1. Small most nearly means little
2. Inhabit most nearly means to live in
3. Savory most nearly means tasty
4. Obliterate most nearly means to wipe out
5. Unison most nearly means agreement
6. Novice most nearly means beginner
7. Rudiments most nearly means Basic methods and
proce- dures
8. Maim most nearly means to injure
9. Cease most nearly means to stop
10. Turmoil most nearly means commotion
11. Wary most nearly means careful
12. Impair most nearly means to weaken
13. Ravage most nearly means to devastate
14. Evasive most nearly means secretive
15. Perpetual most nearly means enduring
16. Chide most nearly means to scold
17. The wind is VARIABLE today shifting
18. Vague most nearly means indistinct
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, ASVAB PRACTICE TEST CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
19. Two automobiles start together at the same place and 55 x 5 - 40 x
5
travel along the same route. The first averages
40 miles per hour, the second 55 miles per
hour. How many miles further along the route
is the second auto at the end of five hours?
20. Find the total thickness of two pieces of chances
wood that a carpenter glued together if one did he
is 5/16 inch thick and the other is 7/8 inch score?
thick.
A. 8%
21. An average tub bath uses 8 gallons of water B. 16%
and an average shower uses 6 gallons. To C. 32%
provide baths for 60 people, how much more D. 40%
water will be needed if tubs are used instead of
showers?
22. A carpenter cut three 4 foot 6 inch shelves
from a 14 foot board. How long a piece was
left over?
23. A father walks 36 miles in 12 hours, while his
son cov- ers the same distance on a bicycle at
twice the father's rate of speed. At this rate;
how many miles would the bicycle rider travel
in 9 hours?
24. A bird flies 2/3 of a mile per minute. How
many miles per hour is it flying?
25. Out of 20 attempts, a basketball player
scored eight times. What percentage of his
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