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ASVAB For Dummies

by Rod Powers
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Overview

Sharpen your ASVAB test-taking skills with this updated and expanded premier guide with online links to BONUS tests and study aids

ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition includes in-depth reviews of all nine test subjects with complete explanations for every question, proficiency exercises, and tips to help you pinpoint your weaknesses and hone your test-taking skills. This Premier Edition of our bestselling ASVAB test guide includes six full-length practice tests (two more than our standard edition) PLUS interactive vocabulary builder flashcards online. Online links (exclusive to the Premier Edition):

  • Offers a database of military jobs and their required ASVAB score
  • Displays the jobs you would be eligible for based on your ASVAB practice test scores
  • Allows you to mark sample test questions for easy referral once the sample test is complete
  • "Real life" ASVAB CAT test-taking experience that simulates the actual test you'll take on test day

Like our standard guide, ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition

  • Includes a new sample Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT)
  • Presents a thorough review of foundational concepts for every section including, building word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, math word problems, mechanical comprehension, object assembly, and more

ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition is the ultimate guide for scoring your best and finding your place in the military.

CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase.

Synopsis

Sharpen your ASVAB test-taking skills with this updated and expanded premier guide with CD

Do you want to ace the ASVAB? ASVAB For Dummies, Premier Edition with CD includes in-depth reviews of all nine subtests with complete explanations for every question, proficiency exercises, and tips to help you pinpoint your weaknesses and hone your test-taking skills. This test guide includes seven tests (six full-length practice tests and one AFQT) plus 300 interactive vocabulary flashcards on the CD.

  • Decipher the ASVAB — get the 4-1-1 on every aspect of the ASVAB, from making sense of the subtests to understanding how it's scored

  • Be prepared — get ready for test day challenges

  • Take your best shot — learn strategies for making the best guesstimate when in doubt

  • Multiply your math skills — grasp the math operations needed to score your best — from working with fractions to solving algebra problems

  • Get technical — get a handle on the scientific, technical, electrical, and mechanical knowledge covered on specific subtests

  • Practice makes perfect — get acquainted with the timed or untimed features on the CD's 3 CAT-ASVAB practice tests

  • Find your place in the military — use the CD listing of military jobs to match your abilities to a specific job's qualifications and land that dream job

CD Includes

Three samples tests plus one AFQT test

Three CAT-ASVAB tests

300 interactive vocabulary flashcards

Open the book and find:

  • Tips for improving your vocabulary

  • How to assemble objects and operations you need to know

  • Algebra and geometry reviews

  • The "real world" of math word problems

  • Critical concepts in general science

  • Auto & shop information

  • Ten tips for doing well on test day

  • Seven sample tests, which includes one AFQT

  • Questions throughout to help reinforce learning

Learn to:

  • Score higher to qualify for the military job you want

  • Build word knowledge and paragraph comprehension

  • Test your skills with practice problems for each of the test's nine subtests

Premier Edition features 7 practice tests (which includes 1 AFQT) and 300 interactive vocabulary flashcards

Take simulated CAT-ASVAB tests on the companion CD

About the Author, Rod Powers

Rod Powers is a recognized expert in all U.S. military matters and serves as a military guide for About.com, where his page receives approximately 1.5 million views per week. He is the author of ASVAB AFQT For Dummies and Veterans Benefits For Dummies.

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Book Details

Published
November 1, 2010
Publisher
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pages
408
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780470637616

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