ASVAB AFQT For Dummies: Book + 8 Practice Tests Online
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Overview
Having a stable and well-paying career in the military can change your life for the better—and this book makes it easier than ever to pass the ASVAB AFQT so you can serve your country and set your future up for success.
Inside, you’ll find all the guidance and instruction you need to practice your way through the Math Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Word Knowledge, and Arithmetic Reasoning sections of the exam so nothing comes as a surprise on test day. Plus, you get a one-year subscription to the online companion, where you can take additional full-length practice tests and focus your study where you need it the most.
- Updated guidelines and tools to analyze test scores and understand how to master these critical sections of the exam
- Advice and tips for becoming more confident with vocabulary, word knowledge, and reading comprehension skills
- A review of math basics, including algebra and geometry instruction
- Four full-length practice exams with complete explanations and answers to track your progress
Your future in the military awaits! Get there faster and more confidently with ASVAB AFQT For Dummies!
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781119413653 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 10/30/2017 |
Edition description: | 3rd ed. |
Pages: | 384 |
Sales rank: | 1,046,830 |
Product dimensions: | 8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction 1About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Getting Started with the ASVAB AFQT 5
Chapter 1: Examining the AFQT 7
Getting a Close-Up View of the AFQT 7
Reaping the Benefits of Getting the Highest Possible Score 9
Establishing a Study Program 10
Guessing Smart 11
Using the Practice Exams to Your Advantage 11
Chapter 2: Facing the AFQT Head-On 13
Looking at the Big ASVAB Picture 13
The computerized ASVAB (CAT-ASVAB) 14
The pencil-and-paper test 15
Scoring the AFQT 16
Understanding raw scores 17
Computing the verbal expression score 17
Getting the AFQT score formula 17
Normalizing the percentile score 17
Making Sense of Minimum Qualifying Scores 17
Considering the AFQT tier categories 18
Making the military cut 18
Retaking the Test 19
Army 20
Air Force 20
Navy 20
Marine Corps 21
Coast Guard 21
Chapter 3: Arming Yourself with a Study Plan 23
Do You Have Enough Time? 23
Planning Your Study Strategy 24
8 weeks out: Figure out what you need most 24
6 weeks out: Take another test 25
4 weeks out: Surprise! Time for another test 25
2 weeks out: Five tests down (and three to go) 25
1 week out: Crunch time 26
The day before the test: Last-minute prep 26
Chapter 4: Mastering the Art of Studying and Test-Taking 27
Reading for Study 27
Checking out the survey, question, read, recall, and review method 28
Taking and reviewing notes 28
Putting Study Strategies to Work for You 29
Working with your own learning style 29
Getting the most out of your study time 31
Taking the Test: Putting Your Best Foot Forward 34
The day before 34
Test day 34
Part 2: Expressing Yourself and Understanding Others 37
Chapter 5: Developing a Solid Vocabulary 39
Growing Your Vocabulary 39
Reading more to learn more 40
Talking to people 40
Adding words to your vocabulary 40
Using puzzles and games to improve your vocabulary 41
You’re on my list: Working with word lists 41
Getting flashes of memory with flashcards 43
Building a Word from Scratch 43
Rooting around for roots 44
Attaching prefixes and suffixes 45
A Word by Any Other Name: Surveying Synonyms and Antonyms 47
Getting Homogeneous with Homonyms 48
Flex Your Lexicon: Vocabulary Exercises 50
Practicing synonyms? It’s all the same to me 50
Antithetic antonyms: The opposite of synonyms 50
Digging around word roots 51
Parsing prefixes: Defining the beginnings of words 52
Suffering through suffixes: The ends of words 52
Defining words from their context 53
Answers and Explanations 54
Chapter 6: The Word Knowledge Subtest 61
Getting Acquainted with the Test Format 61
Bumping Up Your Test Score 62
Keeping an eye on the clock 63
Watching out for the evil homonym 63
Considering guessing 64
Trying On Some Sample Questions 65
Answers and Explanations 66
Chapter 7: Reading for Comprehension 67
Taking Pointers about Points 67
Picking out the main point 68
Simplifying subpoints 69
Analyzing What You’ve Read 69
Say what? What does that passage mean? 69
Say it again, Sam: Paraphrasing 70
Improving Your Reading Comprehension Skills 70
Taking the time to read 70
Skimming and scanning 71
Looking for the main ideas and subpoints 72
Building your vocabulary 72
Paraphrasing 72
Remembering by reflecting 73
Speaking about Speed 73
Diving for Facts: Paragraph Comprehension Practice 73
Finding the main idea 73
Going on a fact-finding mission 74
Drawing conclusions on your own 76
Answers and Explanations 77
Chapter 8: The Paragraph Comprehension Subtest 79
Tackling the Test Format: Types of Questions 79
The treasure hunt 80
Getting the point 81
Dictionary 81
Deep thinking 82
Planning Your Attack 82
Surveying Sample Test Questions 83
Answers and Explanations 85
Part 3: Calculating Better Math Knowledge 87
Chapter 9: Knowing Your Math 89
Making the Most of Math Terminology 90
The Heart of Math: Exploring Expressions and Equations 91
Keeping equations balanced 91
Obeying the order of operations 91
Mental math: Mixing it up with the commutative, associative, and distributive properties 92
Having Fun with Factors 94
Understanding types of factors 94
Finding prime factors 95
Looking at Least Common Multiples 95
Conquering the Fear of Fractions 96
Defining parts and types of fractions 97
Simplifying fractions 97
Multiplying fractions 98
Dividing fractions 98
Adding and subtracting fractions 99
