Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Information Pamphlet

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the components, structure, and technical terminology of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) based on the official Information Pamphlet.

AFOQT

The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test, used to select candidates for officer commissioning programs and specific commissioned officer training programs.

AFPT 997

The official document number assigned to the AFOQT Information Pamphlet.

Pilot Composite

A composite score measuring quantitative ability, aircraft attitude determination from instruments, knowledge of aeronautical concepts, and perceptual speed.

Navigator-Technical Composite

A composite score measuring verbal aptitude, spatial abilities, perceptual speed, and knowledge of general science, used to predict success in navigator training.

Academic Aptitude Composite

A composite score that measures verbal and quantitative knowledge by combining all subtests from the Verbal and Quantitative composites.

Verbal Composite

A composite score measuring the ability to reason and recognize relationships among words and understand synonyms.

Quantitative Composite

A composite score measuring the ability to understand arithmetic relationships and use mathematical terms, formulas, and relationships.

Verbal Analogies

A subtest containing $25$ items designed to measure the ability to reason and see relationships among words.

Arithmetic Reasoning

A subtest containing $25$ items that measures the ability to use arithmetic to solve problems.

Word Knowledge

A subtest containing $25$ items that measures knowledge of words and their meanings through identifying synonyms.

Math Knowledge

A subtest containing $25$ items measuring knowledge of mathematical terms and principles.

Instrument Comprehension

A subtest containing $20$ items that measures the ability to determine the position of an airplane in flight by reading an artificial horizon and compass.

Block Counting

A subtest containing $20$ items measuring the ability to visualize a $3$-dimensional pile of blocks and determine how many blocks a specific block touches.

Table Reading

A subtest containing $40$ items measuring the ability to quickly find values at the intersection of $X$ (column) and $Y$ (row) coordinates.

Aviation Information

A subtest containing $20$ items measuring general knowledge of aviation principles and terminology.

General Science

A subtest containing $20$ items measuring knowledge across various scientific fields.

Rotated Blocks

A subtest containing $15$ items measuring the ability to visualize and manipulate objects in space.

Hidden Figures

A subtest containing $15$ items that tests the ability to see a simple figure within a complex drawing.

Self Description Inventory

A subtest containing $220$ items measuring personal traits and attitudes relative to others in the same sex and age group.

Horizon Line

The heavy black line on an artificial horizon instrument that represents the external horizon and tilts relative to the aircraft's bank.

Bank

The degree of tilt an aircraft has to the pilot's right or left, indicated by a black pointer on the artificial horizon.

Cowling

A part of the aircraft located around the engine.

Angle of Attack

The angle formed by the chord of an airfoil and the direction of the relative wind.

Geothermal Energy

Energy derived from the internal heat of the Earth.

Lipids

Compounds including fats and oils found in foods and the human body.

Resistance

The tendency for a material to oppose the flow of electrons, measured in $ohms$.