Real asvab test!!! (Updated with Verified
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1. A square has how many sides?
4
1. How much is 2 plus 2?
4
2. A rose is a what?
A flower
3. What is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became
smooth?
It was in a stream for a long time
4. If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem
leaves appear you will see a demonstration of?
germination
5. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called?
satellite
6. In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must
contain?
carbon atoms
7. What element does not contain any neutrons?
Hydrogen
8. What is the symbol for hydroxyl ion?
OH-
9. A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to
eliminate what?
Clasticity
10. The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the...
the ratio of elements in a compound
11. When scientists measures a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquids...
Viscosity
12. The tympanic membranes are also known as the...
Ear drums
13. Hen sodium atoms form sodium ions they:
lose electrons
14. Choking is prevented by the...?
epiglottis covering the voice box
15. Which of the following actions produce & chemical change?
Adding salt to the hot water
16. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Copper
17. What are the 2 main gases that make up stars?
1
,Hydrogen and helium
18. A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this
radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the
radar track the aircraft?
50%
19. Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30pm one day. If he was paid at the
rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
$5.00
20. A women is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the
area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet,
how many square feet is the new office?
176 sq ft
21. If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the
garden?
441sqft
22. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is
square and has an area of 64sqft
32
23. The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for
$24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens we're left. In dollar terms,
what was the ratio of sales of puppies and kittens?
13 to 3
24. The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of it's
cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at a
supermarket?
$3.60
25. A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill
as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how long will it
take to travel 45 miles on flat land?
1/2 hour
26. Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
16 units
27. Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost of living index. The
rent has been 1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August
was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?
$1,607.35
28. There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag
and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability pf that child getting
a green marble?
.66
29. Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and
then into triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular
part labeled XYZ?
2
, 32sqft
30. If the population of a certain city increased 25% in 2 years, the new
population was what percent of the old?
125%
31. A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. a second press can
print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. how many more copies per minute will
the faster press print than the slower press?
3,000
32. Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received 125,000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?
7/8
34. 4x+12=0
-3
35. What is 5x times (3x^2-5)?
15x^3-25x
36. What is the area of a parallelogram if its length is x+4 and its height is x+3?
x^2+7x+12
37. Simplify 3/5x+x
8/5x
38. Graphs of the following equations are straight lines except?
y=x^2+3
39. The hypotnuse of a right triangle has a length of 14 units and a side that is
9 units long. which equation can be used to find the length of the remaining side?
x^2=14^2+9^2
40. The factors of 2x^2+xy-3y^2 are
(2x+3y)(x-y)
41. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 4 feet?
16 square feet
42. The reciprocal of 3-1/5 is
5/16
43. If 4/3x3/4=5k, then k=?
1/5
44. What does the abbreviation AC stand for?
alternating current
45. In making permanent electronic connections, use
soldering iron
46. When current flow is interrupted by a blown fuse, the circuit becomes?
open
47. A standard multimeter does NOT measure
frequency
48. Utility company power lines carry what kind of current?
alternating
49. When measuring resistance with an ohmmeter,
Disconnect power
50. In this schematic, the total resistance is
3
Answers)
1. A square has how many sides?
4
1. How much is 2 plus 2?
4
2. A rose is a what?
A flower
3. What is the best explanation of how a smooth round stone became
smooth?
It was in a stream for a long time
4. If you place bean seeds between moist paper towels and watch the stem
leaves appear you will see a demonstration of?
germination
5. Any astronomical body that revolves around a larger body is called?
satellite
6. In chemistry, to be classified as an organic substance, a substance must
contain?
carbon atoms
7. What element does not contain any neutrons?
Hydrogen
8. What is the symbol for hydroxyl ion?
OH-
9. A perpetual-motion machine can never be built because it is not possible to
eliminate what?
Clasticity
10. The chemical formula of a compound describes the elements the
compound contains and the...
the ratio of elements in a compound
11. When scientists measures a liquids resistance to flow, they are measuring
the liquids...
Viscosity
12. The tympanic membranes are also known as the...
Ear drums
13. Hen sodium atoms form sodium ions they:
lose electrons
14. Choking is prevented by the...?
epiglottis covering the voice box
15. Which of the following actions produce & chemical change?
Adding salt to the hot water
16. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Copper
17. What are the 2 main gases that make up stars?
1
,Hydrogen and helium
18. A radar is designed to report the track of an aircraft every second. If this
radar reports 30 tracks in one minute, what percentage of the time did the
radar track the aircraft?
50%
19. Jerry walked a dog from 6:40am to 7:30pm one day. If he was paid at the
rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?
$5.00
20. A women is looking for a bigger square office. She finds an office twice the
area of her current office. If the perimeter of her current office is 88 feet,
how many square feet is the new office?
176 sq ft
21. If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the
garden?
441sqft
22. How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is
square and has an area of 64sqft
32
23. The pet store had 6 puppies selling for $104 each and 12 kittens selling for
$24 each. Today, only 2 puppies and 8 kittens we're left. In dollar terms,
what was the ratio of sales of puppies and kittens?
13 to 3
24. The price of salmon at a fish market is $5.40 per pound. This is 150% of it's
cost at a supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at a
supermarket?
$3.60
25. A train goes twice as fast downhill as it can go uphill, and 2/3 as fast uphill
as it can go on level ground. If it goes 120 mph downhill, how long will it
take to travel 45 miles on flat land?
1/2 hour
26. Jamie just bought two boxes. The first box is square, with each side
measuring 10 units, and is 4 units high. The second box is rectangular and
has twice the volume of the square box. If the height of the second box is 5
units, and the width is 10 units, what is the length of the second box?
16 units
27. Each August, a restaurant's rent is adjusted to the cost of living index. The
rent has been 1,550 a month, and the cost of living index for this August
was 3.7%. What is the new rent per month?
$1,607.35
28. There are 9 red and 6 green marbles in a bag. A child reaches in the bag
and randomly takes one marble. What is the probability pf that child getting
a green marble?
.66
29. Before being painted, a concrete play area was marked off into squares and
then into triangles. For the square shown, what is the area of the triangular
part labeled XYZ?
2
, 32sqft
30. If the population of a certain city increased 25% in 2 years, the new
population was what percent of the old?
125%
31. A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. a second press can
print 15,000 copies in 60 minutes. how many more copies per minute will
the faster press print than the slower press?
3,000
32. Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received 125,000, and
Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?
7/8
34. 4x+12=0
-3
35. What is 5x times (3x^2-5)?
15x^3-25x
36. What is the area of a parallelogram if its length is x+4 and its height is x+3?
x^2+7x+12
37. Simplify 3/5x+x
8/5x
38. Graphs of the following equations are straight lines except?
y=x^2+3
39. The hypotnuse of a right triangle has a length of 14 units and a side that is
9 units long. which equation can be used to find the length of the remaining side?
x^2=14^2+9^2
40. The factors of 2x^2+xy-3y^2 are
(2x+3y)(x-y)
41. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 8 feet and a height of 4 feet?
16 square feet
42. The reciprocal of 3-1/5 is
5/16
43. If 4/3x3/4=5k, then k=?
1/5
44. What does the abbreviation AC stand for?
alternating current
45. In making permanent electronic connections, use
soldering iron
46. When current flow is interrupted by a blown fuse, the circuit becomes?
open
47. A standard multimeter does NOT measure
frequency
48. Utility company power lines carry what kind of current?
alternating
49. When measuring resistance with an ohmmeter,
Disconnect power
50. In this schematic, the total resistance is
3
