ASVAB EXAM NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - ANSWER -OH-
The tympanic membranes are known as the - ANSWER -ear drums
Which of the following actions produce a chemical change? - ANSWER -adding salt to
hot water
Choking is prevented by the - ANSWER -epiglottis covering the voice box
Which if the following is a non-renewable resource? - ANSWER -wood
When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring the
liquid's...? - ANSWER -viscosity
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? -
ANSWER -50%
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? - ANSWER -$5.00
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? - ANSWER -176 sq ft
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? -
ANSWER -441 sq ft.
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square an
has an area of 64 square feet? - ANSWER -32 feet
The pet store had six puppies selling for 104 each and twelve kittens selling for 24
each. Today, only two puppies and eight kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the
ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? - ANSWER -13:3
,The price of salmon at a fish market is 5.40 per pound. This is 150% its cost at a
supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? - ANSWER -
$3.60 -----> 5.40/1.50=3.60
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? - ANSWER -1/2 hour speed uphill=120/2=60 speed level=3/2 * uphill=90
speed downhill=120
on flat land, d=45=90*t t=1/2
hr
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? - ANSWER -16 units
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 of that child getting a green marble? -
ANSWER -1/15 or .66 of a chance
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was
what percent of the old? - ANSWER -125%
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can print 15,000
in 60 minutes, How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the
slower press? - ANSWER -3,000
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? -
ANSWER -32 square feet
Five people, each working 8 hours a day can assemble 400 toys in a 5 day work week.
what is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person? - ANSWER -16
(used choices to determine that 5*16= 80, and 80 toys per day for 5 days= 400)
If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a
48foot shadow, how tall is the tree? - ANSWER -30 feet
Emphasize most nearly means - ANSWER -accentuate
Inept most nearly means - ANSWER -bungling
, Adage most nearly means - ANSWER -proverb
Admonition most nearly means - ANSWER -approval
Embody most nearly means - ANSWER -exemplify
Peruse most nearly means - ANSWER -study
Contentious most nearly means - ANSWER -quarrelsome
Cajole most nearly means - ANSWER -wheedle
Decry most nearly means - ANSWER -disparage
Unpretentious most nearly means - ANSWER -Simple
Construe most nearly means - ANSWER -Interpret
Erratically most nearly means - ANSWER -outrageously
"Devout" most nearly means? - ANSWER -Pious
your heart's mitral valve does an awfully big job. letting blood from the left atrium of the
heart into the left ventricle without loosing a drop is one of the toughest tasks in the
circulatory system. in fact, if the system was suddenly opened at that point. the force of
the valve closing would send blood five feet in the air.
in the passage the author purpose is to: - ANSWER -Convince readers of the stress on
the mitral valve
Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park --
Wrangell-St. Elias -- 13 million acres of scenic beauty. Copper first drew prospectors to
this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of
it. Now a mecca for tourist, the town of Kennicott was abandoned to the ghosts when
the copper ran out.
According to the passage, which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of
events? - ANSWER -copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist
attraction
Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret
of their success is not so much a matter of finding ANSWERs as it is asking the right
questions. The trick is keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
What is the symbol for the hydroxyl ion? - ANSWER -OH-
The tympanic membranes are known as the - ANSWER -ear drums
Which of the following actions produce a chemical change? - ANSWER -adding salt to
hot water
Choking is prevented by the - ANSWER -epiglottis covering the voice box
Which if the following is a non-renewable resource? - ANSWER -wood
When scientists measure a liquid's resistance to flow, they are measuring the
liquid's...? - ANSWER -viscosity
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? -
ANSWER -50%
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? - ANSWER -$5.00
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? - ANSWER -176 sq ft
If the perimeter of a square garden is 84 feet, what is the area of the garden? -
ANSWER -441 sq ft.
How many feet of chain fence are necessary to enclose a dog pen that is square an
has an area of 64 square feet? - ANSWER -32 feet
The pet store had six puppies selling for 104 each and twelve kittens selling for 24
each. Today, only two puppies and eight kittens were left. In dollar terms, what was the
ratio of sales of puppies to kittens? - ANSWER -13:3
,The price of salmon at a fish market is 5.40 per pound. This is 150% its cost at a
supermarket. How much would it cost per pound at the supermarket? - ANSWER -
$3.60 -----> 5.40/1.50=3.60
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? - ANSWER -1/2 hour speed uphill=120/2=60 speed level=3/2 * uphill=90
speed downhill=120
on flat land, d=45=90*t t=1/2
hr
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? - ANSWER -16 units
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 of that child getting a green marble? -
ANSWER -1/15 or .66 of a chance
If the population of a certain city increased 25% in two years, the new population was
what percent of the old? - ANSWER -125%
A printing press will print 6,000 copies in 20 minutes. A second press can print 15,000
in 60 minutes, How many more copies per minute will the faster press print than the
slower press? - ANSWER -3,000
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? -
ANSWER -32 square feet
Five people, each working 8 hours a day can assemble 400 toys in a 5 day work week.
what is the average number of toys assembled per hour per person? - ANSWER -16
(used choices to determine that 5*16= 80, and 80 toys per day for 5 days= 400)
If a 5-foot post casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time that a nearby tree casts a
48foot shadow, how tall is the tree? - ANSWER -30 feet
Emphasize most nearly means - ANSWER -accentuate
Inept most nearly means - ANSWER -bungling
, Adage most nearly means - ANSWER -proverb
Admonition most nearly means - ANSWER -approval
Embody most nearly means - ANSWER -exemplify
Peruse most nearly means - ANSWER -study
Contentious most nearly means - ANSWER -quarrelsome
Cajole most nearly means - ANSWER -wheedle
Decry most nearly means - ANSWER -disparage
Unpretentious most nearly means - ANSWER -Simple
Construe most nearly means - ANSWER -Interpret
Erratically most nearly means - ANSWER -outrageously
"Devout" most nearly means? - ANSWER -Pious
your heart's mitral valve does an awfully big job. letting blood from the left atrium of the
heart into the left ventricle without loosing a drop is one of the toughest tasks in the
circulatory system. in fact, if the system was suddenly opened at that point. the force of
the valve closing would send blood five feet in the air.
in the passage the author purpose is to: - ANSWER -Convince readers of the stress on
the mitral valve
Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park --
Wrangell-St. Elias -- 13 million acres of scenic beauty. Copper first drew prospectors to
this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of
it. Now a mecca for tourist, the town of Kennicott was abandoned to the ghosts when
the copper ran out.
According to the passage, which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of
events? - ANSWER -copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist
attraction
Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret
of their success is not so much a matter of finding ANSWERs as it is asking the right
questions. The trick is keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal
