should memorize the formulas for both surface area and volume of the most common 3D shapes.
Practice questions
How much sheet metal is necessary to create a cylinder-shaped water tank that is 300 feet long and has a diameter of 80 feet?
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On the Arithmetic Reasoning subtest on the ASVAB, two-dimensional geometry questions are usually pretty straightforward. However, if they’re presented as word problems, it’s important that you read them carefully and maybe even draw a diagram to help you visualize the problem.
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A rectangular picture frame has an interior perimeter of 38 inches.
The Arithmetic Reasoning subtest of the ASVAB makes up a significant part of your score, so don't let these word problems trip you up. Remember:
Read the problem thoroughly so you understand what it's asking you.
Make sure you're using the correct units of measurement for the problem (and if you have to, convert them).
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You will definitely encounter angle problems on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB. The following practice questions ask you to find an unknown angle, and then to identify an angle type.
Practice questions
Find angle b:A. 120 degrees
B. 125 degrees
C. 104 degrees
D. 130 degrees
Angle b is a(n)A.
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If you love circles—and who doesn't!—then you're in for a treat when you take the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB. Of course, enthusiasm isn't enough; you should also know the formulas for the circumference and area of a circle, and also how to switch a formula around to get the right answer.
Practice questions
Based on this diagram,find the circle's radius.
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Some questions on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB are guaranteed to be totally radical. Not in the '80s sense, but because they deal with numbers that are square and cube roots of other numbers.
Practice questions
Solvewhen x = –3.A. 152
B. 25
C. 1.5
D. 15
Givensimplify the expression.
Answers and explanations
The correct answer is Choice (D).
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When you run into exponent problems on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB, they may look a little complicated. As you'll see in the following practice questions, though, if you know the different exponent rules, they're quite easy to solve.
Practice questions
Simplify: (3x7y5)2
A. 9x7y5
B. 9x14y5
C.
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A lot of algebra involves factoring, so you're guaranteed to encounter factoring questions on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB. There are different ways that you can factor an expression, as you'll see in the following practice questions.
Practice questions
Factor: 36x2 – 49y2A. (6x + 7y)(6x – 7y)
B.
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The Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB will include questions that ask you to work with parts of a whole, or fractions. These questions may involve multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting, and converting fractions, similar to the following practice questions.
Practice questions
Which fractions are not equivalent?
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As if algebra wasn't demanding enough, some questions on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB will also throw in an inequality—just to make sure you're paying attention.How do you spot an inequality? Keep an eye out for questions with greater-than or less-than symbols, or with graphs that show a number line with an arrow.
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On the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB, not all shape problems will be about simple squares and circles. Some will involve irregular shapes, or even composite shapes (multiple shapes combined into one).Although the following practice questions may look a little intimidating, once you start to work on them, you'll see they're pretty straightforward.
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When you encounter logarithm problems on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB, you can use the log rule to solve them. The following practice questions show you how.
Practice questions
Solve: ln(42x)A. 2xln(2)
B. 4xln(2)
C. log24ln2
D. ln(22)
Solve: log464 = xA. 4
B. 3
C. –4
D. 7
Answers and explanations
The correct answer is Choice (B).
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The Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB contains many problems that involve working with percentages. Although calculating percentages is pretty straightforward, you will definitely find a scratch paper and pencil useful, as you’ll see in the following practice questions.
Practice questions
250 is 40 percent of what number?
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When you run into a problem on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB that deals with quadratic equations, you can use different ways to solve it: by factoring, completing the square, or using the quadratic formula.
The quadratic formula for equations in the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0 looks like this: Practice questions
Express as a quadratic equation: 2x2 – 8x – 4 = 3x – x2A.
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A ratio is a statement that shows how two numbers compare. When you encounter a ratio question on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB, you may not recognize it at first. That's because you can express a ratio in one of three ways:
Practice questions
Express the ratio of women to men as a fraction and simplify: There are 15 women and 20 men in the group.
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Scientific notation is a simple way to deal with long numbers. Because it's so common, you can expect to run into a few questions on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB that involve scientific notation.
Practice questions
If you multiplywhat is the result?
What number doesrepresent?A. 854,345
B. 8,543,450
C.
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If you're not familiar with slope-intercept form, then you will definitely want to learn it for the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB. The formula for slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m represents slope and b represents the y-intercept.
Practice questions
What is y + 3x – 6 = 0 in slope-intercept form?
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The Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB contains a lot of questions where you're asked to solve for a variable in an algebraic equation. The best way to do this is to isolate that variable.
Practice questions
Solve for x: 4x + 6 = –30A. –8
B. 4
C. –9
D. 9
Solve for x: –10x + –23 = 23 + –8xA. –22
B. 23
C.
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If you take a look around, you can see squares and rectangles everywhere. In fact, they're so popular that you'll even find them on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB.These questions may ask you to find the area or perimeter of a square or rectangle, so you should memorize the appropriate formulas.
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Just as there are different sides to every story, there are also different sides to every three-dimensional object. Some questions on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB will ask you to add up all the sides of a figure to find its total surface area.
Practice questions
Find the surface area:A. 48 square yards
B.
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The Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB will throw one or two problems at you that involve systems of equations. As you'll see in the following practice questions, they may look a little difficult, but you can solve them using either the elimination or substitution method.
Practice questions
Solve:A. (3, 4)
B.
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Triangles are pretty common in real life, so you should expect to see triangle problems on the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB. In the following practice questions, you have to find an interior angle of a triangle, and then use algebra to solve for x in a congruent triangle.
Practice questions
Find the measure of angle C:
A.
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On the Mathematics Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB, questions involving three-dimensional figures may jump off the screen at any time. You should be ready for them by memorizing the volume formulas for the most common 3D figures, like spheres, cubes, and pyramids.
Practice questions
Find the volume of the right square pyramid:A.
The Mathematics Knowledge subtest is designed to determine your abilities in high school-level math, and it makes up a large part of your AFQT score. Remember:
Use the acronym PEMDAS to remember the order of operations (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction).
Double-check each step of your work to make sure a small error isn't costing you the correct answer.
Pulling key information from reading passages and excerpts is essential to a successful career in the military, so the Paragraph Comprehension subtest of the ASVAB gauges how well you can do that. When you're taking this subtest, remember the following:
Skim the paragraph and read the question. Then go back to the paragraph to find the answer.
Just like in the military, preparation is half the battle on the ASVAB. Knowing what to expect, whether you're taking the computer-based CAT-ASVAB or the paper version, goes a long way (and it will help you shed a little stress about taking the test).Use these tips to improve your ASVAB AFQT score:
Read the directions on each subtest carefully.
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The Word Knowledge subtest on the ASVAB measures your ability to communicate by gauging your vocabulary level. Some of the questions you’ll encounter will test your knowledge of antonyms—they’ll ask you to select the answer that’s most opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Practice questions
The word most opposite in meaning to vacant isA.
The Word Knowledge subtest, combined with the Paragraph Comprehension subtest, lets the military gauge how well you can communicate and understand directions. When you're taking the Word Knowledge subtest, remember these tips:
Look at the sentence context for clues to a word's meaning.
Narrow down your choices:
If two answer choices are very close in meaning, neither one is probably correct.
Even if you're exceptionally well prepared for the ASVAB, you're bound to come across questions that stump you. If you guess carefully, you can improve your score. (If you leave a question blank, it's automatically scored as a zero — but if you guess one of the four possible answers, you have at least a 25 percent chance of getting it right.
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