ASVAB For Dummies 2nd Edition - Encyclopedic Study Guide

Mapping the Individual ASVAB Subtests

  • General Science (GS): 25 questions in 11 minutes covering general principles of biological and physical sciences.

  • Arithmetic Reasoning (AR): 30 questions in 36 minutes consisting of simple word problems requiring simple calculations.

  • Word Knowledge (WK): 35 questions in 11 minutes testing the meaning of words and occasionally antonyms.

  • Paragraph Comprehension (PC): 15 questions in 13 minutes based on reading several paragraphs.

  • Mathematics Knowledge (MK): 25 questions in 24 minutes covering high-school math, including algebra and geometry.

  • Electronics Information (EI): 20 questions in 9 minutes covering electrical principles, circuitry, and terminology.

  • Mechanical Comprehension (MC): 25 questions in 19 minutes testing basic mechanical and physical principles.

  • Auto & Shop Information (AS): 25 questions in 11 minutes testing knowledge of automobiles, shop terminology, and tool use.

  • Assembling Objects (AO): 16 questions in 15 minutes testing spatial orientation (included only on the CAT-ASVAB and the Recruiting paper version).