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  • The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple-choice test used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces

     

    Facts about the ASVAB:

    • The ASVAB currently contains 9 sections (except the written test, which contains 8 sections).
    • The duration of each test varies from as low as ten minutes up to 36 minutes for Arithmetic Reasoning; the entire ASVAB is three hours long.
    • The ASVAB is administered by computer at the MEPS, while a written version is given at most MET sites. Testing procedures vary depending on the mode of administration.

     

    Computerized test format:

    • General Science (GS) – 16 questions in 8 minutes
    • Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) – 16 questions in 39 minutes
    • Word Knowledge (WK) – 16 questions in 8 minutes
    • Paragraph Comprehension (PC) – 11 questions in 22 minutes
    • Mathematics Knowledge (MK) – 16 questions in 20 minutes
    • Electronics Information (EI) – 16 questions in 8 minutes
    • Automotive and Shop Information (AS) – 11 questions in 7 minutes
    • Mechanical Comprehension (MC) – 16 questions in 20 minutes
    • Assembling Objects (AO) – 30 questions in 40 minutes                                                  
    • Verbal Expression (VE)= (WK)+(PC)

     

    What to expect on the ASVAB

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    Practice ASVAB tests and materials can be found by clicking the following links:

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