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2021 / 2022 ASVAB For Dummies: Book + 7 Practice Tests Online + Flashcards + Video by Angie Papple Johnston

Own the ASVAB test with the #1 guide on the market!

Passing the ASVAB test is the essential ticket to getting into your dream branch of the military-and a good score can determine the shape of your career. A stellar performance can also help you get grants and bonuses for school, so-no pressure! But don't be daunted: like any military operation, having the right plan of attack and equipment are key-and as the number-one-selling guide year after year that's packed with all the information you need to win, the latest edition ASVAB For Dummies takes care of both of these in one!

In a friendly, straightforward style, Angie Papple Johnston-who passed the test herself in 2006 to join the Army-provides in-depth reviews of all nine test subjects. Don't worry if you slept through some of this material in school; you'll find a complete refresher on everything you'll be expected to know-plus full explanations for every answer, drill exercises, and strategy cheat sheets for verbal, math, and general sciences. You'll also get tips on how to pinpoint areas where you need to develop mental muscle and to strengthen your test-taking skills. And if this weren't already giving you some pretty awesome firepower, you can also go online to reinforce your game using flashcards and customizable practice tests calibrated to address areas where you need help the most.

  • Match your skills against practice problems
  • Drill your math, science, and English knowledge to perfection
  • Master test strategy and tactics
  • Get one-year access to additional practice tests, flashcards, and videos online

Whatever your aim for your military career, this book provides the perfect training ground for you to be the very best you can be on the day of the test!

About Angie Papple Johnston

Angie Papple Johnston joined the U.S. Army in 2006 as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Specialist. During her second deployment as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Angie became her battalion's public affairs representative. She also served as the Lead Cadre for the Texas Army National Guard's Recruit Sustainment program.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 2

Where to Go from Here 3

Part 1: Getting Started With the ASVAB 5

Chapter 1: Putting the ASVAB under a Microscope 7

Knowing Which Version You're Taking 7

Mapping Out the ASVAB Subtests 8

Deciphering ASVAB Scores 10

Defining all the scores 10

Understanding the big four: Your AFQT scores 12

Do-Over: Retaking the ASVAB 15

U S Army retest policy 15

U S Air Force retest policy 16

U S Navy retest policy 16

U S Marine Corps retest policy 17

U S Coast Guard retest policy 17

Chapter 2: Knowing What It Takes to Get Your Dream Job 19

Eyeing How ASVAB Scores Determine Military Training Programs and Jobs 20

Understanding How Each Branch Computes Line Scores 21

Line scores and the Army 21

Line scores and the Navy and Coast Guard 22

Line scores and the Marine Corps 23

Line scores and the Air Force 23

Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Test-Taking and Study Techniques 25

