ASVAB CORE REVIEW FULL STUDY
GUIDE 100% VERIFIED!!
3RD EDITION
,CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 Getting Into the Military
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
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, C HAPTE R
What Is the
CHAPTER SUMMARY
In order to enlist in the military, you have to take the Armed Services
Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). But you have to pass only
four of
the nine subtests on the paper-and-pencil ASVAB to qualify for enlist-
ment. This chapter explains those four subtests and shows you how
to use this book to score your best.
T
determines whether or not you can enlist in the military. This book will cover only the four subtests that count
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, – WHAT IS THE ASVAB CORE? –
NUMBER OF ITEMS AND TESTING TIME FOR THE ASVAB
SUBTEST NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TIME (MINUTES)
General Science (GS) 25 11
Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) 30 36
Word Knowledge (WK) 35 11
Paragraph Comprehension (PC) 15 13
Mathematics Knowledge (MK) 25 24
Electronics Information (El) 20 9
Auto and Shop Information (AS) 25 11
Mechanical Comprehension (MC) 25 19
Assembling Objects (AO) 25 15
Total 225 items 149 minutes
Note: Bolded items count toward the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score.
The Four ASVAB Core Subtests Part 2: Word Knowledge
four subtests that counts towards the AFQT score.
in two forms:
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning
■ definitions presented alone, with no context
■ words in the context of a short sentence
designed to measure your reasoning skills and under-
Knowledge subtest are presented in Chapter 8. Chap-
■
■
■ Part 3: Paragraph
■ interest and percentage Comprehension
■ measurement of perimeters, areas, volumes, and The Paragraph Comprehension subtest is 15 questions
required—all the information you will need to answer
the questions will be found in the passage. The ques-
2
GUIDE 100% VERIFIED!!
3RD EDITION
,CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2 Getting Into the Military
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
iii
, C HAPTE R
What Is the
CHAPTER SUMMARY
In order to enlist in the military, you have to take the Armed Services
Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). But you have to pass only
four of
the nine subtests on the paper-and-pencil ASVAB to qualify for enlist-
ment. This chapter explains those four subtests and shows you how
to use this book to score your best.
T
determines whether or not you can enlist in the military. This book will cover only the four subtests that count
1
, – WHAT IS THE ASVAB CORE? –
NUMBER OF ITEMS AND TESTING TIME FOR THE ASVAB
SUBTEST NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TIME (MINUTES)
General Science (GS) 25 11
Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) 30 36
Word Knowledge (WK) 35 11
Paragraph Comprehension (PC) 15 13
Mathematics Knowledge (MK) 25 24
Electronics Information (El) 20 9
Auto and Shop Information (AS) 25 11
Mechanical Comprehension (MC) 25 19
Assembling Objects (AO) 25 15
Total 225 items 149 minutes
Note: Bolded items count toward the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score.
The Four ASVAB Core Subtests Part 2: Word Knowledge
four subtests that counts towards the AFQT score.
in two forms:
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning
■ definitions presented alone, with no context
■ words in the context of a short sentence
designed to measure your reasoning skills and under-
Knowledge subtest are presented in Chapter 8. Chap-
■
■
■ Part 3: Paragraph
■ interest and percentage Comprehension
■ measurement of perimeters, areas, volumes, and The Paragraph Comprehension subtest is 15 questions
required—all the information you will need to answer
the questions will be found in the passage. The ques-
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