Performing multiple operations 100
Converting fractions to decimals 100
Comparing fractions 101
Getting rational about ratios 102
Dealing with Decimals 102
Converting decimals to fractions 103
Adding and subtracting decimals 103
Multiplying decimals 104
Dividing decimals 104
Rounding 106
Perusing percents 106
Playing with Positive and Negative Numbers 106
Rooting for Roots and Powers 107
Advice about exponents 107
Roots 108
Scientific notation 110
Alphabet Soup: Tackling Algebra Review 110
Visiting variables 110
Following the rules of algebra 111
All Is Not Equal: Examining Inequalities 112
Solving Quadratics 114
Method 1: The square-root method 114
Method 2: The factoring method 114
Method 3: The quadratic formula 116
Knowing All the Angles: Geometry Review 116
Knowing all the angles 117
Common geometric shapes 117
Famous geometry formulas 119
You Got a Problem? Math Knowledge Exercises 120
Math terminology practice 120
Order of operations practice 121
Converting fractions and decimals 122
Solving equations and inequalities 122
Identifying formulas 123
Answers and Explanations 123
Chapter 10: The Mathematics Knowledge Subtest 127
Taking Stock of the Test Structure 127
Direct math questions 128
Math law questions 128
Combined questions 129
Planning Your Test Attack 129
Keeping an eye on the all-important clock 129
Doubling your chances by double-checking 130
Using the answer choices to your advantage 130
Playing the guessing game 131
Practice Makes Perfect: Sampling Some Practice Questions 132
Answers and Explanations 133
Chapter 11: Working with Word Problems 135
Making Sense of Word Problems 135
Setting Up the Problem 136
Getting organized 136
Understanding the problem 136
Identifying the information you need 137
Translating the problem 138
Trying Out Typical Word Problems 141
Age problems 142
Geometric problems 143
Coin problems 144
Travel problems 145
Investment/loan problems 147
Mixture problems 148
Percent problems 149
Work problems 150
Number problems 150
Practical Mathematicals: Arithmetic Reasoning Exercises 151
Fact-finding to figure out which formulas to use 151
Real-world formula problems 152
Putting together tables to make calculations easier 153
Answers and Explanations 154
Chapter 12: The Arithmetic Reasoning Subtest 157
Looking at the Test Structure 157
Developing a Test Strategy 158
Keeping track of the time 158
Choosing an answer and checking it twice 159
Using the answer choices: There’s more than one way to skin an equation 160
Logical guessing 160
Taking Arithmetic Reasoning out for a Spin 161
Answers and Explanations 163
Part 4: AFQT Practice Exams 165
Chapter 13: Practice Exam 1 167
Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1 169
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 171
Part 2: Word Knowledge 175
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 178
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 182
Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 185
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 185
Part 2: Word Knowledge 196
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 199
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 201
Answer Key 208
Chapter 15: Practice Exam 2 209
Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2 211
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 213
Part 2: Word Knowledge 217
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 220
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 223
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 227
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 227
Part 2: Word Knowledge 235
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 238
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 240
Answer Key 246
Chapter 17: Practice Exam 3 247
Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 3 249
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 251
Part 2: Word Knowledge 255
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 258
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 261
Chapter 18: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 265
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 265
Part 2: Word Knowledge 273
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 276
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 277
Chapter 19: Practice Exam 4 285
Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 4 287
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 289
Part 2: Word Knowledge 293
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 296
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 299
Chapter 20: Practice Exam 4: Answers and Explanations 303
Part 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 303
Part 2: Word Knowledge 310
Part 3: Paragraph Comprehension 313
Part 4: Mathematics Knowledge 315
Answer Key 321
Part 5: The Part of Tens 323
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for a Better AFQT Score 325
Take Your Time Studying 325
Make a Study Plan 326
Use the Practice Exams to Your Advantage 326
Memorize Basic Math Formulas 326
Know the Math Order of Operations 327
Boost Your Vocabulary 328
Comprehend What You Read 328
Arrive at the Test Site Refreshed and Prepared 328
Watch the Clock 329
Guess Smart 329
Chapter 22: Ten Topics to Explore 331
For More about the ASVAB 331
For More about the Military 331
For More about Math 332
For More about Math Word Problems 332
For More about Vocabulary 332
For More about Reading Comprehension 333
For More about Test-Taking 333
Playing at Public Libraries 333
Consorting with Colleges 334
Trying Out a Tutor 334
Appendix: Matching ASVAB Scores to Military Jobs 335
Army Enlisted Jobs 335
Air Force Enlisted Jobs 340
Navy Enlisted Jobs 342
Marine Corps Enlisted Jobs 345
Coast Guard Enlisted Jobs 349
Index 351