Taking the Test: Computerized or Paper? 25

Going paperless: The pros and cons of the computerized test 26

Writing on hard copy: The advantages and disadvantages of the paper version 27

Tackling Multiple-Choice Questions 28

When You Don't Know an Answer: Guessing Smart 29

Studying and Practicing for the ASVAB 30

Making Last-Minute Preparations: 24 Hours and Counting 32

Part 2: Words to Live By: Communication Skills 33

Chapter 4: Word Knowledge 35

Grasping the Importance of Word Knowledge 35

Checking Out the Word Knowledge Question Format 36

Building Words from Scratch: Strategies to Help You Decipher Word Meanings 37

From beginning to end: Knowing prefixes and suffixes 37

Determining the root of the problem 39

Word families: Finding related words 40

Deconstructing words 41

Yin and Yang: Understanding Synonyms and Antonyms 42

ASVAB Word Knowledge Strategy: Finding the Answer When You Just

Don't Know 42

Creating your own context 43

How's it feel? Letting the words speak to you 43

Compare and contrast: Picking up on signals 44

One of these things is not like the other: Ruling out wrong answers 44

Mind filling in? Replacing the word with the answer choices 45

Say what? Parts of speech matter 46

If all else fails, break your word 47

Guess what! It's okay on the ASVAB 47

You Are What You Speak: Improving Your Vocabulary, Improving Yourself 48

Reading your way to a larger vocabulary 48

Keeping a list and checking it twice 49

Crosswords: Making vocabulary fun 50

Sounding off by sounding it out 50

Word Knowledge Practice Questions 51

Answers and Explanations 53

Chapter 5: Paragraph Comprehension 55

Understanding the Importance of Paragraph Comprehension for Military Jobs 55

Eyeing the Physique of the Paragraph Comprehension Subtest 56

Trying the Four Flavors of Comprehension Questions 56

Treasure hunt: Finding specific information 57

Cutting to the chase: Recognizing the main idea 57

If the shoe fits: Determining word meaning in context 58

Reading between the lines: Understanding implications 58

Do You Get My Point? Breaking down Paragraphs 60

What's the big idea? Determining the main idea in a paragraph 60

Extra, extra! Identifying subpoints 61

Analyzing What You've Read: Guessing at What the Writer Really Means 62

Faster than a Speeding Turtle: Tips for Slow Readers 63

Read more, watch less 63

Become a lean, mean word machine 63

Build your confidence 63

Test-Taking Tips for Reading and Gleaning 64

Paragraph Comprehension Practice Questions 66

Answers and Explanations 70

Part 3: Making the Most of Math: Arithmetic Skills 73

Chapter 6: Mathematics Knowledge and Operations 75

Just When You Thought You Were Done with Vocab: Math Terminology 76

Operations: What You Do to Numbers 77

First things first: Following the order of operations 78

Completing a number sequence 79

Averaging mean, median, and mode in a range 80

Working on Both Sides of the Line: Fractions 80

Common denominators: Preparing to add and subtract fractions 81

Multiplying and reducing fractions 82

Dividing fractions 83

Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers and back again 83

Expressing a fraction in other forms: Decimals and percents 84

Showing comparisons with ratios 87

A Powerful Shorthand: Writing in Scientific Notation 88

Getting to the Root of the Problem 89

Perfect squares 89

Irrational numbers 90

Other roots 90

Test-Taking Techniques for Your Mathematical Journey 90

Knowing what the question is asking 91

Figuring out what you're solving for 91

Solving what you can and guessing the rest 91

Using the process of elimination 92

Math Knowledge and Operations Practice Questions 93

Answers and Explanations 95

Chapter 7: Algebra 97

Coming to Terms with Basic Algebra Lingo 97

Solving for x 98

When All Things Are Equal: Keeping an Algebra Equation Balanced 99

Solving one-step equations involving addition and subtraction 99

Multiplying and dividing 100

Solving multistep equations 100

Simplifying equations 101

Using FOIL 101

Tackling Two-Variable Equations 102

Substitution 102

Combining equations 102

Explaining Exponents in Algebra 103

