ASVAB Practice

General Science: NaCl is more commonly known as:

• Nickel chlorine

• Pepper

• Salt

• Sugar

Arithmetic Reasoning: If there are three quarts of gas in a gallon container, how full is the container?

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

• 80%

Word Knowledge: Observe most nearly means:

• maintain

• watch

• organize

• protest

Paragraph Comprehension:

Nations are political and military units, but they are not necessarily the most important units in economic life, nor are they very much alike in any economic sense. All that nations really have in common is the political aspect of their sovereignty. Indeed, the failure of national governments to control economic forces suggests that nations are irrelevant to promoting economic success.

According to the paragraph, the economic power of nations is:

• controlled by political and military success

• the basis of their political success

• limited to a few powerful nations

• relatively unimportant

Mathematics Knowledge:

If x + y = 2 and x − y = 1, then:

• x = 1, y = 1

• x = 2, y = 1

• x = 3/2, y = 1/2

• x = 0, y = 2

Electronics Information:

The rotor of a generator moves inside a circle of:

• batteries

• light bulbs

• heating coils

• magnets

Auto and Shop Information:

The coolant in a car flows through the:

• differential

• brakes

• distributor

• engine block

Mechanical Comprehension:

What simple machine magnifies effort when the handle of this corkscrew is pulled up?

• a lever

• a screw

• a wheel

• a wedge

Assembling Objects (MEPS Test-Takers Only):

Which figure best shows how the objects in the left box will appear if they are put together?

• A

• B

• C

• D