What are the ten ASVAB subtests?

General Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, Auto Information, Shop Information, Mechanical Comprehension, and Assembling Objects. Four of them — Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension — feed the AFQT.

Which subtests feed the AFQT?

Four: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. The other six feed service-specific composite (line) scores, which determine which jobs someone qualifies for.

Are these real ASVAB questions?

No. Every question here was written for this site. Real ASVAB items are controlled test material, and this site does not use them.

The ten ASVAB subtests

Each subtest has an original practice bank here, free in full. Four of them feed the AFQT; the other six feed service-specific line scores.

GS General Science Facts and principles from the physical and life sciences. · 20 questions AR Arithmetic Reasoning Word problems that ask you to apply arithmetic to a real situation. AFQT · 30 questions WK Word Knowledge The meaning of words, and the words that mean the same thing. AFQT · 30 questions PC Paragraph Comprehension Reading a short passage and answering what it actually says. AFQT · 30 questions MK Mathematics Knowledge The rules and procedures of high-school mathematics. AFQT · 30 questions EI Electronics Information How electrical and electronic components and circuits work. · 20 questions AI Auto Information How cars work, and how their systems are maintained. · 20 questions SI Shop Information Tools, materials and the practices of a workshop. · 20 questions MC Mechanical Comprehension How simple machines and mechanical systems behave. · 20 questions AO Assembling Objects How shapes connect and fit together in space. · 8 questions

AFQT and line scores, in three sentences

The AFQT is a percentile from four subtests that determines whether someone may enlist at all. Line scores are service-specific composites from the other subtests that determine which jobs someone qualifies for. They answer different questions, and this site does not predict either one.

How ASVAB scores actually work

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Common questions

What are the ten ASVAB subtests?: General Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, Auto Information, Shop Information, Mechanical Comprehension, and Assembling Objects. Four of them — Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension — feed the AFQT.
Which subtests feed the AFQT?: Four: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension. The other six feed service-specific composite (line) scores, which determine which jobs someone qualifies for.
Are these real ASVAB questions?: No. Every question here was written for this site. Real ASVAB items are controlled test material, and this site does not use them.