Full ASVAB Practice Test 1

Most scientists believe the Big Bang occurred approximately

13.7 billion years ago.
25 million years ago.
77 thousand years ago.
Sunday.

Where do conifers grow?

North America
Europe
England
All of the above

How many bones are contained in the average adult human body?

206
250
360
290

All snakes are

herbivores
carnivores
invertebrates
none of the above

Where is the smallest bone in the human body?

toes
fingers
chest
ear

The largest manmade lake in the United States is

Lake Mead.
Lake Ontario.
Lake Superior.
Lake Erie.

Which of the following lakes is the largest in terms of surface area?

Lake Baikal
Lake Victoria
Lake Superior
Lake Huron

The most poisonous animal in the world is a/an

reptile
spider
jellyfish
amphibian

The deepest part of the ocean is located in

the Pacific Ocean.
the Atlantic Ocean.
the Indian Ocean.
the South China Sea.

In scientific terms, what is a “googol”?

instrument
number
measurement
picture

The formula used to convert Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit is F= 9/5 C+32 If the outside temperature is 0 degrees Celsius, what is the temperature in Fahrenheit?

32 degrees
0 degrees
64 degrees
18 degrees

Megan takes a road trip in Florida to visit her friend Bob. She drives 350 miles at an average speed of 60 mph. Upon arrival, she realizes she left her oven on and heads back home, driving at an average speed of 70 mph. How long does it take Megan to complete the trip to Bob’s and back?

10 hours, 50 minutes
11 hours, 30 minutes
12 hours, 30 minutes
11 hours, 50 minutes

Clay and Maryanna own a house together, which they decide to sell for $200,000. The two decide to split the proceeds according to the ratio of money that each invested in the property. Clay put in the most money at a ratio of 5:3. How much money should Maryanna get from the sale?

$70,000
$75,000
$80,000
$85,000

A subcontractor needs four sections of pipe to install a new irrigation system. Each pipe is 6 feet, 3 inches long and is sold by the foot at $4.25 per linear foot. How much will the subcontractor have to pay for her pipe?

$125.60
$98.45
$103.75
$106.25

A real estate agent earns 20 percent commission selling timeshares for an island retreat. Fifteen percent is withheld from his weekly paycheck for taxes and other deductions. On Monday, the agent sold three timeshares, totaling $45,000. For the remainder of the week, the agent sold only two timeshares, with a total sales price of $30,000. How much should his weekly paycheck be?

$10,345
$11,575
$12,750
$13,650

A display selling apples contains 6 dozen apples when the display is full. The manager of the produce department is supposed to make sure the display is restocked when it is $\frac{1}{4}$ full. How many apples will be on display when it’s time to restock?

14
16
18
20

Amber has an 8-foot-by-6-foot patio. She plans to place a 2-foot-by-2-foot pillar at each of the four corners for decoration. After all four pillars are installed, how much area will she lose on her patio?

32 square feet
48 square feet
16 square feet
21 square feet

Joy and Tyson want to paint a room in their house. The room has a ceiling that is 8 feet high. The length of the room is 10 feet, and the width of the room is 5 feet. The room has no windows, and they are to paint the doors and ceiling as well. Assuming that one can of paint will cover 145 square feet of space, how many cans of paint will Joy and Tyson need from their favorite home improvement store?

1
2
3
4

Affliction most nearly means

time.
personality.
trade.
ailment.

Donna did her best to discredit my report.

rewrite
cause to be distrusted
steal
destroy

Fortuitous most nearly means

no cause.
unlucky.
rainbow.
test.

Adversity most nearly means

trade.
reluctance.
ill fortune.
temper.

The business entered a state of prosperity.

growth.
decline.
despair.
ill fortune.

Reverence most nearly means

religion.
energy.
respect.
perplexed.

Sandra was surprised to learn that John’s love for her was merely a transient phase.

artificial
comical
depressing
temporary

The president decided to accede to Autumn’s demands.

compromise
agree
deny
discuss

Demented most nearly means

unusual.
broken.
unique.
insane.

The doctor informed Bob that his condition was likely to fluctuate.

stabilize.
improve.
change.
worsen.

Jewly’s homework report transcended all the teachers’ expectations.

equaled
surpassed
met
failed

Zephyr most nearly means

wind.
clouds.
religion.
paper.

Sue submitted her rendition of the new song to her music teacher.

sample
copy
interpretation
suggestions

Clay was disappointed at the play’s abundant monotony.

sameness.
colors.
music.
profanity.

Mom asked the pastor to intervene in Tom’s situation.

investigate
change
counsel
interfere

Facsimile most nearly means

smile.
paper.
reproduction.
transmission.