A Step Back: Factoring Algebra Expressions to Find Original Numbers 104

Pulling out the greatest common factor 104

Factoring a three-term equation (x2 + bx = c) 104

Making Alphabet Soup: Solving Quadratic Equations 105

All Math Isn't Created Equal: Solving Inequalities 106

Algebra Practice Questions 108

Answers and Explanations 110

Chapter 8: Geometry 115

Outlining Angles 116

Parallel lines 117

Naming angles 117

Pointing Out Triangle Types 118

Back to Square One: Quadrilaterals 119

Going around in Circles 120

Navigating the circumference 121

Mapping out the area of a circle 121

Fillin' It Up: Calculating Volume 122

Scratching the surface area of solids 123

Breaking down combined figures 125

Mapping Out Coordinates 127

Geometry Practice Questions 129

Answers and Explanations 132

Chapter 9: Arithmetic Reasoning: Math Word Problems 135

Tackling the Real World of Word Problems 136

Reading the entire problem 136

As plain as the nose on a fly: Figuring out what the question is asking 136

Digging for the facts 137

Setting up the problem and working your way to the answer 138

Drawing a diagram 138

Reviewing your answer 139

The Guessing Game: Putting Reason in Your Guessing Strategy 139

Using the process of elimination 140

Solving what you can and guessing the rest 140

Making use of the answer choices 140

Arithmetic Reasoning (Math Word Problems) Practice Questions 142

Answers and Explanations 145

Part 4: Examining General Science Under a Microscope 151

Chapter 10: General Science and Life Science 153

There's a Scientific Method to the Madness 154

Understanding Forms of Measurement 155

Uncovering Biology, from Big to Small 156

Relating to your world through ecology 156

Variety is the spice of life: Biodiversity 157

Categorizing Mother Nature 157

Perusing the Human Body Systems 160

Picking your brain: The nervous system 161

Flowing through the heart, blood, and circulatory system 161

Renal 9-1-1: Emergency toxin filtering 162

Breathing in and out: The respiratory system 162

You are what you eat: The digestive system 162

Muscling your way through life 162

Taking the skeletons out of the closet 163

Ending up in the endocrine system 164

The lymphatic system: When things go haywire 164

Damage control through the integumentary system 164

Continuing the species through the reproductive system 165

Keeping the body in peak operating condition 165

Digging through Plant Physiology 166

Types of plants 166

Where plant processes take place 166

Plant reproduction 167

Thinking Small: A Look at Cells 168

Inspecting cell structure 168

Profiting from cell processes 169

Swimming in the Gene Pool: Genetics 170

Copying genes 170

Determining your sex with two little letters 170

Knowing which genes get passed down the family line 171

Using Common Sense to Hypothesize about Answers 171

General and Life Science Practice Questions 172

Answers and Explanations 173

Chapter 11: Physical Sciences 175

Chemistry: Not Blowing Up the Lab 176

How chemists look at things 176

Understanding the elements, my dear Watson 177

Sitting down at the periodic table 177

Changing states: Physical and chemical moves for molecules 177

Boiling and freezing 179

Compounds, mixtures, and reactions: When elements get together 179

Covering all the bases (and the acids, too) 181

Physics: It Matters (and It's Matter) 182

Keeping track with SI units of measurement 182

Weight and mass 183

Newton's laws: The science of motion 183

Measuring work, force, energy, and power 185

Did you hear that? Understanding sound waves 186

The rainbow of frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum 187

Heating things up with energy 188

Opposites attract: Magnetism and polarization 190

Physical Science Practice Questions 191

Answers and Explanations 193

Chapter 12: Earth and Space Sciences 195

Staying Down to Earth with Geology and Meteorology 195

Peeling back the layers of the planet 196

Seeing the sea through a different lens 197

Outta this world: Checking the atmosphere 198

Warming up to cold fronts 199

We're not in Kansas anymore: Understanding what causes extreme weather events 200

