ASVAB Test
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,Table of Contents
ASVAB TEST RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 4
PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION................................................................................................... 5
STRATEGY 1: FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE ............................................................................................ 5
STRATEGY 2: CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 6
STRATEGY 3: OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ................................................................................................ 7
STRATEGY 4: USING KITCHEN LOGIC .................................................................................................... 7
STRATEGY 5: GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .............................................................................. 8
STRATEGY 6: EMOTIONAL WORDS ......................................................................................................... 8
STRATEGY 7: FINDING THE KEY WORDS ............................................................................................... 9
STRATEGY 8: MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ....................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 9: APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ..................................................................... 12
STRATEGY 10: USING CONTEXT CLUES ............................................................................................. 12
STRATEGY 11: BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ............................................................. 13
STRATEGY 12: FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 15
STRATEGY 13: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION......................................................................... 15
STRATEGY 14: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ................................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 15: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST........................................................................................ 18
STRATEGY 16: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ......................................................... 19
STRATEGY 17: DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ............................................................................................. 19
STRATEGY 18: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 20
ARITHMETIC REASONING & MATHEMATICS KNOWLEDGE ....................................... 21
NUMBER TYPES ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Integers, Odd and Even Numbers, Prime Numbers, Digits.......................................... 21
ADDITION AND MULTIPLICATION OF ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS ........................................................ 22
PERCENT .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Percent less than 100 ................................................................................................................. 22
Percent Greater than 100 ......................................................................................................... 22
Percent less than 1 ...................................................................................................................... 22
Percent Increase/Decrease....................................................................................................... 23
AVERAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 23
WEIGHTED AVERAGE .............................................................................................................................. 24
Average Speed .............................................................................................................................. 25
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, PROPERTIES OF SIGNED NUMBERS ....................................................................................................... 25
FACTORING.............................................................................................................................................. 26
PROBABILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 26
GEOMETRIC FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. 27
GEOMETRIC SKILLS AND CONCEPTS ..................................................................................................... 29
Properties of Parallel Lines ....................................................................................................... 29
Angle Relationships ..................................................................................................................... 30
Side Relationships........................................................................................................................ 31
AREA AND PERIMETER ............................................................................................................................ 33
Rectangles....................................................................................................................................... 33
Circles ............................................................................................................................................... 33
Triangles .......................................................................................................................................... 34
VOLUME ................................................................................................................................................... 34
COORDINATE GEOMETRY ....................................................................................................................... 35
WORD KNOWLEDGE ......................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 1: SYNONYMS ...................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 2: PREFIXES ......................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 3: WORD NATURE ............................................................................................................... 38
STRATEGY 4: STRONG WORDS ............................................................................................................ 38
STRATEGY 5: WORD TYPE..................................................................................................................... 38
STRATEGY 6: USING SENTENCES ......................................................................................................... 39
STRATEGY 7: SUBSTITUTION ................................................................................................................ 39
STRATEGY 8: RELATED CHOICES ......................................................................................................... 40
STRATEGY 9: FAMILIAR WORDS ........................................................................................................... 41
STRATEGY 10: ALL CHOICES ................................................................................................................ 41
STRATEGY 11: WORK FAST .................................................................................................................. 42
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Study Guide
Copyright © StudyGuideZone.com. All rights reserved.
1
,Table of Contents
ASVAB TEST RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 4
PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION................................................................................................... 5
STRATEGY 1: FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE ............................................................................................ 5
STRATEGY 2: CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 6
STRATEGY 3: OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ................................................................................................ 7
STRATEGY 4: USING KITCHEN LOGIC .................................................................................................... 7
STRATEGY 5: GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .............................................................................. 8
STRATEGY 6: EMOTIONAL WORDS ......................................................................................................... 8
STRATEGY 7: FINDING THE KEY WORDS ............................................................................................... 9
STRATEGY 8: MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ....................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 9: APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ..................................................................... 12
STRATEGY 10: USING CONTEXT CLUES ............................................................................................. 12
STRATEGY 11: BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ............................................................. 13
STRATEGY 12: FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 15
STRATEGY 13: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION......................................................................... 15
STRATEGY 14: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ................................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 15: DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST........................................................................................ 18
STRATEGY 16: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ......................................................... 19
STRATEGY 17: DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ............................................................................................. 19
STRATEGY 18: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 20
ARITHMETIC REASONING & MATHEMATICS KNOWLEDGE ....................................... 21
NUMBER TYPES ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Integers, Odd and Even Numbers, Prime Numbers, Digits.......................................... 21
ADDITION AND MULTIPLICATION OF ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS ........................................................ 22
PERCENT .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Percent less than 100 ................................................................................................................. 22
Percent Greater than 100 ......................................................................................................... 22
Percent less than 1 ...................................................................................................................... 22
Percent Increase/Decrease....................................................................................................... 23
AVERAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 23
WEIGHTED AVERAGE .............................................................................................................................. 24
Average Speed .............................................................................................................................. 25
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, PROPERTIES OF SIGNED NUMBERS ....................................................................................................... 25
FACTORING.............................................................................................................................................. 26
PROBABILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 26
GEOMETRIC FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. 27
GEOMETRIC SKILLS AND CONCEPTS ..................................................................................................... 29
Properties of Parallel Lines ....................................................................................................... 29
Angle Relationships ..................................................................................................................... 30
Side Relationships........................................................................................................................ 31
AREA AND PERIMETER ............................................................................................................................ 33
Rectangles....................................................................................................................................... 33
Circles ............................................................................................................................................... 33
Triangles .......................................................................................................................................... 34
VOLUME ................................................................................................................................................... 34
COORDINATE GEOMETRY ....................................................................................................................... 35
WORD KNOWLEDGE ......................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 1: SYNONYMS ...................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 2: PREFIXES ......................................................................................................................... 37
STRATEGY 3: WORD NATURE ............................................................................................................... 38
STRATEGY 4: STRONG WORDS ............................................................................................................ 38
STRATEGY 5: WORD TYPE..................................................................................................................... 38
STRATEGY 6: USING SENTENCES ......................................................................................................... 39
STRATEGY 7: SUBSTITUTION ................................................................................................................ 39
STRATEGY 8: RELATED CHOICES ......................................................................................................... 40
STRATEGY 9: FAMILIAR WORDS ........................................................................................................... 41
STRATEGY 10: ALL CHOICES ................................................................................................................ 41
STRATEGY 11: WORK FAST .................................................................................................................. 42
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, ASVAB Test Resources
Free ASVAB Practice Tests
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Financial Aid Facts
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Study Tips and Information
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