Here a great outcry from the Iroquois was succeeded by the quick reports of their rifles, and so eager did the enemy become, in the desire to drive the Delaware back from his victim, that a dozen rushed into the river, several of whom even advanced near a hundred feet into the foaming current, as if they actually meditated a serious sortie. But Chingachgook continued unmoved, as he remained unhurt by the missiles, accomplishing his task with the dexterity of long habit. Flourishing his reeking trophy, he gave the war-whoop in its most frightful intonations, and for a minute the arches of the silent woods and the deep vista formed by the course of the river echoed with cries so terrific that Mabel bowed her head in irrepressible fear, while her uncle for a single instant actually meditated flight.

In this story, the Iroquois are armed with

arrows.
knives.
pistols.
rifles.

In December 2007, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson spoke to a group of reporters a day after Bush said he was considering sending more troops to Iraq (Nicholson was in New York to announce a partnership with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on helping homeless veterans find housing). When a reporter asked him if he thought a draft would be good for the country, Nicholson began reminiscing about his service during the Vietnam War and said: “I think that our society would benefit from that, yes sir, because it does bring people from all quarters of our society together in the common purpose of serving in uniform.”

This story is primarily about

the possibility of the return of the draft.
helping homeless veterans.
campaign promises.
school lunch programs.

It was a gorgeous spring evening, with every hill showing as clear as a cut amethyst. The air had the queer, rooty smell of bogs, but it was as fresh as mid-ocean, and it had the strangest effect on my spirits. I actually felt light-hearted. I might have been a boy out for a spring holiday tramp, instead of a man of thirty-seven very much wanted by the police. I felt just as I used to feel when I was starting for a big trek on a frosty morning on the high veld. If you believe me, I swung along that road whistling. There was no plan of campaign in my head, only just to go on and on in this blessed, honest-smelling hill country, for every mile put me in better humour with myself.

This story happens in the

summer.
fall.
winter.
spring.

Paragraph 10a of the enlistment contract states, “FOR ALL ENLISTEES: If this is my initial enlistment, I must serve a total of eight (8) years. Any part of that service not served on active duty must be served in a Reserve Component unless I am sooner discharged.”

According to the enlistment contract, those who enlist for the first time must serve a minimum of

2 years.
3 years.
4 years.
8 years.

She dropped the machine, and looked fixedly at the print of the great-uncle who had not ceased to gaze, with an air of amiable authority, into a world which, as yet, beheld no symptoms of the Indian Mutiny. And yet, gently swinging against the wall, within the black tube, was a voice which recked nothing of Uncle James, of China teapots, or of red velvet curtains. She watched the oscillation of the tube, and at the same moment became conscious of the individuality of the house in which she stood; she heard the soft domestic sounds of regular existence upon staircases and floors above her head, and movements through the wall in the house next door. She had no very clear vision of Denham himself, when she lifted the telephone to her lips and replied that she thought Saturday would suit her. She hoped that he would not say good-bye at once, although she felt no particular anxiety to attend to what he was saying, and began, even while he spoke, to think of her own upper room, with its books, its papers pressed between the leaves of dictionaries, and the table that could be cleared for work. She replaced the instrument, thoughtfully; her restlessness was assuaged; she finished her letter to Cassandra without difficulty, addressed the envelope, and fixed the stamp with her usual quick decision.

To whom was the protagonist writing a letter?

Cassandra
Uncle James
Denham
Indians

She dropped the machine, and looked fixedly at the print of the great-uncle who had not ceased to gaze, with an air of amiable authority, into a world which, as yet, beheld no symptoms of the Indian Mutiny. And yet, gently swinging against the wall, within the black tube, was a voice which recked nothing of Uncle James, of China teapots, or of red velvet curtains. She watched the oscillation of the tube, and at the same moment became conscious of the individuality of the house in which she stood; she heard the soft domestic sounds of regular existence upon staircases and floors above her head, and movements through the wall in the house next door. She had no very clear vision of Denham himself, when she lifted the telephone to her lips and replied that she thought Saturday would suit her. She hoped that he would not say good-bye at once, although she felt no particular anxiety to attend to what he was saying, and began, even while he spoke, to think of her own upper room, with its books, its papers pressed between the leaves of dictionaries, and the table that could be cleared for work. She replaced the instrument, thoughtfully; her restlessness was assuaged; she finished her letter to Cassandra without difficulty, addressed the envelope, and fixed the stamp with her usual quick decision.

What day was the protagonist’s date scheduled?