Keeping track of weather patterns 200

Classifying clouds 201

Figuring out temperature conversions 202

Paleontology: Can You Dig It? 203

Plants, germs, dinosaurs, and humans 203

Dating a caveman 205

Where Few Have Gone Before: Astronomy 205

Taking a bite out of the Milky Way 206

Taking a quick glimpse at the sun 206

Perusing the planets 207

Shooting for the moons 208

Watching for meteors, comets, and asteroids 209

Getting Back to Your Latin Roots to Improve Your Test Score 210

Earth and Space Science Practice Questions 211

Answers and Explanations 213

Part 5: The Whole Ball of Facts: Technical Skills 215

Chapter 13: Auto Information 217

Checking under the Hood 217

Chassis and frame: Holding it all together 218

The engine: Different strokes 218

Electrical and ignition systems: Starting up 222

Cooling systems: Preventing a meltdown 223

Lubrication systems: Keeping the engine moving smoothly 223

Exhaust systems: Where byproducts go to die 223

Emissions-control systems: Filtering out pollutants 224

Drive systems: Taking it for a spin 224

Suspension and steering systems: Keeping it on the road 225

Brake system: Pulling out all the stops 226

Cruising toward a Better Score 227

Auto Information Practice Questions 229

Answers and Explanations 231

Chapter 14: Shop Information 233

Picking Up the Tools of the Trade 233

Measuring tools 234

Leveling and squaring tools 234

Striking tools 235

Fastening tools 235

Soldering and welding tools 237

Cutting tools 237

Drilling, punching, and gouging tools 238

Finishing tools 239

Clamping tools 240

Sticking Materials Together with Fasteners 240

Nails 240

Screws and bolts 241

Nuts and washers 241

Rivets 242

Building a Better Score 242

Shop Information Practice Questions 244

Answers and Explanations 246

Chapter 15: Mechanical Comprehension 247

A-mass-ing Knowledge on Matter, Weight, Density, and Relativity 248

Understanding the Forces of the Universe 249

He hit me first! The basics of action and reaction 249

Equilibrium: Finding a balance 250

Under pressure: Spreading out the force 250

Looking at kinds of forces 250

You Call That Work?! 254

Contrasting the difference between potential and kinetic energy 254

Exerting force to make things happen 255

Overcoming resistance 255

Powering through work 255

Relying on Machines to Help You Work 256

Using levers to your advantage 256

Ramping up the inclined plane 257

Easing your effort: Pulleys and gears 258

Multiplying your effort: Wheels and axles 262

Opening up the door to torque 263

Getting a grip on things with vises 264

Magnifying your force with liquid: Hydraulic pressure 264

Working Your Way to a Better Test Score 265

Using your observations and common sense 265

Using the mathematics of mechanics 266

Guessing with a mechanical mind 266

Mechanical Comprehension Practice Questions 268

Answers and Explanations 271

Chapter 16: Electronics Information 275

Uncovering the Secrets of Electricity 275

Going subatomic 277

Earning the good conduct(or) medal 278

Examining the current of the electrical river 278

Resistance: Putting the brakes on electrical flow 278

Measuring voltage: Do you have the potential? 279

Getting around to circuits 280

Measuring power 284

Producing electrical effects 285

Switching Things Up with Alternating and Direct Current 286

Figuring out frequency 286

Impedance: Join the resistance! 287

Rectifying the situation: Going direct 288

Turning up the transistor radio 288

Picture It: Decoding Electrical Circuit Codes 288

Coming in Hot: Wire Color Codes Used in the U S 292

Eyeing Some Electronics Information Test Tips 293

Memorizing simple principles 293

Playing the guessing game 294

Electronics Information Practice Questions 295

Answers and Explanations 297

Chapter 17: Assembling Objects 299

Getting the Picture about Assembling Objects 299

Two Types of Questions for the Price of One 300

Putting tab A into slot B: Connectors 300

Solving the jigsaw puzzle: Shapes 302

Tips for the Assembling Objects Subtest 303

Comparing one piece or point at a time 304

Visualizing success: Practicing spatial skills ahead of time 304

Assembling Objects Practice Questions 305

Answers and Explanations 307

Part 6: Practice Asvab Exams 309

Chapter 18: Practice Exam 1 311

Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 1 313

Subtest 1: General Science 315

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning 317

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge 321

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension 324

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge 327

Subtest 6: Electronics Information 330

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information 332

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension 335

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects 340

Chapter 19: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 343

Subtest 1: General Science Answers 343

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning Answers 345

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge Answers 348

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension Answers 350

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge Answers 351

Subtest 6: Electronics Information Answers 354

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information Answers 356

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension Answers 357

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects Answers 359

Chapter 20: Practice Exam 2 363

Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 2 365

