Take The Aptitude Test

Ace The ASVAB

If you’re serious about joining the National Guard, then get serious about the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is a multi-aptitude test which is given nationwide, and maintained by the Department of Defense. The test includes sections on general science, automotive information, mechanical comprehension, electronics information, and assembling objects. But these scores are only used to determine which jobs a recruit might be good at once he or she enters the military. The ASVAB also includes two math sections and two reading sections. If a recruit can’t pass the math and reading sections, he or she won’t be eligible to enlist.

Your scores in four critical areas

• Arithmetic Reasoning
• Word Knowledge
• Paragraph Comprehension
• Mathematics Knowledge

count towards your Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score. The AFQT score determines whether you’re qualified to enlist in the Army National Guard. Your scores in the other areas of the ASVAB determine how qualified you are for certain military specialties. Score high, and your chances of getting the specialty/job you want increase.

The ASVAB features eight individual subtests:

Subtest Minutes Questions General Science 11 25 Description: Measures knowledge of physical and biological sciences. Subtest Minutes Questions Arithmetic Reasoning 36 30 Description: Measures ability to solve arithmetic word problems. Subtest Minutes Questions Word Knowledge 11 25 Description: Measures ability to select the correct meaning of words presented in context, and identify synonyms. Subtest Minutes Questions Paragraph Comprehension 13 15 Description: Measures ability to obtain information from written material. Subtest Minutes Questions Auto and Shop Information 11 25 Description: Measures knowledge of automobiles, tools, and shop terminology and practices. Subtest Minutes Questions Mathematics Knowledge 11 35 Description: Measures knowledge of high school mathematics principles. Subtest Minutes Questions Mechanical Comprehension 19 25 Description: Measures knowledge of mechanical and physical principles, and ability to visualize how illustrated objects work. Subtest Minutes Questions Electronics Information 9 20 Description: Tests knowledge of electricity and electronics.   More Total number of items: 200 Test Time: 134 minutes Administrative Time: 46 minutes Total Test Time: 180 minutes Scoring high on the ASVAB will require study and concentration. It’s your future. Get the most out of it. Comments