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2022/2023 ASVAB For Dummies®

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022930690

ISBN 978-1-119-87017-3 (pbk); ISBN 978-1-119-87018-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-87019-7 (ebk)

1 Cover

2 Title Page

3 Copyright

4 Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

5 Part 1: Getting Started with the ASVAB Chapter 1: Putting the ASVAB under a Microscope Knowing Which Version You’re Taking Mapping Out the ASVAB Subtests Eyeing Easy, Medium, and Hard Questions Deciphering ASVAB Scores Do-Over: Retaking the ASVAB Chapter 2: Knowing What It Takes to Get Your Dream Job Eyeing How ASVAB Scores Determine Military Training Programs and Jobs Understanding How Each Branch Computes Line Scores Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Test-Taking and Study Techniques Taking the Test: Computerized or Paper? Tackling Multiple-Choice Questions When You Don’t Know an Answer: Guessing Smart Studying and Practicing for the ASVAB Making Last-Minute Preparations: 24 Hours and Counting Getting Access to the Online Test Bank

6 Part 2: Words to Live By: Communication Skills Chapter 4: Word Knowledge Grasping the Importance of Word Knowledge Checking Out the Word Knowledge Question Format Building Words from Scratch: Strategies to Help You Decipher Word Meanings Yin and Yang: Understanding Synonyms and Antonyms ASVAB Word Knowledge Strategy: Finding the Answer When You Just Don’t Know You Are What You Speak: Improving Your Vocabulary, Improving Yourself Word Knowledge Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 5: Paragraph Comprehension Understanding the Importance of Paragraph Comprehension for Military Jobs Eyeing the Physique of the Paragraph Comprehension Subtest Trying the Four Flavors of Comprehension Questions Do You Get My Point? Breaking down Paragraphs Analyzing What You’ve Read: Guessing at What the Writer Really Means Faster than a Speeding Turtle: Tips for Slow Readers Test-Taking Tips for Reading and Gleaning Paragraph Comprehension Practice Questions Answers and Explanations

7 Part 3: Making the Most of Math: Arithmetic Skills Chapter 6: Mathematics Knowledge and Operations Just When You Thought You Were Done with Vocab: Math Terminology Operations: What You Do to Numbers Working on Both Sides of the Line: Fractions A Powerful Shorthand: Writing in Scientific Notation Getting to the Root of the Problem Test-Taking Techniques for Your Mathematical Journey Math Knowledge and Operations Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 7: Algebra Coming to Terms with Basic Algebra Lingo Solving for x When All Things Are Equal: Keeping an Algebra Equation Balanced Tackling Two-Variable Equations Explaining Exponents in Algebra A Step Back: Factoring Algebra Expressions to Find Original Numbers Making Alphabet Soup: Solving Quadratic Equations All Math Isn’t Created Equal: Solving Inequalities Algebra Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 8: Geometry Perusing Perimeter and Area Outlining Angles Pointing Out Triangle Types Back to Square One: Quadrilaterals Going around in Circles Fillin’ It Up: Calculating Volume Mapping Out Coordinates Hammering Down Helpful Geometry Formulas Geometry Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 9: Arithmetic Reasoning: Math Word Problems Tackling the Real World of Word Problems The Guessing Game: Putting Reason in Your Guessing Strategy Arithmetic Reasoning (Math Word Problems) Practice Questions Answers and Explanations

8 Part 4: Examining General Science under a Microscope Chapter 10: General Science and Life Science There’s a Scientific Method to the Madness Understanding Forms of Measurement Uncovering Biology, from Big to Small Perusing the Human Body Systems Digging through Plant Physiology Thinking Small: A Look at Cells Swimming in the Gene Pool: Genetics Using Common Sense to Hypothesize about Answers General and Life Science Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 11: Physical Sciences Chemistry: Not Blowing Up the Lab Physics: It Matters (and It’s Matter) Physical Science Practice Questions Answers and Explanations Chapter 12: Earth and Space Sciences Staying Down to Earth with Geology and Meteorology Paleontology: Can You Dig It? Where Few Have Gone Before: Astronomy Getting Back to Your Latin Roots to Improve Your Test Score Earth and Space Science Practice Questions Answers and Explanations