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Free ASVAB Practice Questions with Answers

Try two questions from each of the four AFQT subjects. Work out your answer first, then open the explanation. These original practice questions are a study sample, not an official test or score predictor.

Arithmetic Reasoning

1. A backpack costs $80 and is discounted by 25%. What is the sale price before tax?

  1. $20
  2. $55
  3. $60
  4. $75
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C. $60

25% is one quarter. The discount is $80 ÷ 4 = $20. Subtract the discount from the original price: $80 − $20 = $60. The amount saved is not the final price.

Arithmetic Reasoning

2. A vehicle travels 150 miles in 3 hours at a constant speed. How far does it travel in 5 hours at that speed?

  1. 90 miles
  2. 200 miles
  3. 250 miles
  4. 450 miles
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C. 250 miles

First find the unit rate: 150 ÷ 3 = 50 miles per hour. Then multiply by the new time: 50 × 5 = 250 miles. Keep miles and hours in matching units.

Mathematics Knowledge

3. Solve for x: 3x + 7 = 22.

  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. 15
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B. 5

Subtract 7 from both sides: 3x = 15. Divide both sides by 3: x = 5. Check by substitution: 3 × 5 + 7 = 22.

Mathematics Knowledge

4. What is 3/4 + 1/8?

  1. 4/12
  2. 1/2
  3. 5/8
  4. 7/8
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D. 7/8

Use a common denominator of 8. Rewrite 3/4 as 6/8. Then add the numerators: 6/8 + 1/8 = 7/8. Do not add the denominators.

Word Knowledge

5. In the sentence ‘The instructions were concise,’ concise most nearly means:

  1. brief and clear
  2. difficult to follow
  3. repeated often
  4. incomplete
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A. brief and clear

Concise means expressing the needed information in few words. Something concise can still be complete. Short wording does not automatically mean missing information.

Word Knowledge

6. In the sentence ‘The shelter was a temporary solution,’ temporary most nearly means:

  1. expensive
  2. permanent
  3. lasting a limited time
  4. carefully planned
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C. lasting a limited time

Temporary describes something that is not intended to last indefinitely. Permanent is the opposite. The sentence does not tell us the shelter's cost or how carefully it was planned.

Paragraph Comprehension

7. A workshop replaced its old lights with efficient LEDs. Electricity use fell, but the workshop's operating hours stayed the same. Which conclusion is best supported?

  1. The workshop reduced its hours.
  2. The new lights helped reduce electricity use.
  3. LEDs require no electricity.
  4. The workshop hired more staff.
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B. The new lights helped reduce electricity use.

The passage connects replacing the lights with lower electricity use while hours remain unchanged. It gives no evidence about staffing, and it does not say the new lights use zero electricity.

Paragraph Comprehension

8. Before planting, Maya tested her garden soil. The result showed low nitrogen, so she chose a fertilizer containing nitrogen. Why did Maya test the soil?

  1. To determine what the soil needed.
  2. To count the plants in the garden.
  3. To choose a watering time.
  4. To measure the garden's size.
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A. To determine what the soil needed.

The test identified a nutrient shortage, and Maya used that information to choose fertilizer. The passage does not discuss plant counts, watering schedules or garden measurements.

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