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Word Knowledge, without memorising a list
Forty word parts beat three hundred memorised words, and keep working afterwards.
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The study guide covers the ten subtests. These cover what sits around the test — eligibility, the jobs a score opens, and the two things that catch people out.
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Paragraph Comprehension when you read slowly
The target is one pass. Everything else here is in service of that.
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Mechanical Comprehension when you have never picked up a tool
Longer distance, less force. One idea covers most of the material.
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Studying around a full-time job
Twenty minutes most days and one longer session. Enough, if it is spent on the right things.
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Doing the maths without a calculator
No calculator allowed. That changes which methods are worth practising.
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The PiCAT, and the test that follows it
Take it at home, then verify in person. The verification is where it goes wrong.
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Line scores, and the job you actually want
The AFQT gets you in. Line scores decide what you do once you are in.
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The minimum score, and why the one you read is often wrong
Every list of branch minimums online is out of date. Here is how the floor actually works.