Subtest 1: General Science 367

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning 369

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge 373

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension 376

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge 379

Subtest 6: Electronics Information 382

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information 384

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension 387

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects 392

Chapter 21: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 395

Subtest 1: General Science Answers 395

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning Answers 397

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge Answers 399

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension Answers 401

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge Answers 402

Subtest 6: Electronics Information Answers 405

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information Answers 406

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension Answers 408

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects Answers 409

Chapter 22: Practice Exam 3 413

Answer Sheet for Practice Exam 3 415

Subtest 1: General Science 417

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning 420

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge 423

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension 426

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge 429

Subtest 6: Electronics Information 432

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information 434

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension 437

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects 442

Chapter 23: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 445

Subtest 1: General Science Answers 445

Subtest 2: Arithmetic Reasoning Answers 447

Subtest 3: Word Knowledge Answers 451

Subtest 4: Paragraph Comprehension Answers 452

Subtest 5: Mathematics Knowledge Answers 454

Subtest 6: Electronics Information Answers 456

Subtest 7: Auto & Shop Information Answers 458

Subtest 8: Mechanical Comprehension Answers 459

Subtest 9: Assembling Objects Answers 461

Chapter 24: AFQT Practice Exam 1 465

Answer Sheet for AFQT Practice Exam 1 467

Subtest 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 469

Subtest 2: Word Knowledge 473

Subtest 3: Paragraph Comprehension 476

Subtest 4: Mathematics Knowledge 480

Chapter 25: AFQT Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 483

Subtest 1: Arithmetic Reasoning Answers 483

Subtest 2: Word Knowledge Answers 486

Subtest 3: Paragraph Comprehension Answers 488

Subtest 4: Mathematics Knowledge Answers 489

Table of Contents xv

Chapter 26: AFQT Practice Exam 2 493

Answer Sheet for AFQT Practice Exam 2 495

Subtest 1: Arithmetic Reasoning 497

Subtest 2: Word Knowledge 501

Subtest 3: Paragraph Comprehension 504

Subtest 4: Mathematics Knowledge 507

Chapter 27: AFQT Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 511

Subtest 1: Arithmetic Reasoning Answers 511

Subtest 2: Word Knowledge Answers 515

Subtest 3: Paragraph Comprehension Answers 517

Subtest 4: Mathematics Knowledge Answers 518

Part 7: The Part of Tens 523

Chapter 28: Ten Surefire Ways to Fail the ASVAB 525

Choosing Not to Study at All 525

Failing to Realize How Scores Are Used 526

Studying for Unnecessary Subtests 526

Losing Focus 526

Panicking over Time 527

Deciding Not to Check the Answers 527

Making Wild Guesses or Not Guessing at All 527

Changing Answers 528

Memorizing the Practice Test Questions 528

Misunderstanding the Problem 528

Chapter 29: Ten Tips for Doing Well on the AFQT 529

As Soon as the Test Starts, Write Down What You're Likely to Forget 529

Read All the Answer Choices before Deciding 529

Don't Expect Perfect Word Matches 530

Read the Passages before the Questions 530

Reread to Find Specific Information 530

Base Conclusions Only on What You Read 530

Change Percents to Decimals 530

Understand Inverses 531

Remember How Ratios, Rates, and Scales Compare 531

Make Sure Your Answers Are Reasonable 531

Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Boost Your Math and English Skills 533

Practice Doing Math Problems 533

Put Away Your Calculator 533

Memorize the Order of Operations 534

Know Your Geometry Formulas 534

Keep a Word List 535

Study Latin and Greek 535

Use Flashcards 536

Read More, Watch TV Less 536

Practice Finding Main and Supporting Points 536

Use a Study Guide 536

Part 8: Appendixes 537

Appendix A: Matching ASVAB Scores to Military Jobs 539

Army Enlisted Jobs 539

Air Force Enlisted Jobs 544

Navy Enlisted Jobs 547

Marine Corps Enlisted Jobs 550

Coast Guard Enlisted Jobs 554

Appendix B: Countdown to Taking the ASVAB 557

How Much Time Do You Have to Prepare? 557

Outline Your ASVAB Study Strategy 557

12 weeks out: Identify your weak spots 558

10 weeks out: Dust off your strengths 558

8 weeks out: Studying with your recruiter 559

6 weeks out: Retest yourself 559

4 weeks out: Zeroing in on your targets 559

2 weeks out: Flashcards, practice tests, and more flashcards 559

The day before the test 560

Appendix C: Word Knowledge Resources 561

Digging Down to Word Roots 561

Pointing Out Prefixes 570

Spotting Hard-Working Suffixes 575

Index 579

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2021 / 2022 ASVAB For Dummies: Book + 7 Practice Tests Online + Flashcards + Video by Angie Papple Johnston
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