Full Description
Ace the ASVAB with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide
Expanded and improved, 2015/2016 ASVAB For Dummies with Online Practice offers everything you'll need to hone your skills before taking the big test. In this easy-to-use, complete guide, expert Rod Powers a retired First Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force covers the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery like no one else can. The book offers in-depth reviews of all nine test subjects, along with complete explanations for every question. To give you the opportunity to sharpen your test-taking skills, the guide also offers exercises and tips that will help you pinpoint the areas where you need the most help.
To make sure you're as prepared as can be, access to practice tools online takes things one step further, featuring over one thousand questions that allow you to create your own optimized exams so you'll be ready on test day.* Offers comprehensive preparation with six full-length ASVAB practice tests that will sharpen your test-taking skills * Provides two AFQT practice tests to assess enlistment eligibility * Gives you the ability to create your own tests for practice where you really need it, along with feedback on your progress * Offers 300 flashcards to improve your vocabulary
Jump in to 2015/2016 ASVAB For Dummies and take your military test-taking skills to the next level.
Contents
Introduction 1
Part I
Chapter 1: Putting the ASVAB under a Microscope 7
Chapter 2: Knowing What It Takes to Get Your Dream Job 17
Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Test-Taking and Study Techniques 23
Part II: Words to Live By: Communication Skills 31
Chapter 4: Word Knowledge 33
Chapter 5: Paragraph Comprehension 47
Part III: Making the Most of Math: Arithmetic Skills 63
Chapter 6: Mathematics Knowledge and Operations 65
Chapter 7: Arithmetic Reasoning: Math Word Problems 99
Part IV: The Whole Ball of Facts: Technical Skills 113
Chapter 8: General Science 115
Chapter 9: Auto & Shop Information 139
Chapter 10: Mechanical Comprehension 157
Chapter 11: Electronics Information 179
Chapter 12: Assembling Objects 195
Part V: Practice ASVAB Exams 205
Chapter 13: Practice Exam 1 207
Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 239
Chapter 15: Practice Exam 2 253
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 285
Chapter 17: Practice Exam 3 297
Chapter 18: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 329
Chapter 19: AFQT Practice Exam 1 343
Chapter 20: AFQT Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 359
Chapter 21: AFQT Practice Exam 2 367
Chapter 22: AFQT Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 383
Part VI: The Part of Tens 393
Chapter 23: Ten Surefire Ways to Fail the ASVAB 395
Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Doing Well on the AFQT 399
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Boost Your Math and English Skills 403
Appendix: Matching ASVAB Scores to Military Jobs 407
Index 425