Tuesday
Sunday
Saturday
Friday

Meg rather approved of the new arrangement at first, and found it a relief to know that John was having a good time instead of dozing in the parlor, or tramping about the house and waking the children. But by-and-by, when the teething worry was over and the idols went to sleep at proper hours, leaving Mamma time to rest, she began to miss John, and find her workbasket dull company, when he was not sitting opposite in his old dressing gown, comfortably scorching his slippers on the fender. She would not ask him to stay at home, but felt injured because he did not know that she wanted him without being told, entirely forgetting the many evenings he had waited for her in vain. She was nervous and worn out with watching and worry, and in that unreasonable frame of mind which the best of mothers occasionally experience when domestic cares oppress them. Want of exercise robs them of cheerfulness, and too much devotion to that idol of American women, the teapot, makes them feel as if they were all nerve and no muscle.

According to the passage, what is the idol of American women?

husbands
children
baskets
teapots

Meg rather approved of the new arrangement at first, and found it a relief to know that John was having a good time instead of dozing in the parlor, or tramping about the house and waking the children. But by-and-by, when the teething worry was over and the idols went to sleep at proper hours, leaving Mamma time to rest, she began to miss John, and find her workbasket dull company, when he was not sitting opposite in his old dressing gown, comfortably scorching his slippers on the fender. She would not ask him to stay at home, but felt injured because he did not know that she wanted him without being told, entirely forgetting the many evenings he had waited for her in vain. She was nervous and worn out with watching and worry, and in that unreasonable frame of mind which the best of mothers occasionally experience when domestic cares oppress them. Want of exercise robs them of cheerfulness, and too much devotion to that idol of American women, the teapot, makes them feel as if they were all nerve and no muscle.

In this story Meg has a crush on

Mamma.
John.
Paul.
Rod.

Shilynn awoke earlier than usual that morning, and in an unusually good mood. Today was the day she had been waiting for. She quickly got dressed, throwing her pajamas in the cardboard box. She wished Mamma and Dad would hurry and wake up. Didn’t they realize that today was the big day? She went back to her room, and filled the time by putting her clothes in more boxes. As she completed her tasks, she envisioned how she would set up her new room. She couldn’t believe that moving day had finally arrived. After months of searching and, what seemed to her, useless paperwork, she finally had a home of her own.

The information in the paragraph makes it clear that today is

Shilynn's birthday.
Christmas.
moving day.
a school day.

During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey. Once, indeed, the Tin Woodman stepped upon a beetle that was crawling along the road, and killed the poor little thing. This made the Tin Woodman very unhappy, for he was always careful not to hurt any living creature; and as he walked along he wept several tears of sorrow and regret. These tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw, and there they rusted. When Dorothy presently asked him a question the Tin Woodman could not open his mouth, for his jaws were tightly rusted together. He became greatly frightened at this and made many motions to Dorothy to relieve him, but she could not understand. The Lion was also puzzled to know what was wrong. But the Scarecrow seized the oil-can from Dorothy’s basket and oiled the Woodman’s jaws, so that after a few moments he could talk as well as before.

Stepping on a beetle causes the Tin Woodman to

be unhappy.
trip.
laugh.
be hungry.

The gorge was narrow and precipitous; the river was now only a few yards wide, and roared and thundered against rocks of many tons in weight; the sound was deafening, for there was a great volume of water. We were two hours in making less than a mile, and that with danger, sometimes in the river and sometimes on the rock. There was that damp black smell of rocks covered with slimy vegetation, as near some huge waterfall where spray is ever rising. The air was clammy and cold. I cannot conceive how our horses managed to keep their footing, especially the one with the pack, and I dreaded the having to return almost as much as going forward. I suppose this lasted three miles, but it was well midday when the gorge got a little wider, and a small stream came into it from a tributary valley. Farther progress up the main river was impossible, for the cliffs descended like walls; so we went up the side stream, Chowbok seeming to think that here must be the pass of which reports existed among his people. We now incurred less of actual danger but more fatigue, and it was only after infinite trouble, owing to the rocks and tangled vegetation, that we got ourselves and our horses upon the saddle from which this small stream descended; by that time clouds had descended upon us, and it was raining heavily. Moreover, it was six o’clock and we were tired out, having made perhaps six miles in twelve hours.

What does the area they are traveling smell like?

cookies
trees
rocks
gasoline

46% of 50 is

24.5
23
25
22.5

6.13 × 10^–6 can also be expressed as

613
61,300,000
0.00000613
613,000

Translate the following: x≠17.

x is not equal to 17
x is equal to 17
x is greater than or equal to 17
x is less than or equal to 17

What is the length of the side of a square that has an area of 196 square inches?

24 in.
22 in.
15 in.
14 in.

Simplify: a²m – bm – a²y + by + a²p – bp.

(a2 – b)(m – y + p)
a2 + b – y
a2m – a2p + bp
none of the above

√144 + √144 + 25

45
37
24
49

Simplify: (8x – 2x² – 8xy) + (2x² + 4xy) =

(6x – 4xy)(2x + 2xy)
0
16xy – 6×2
8x – 4xy

Solve the following:

The shape below is a
Q54-Shape

polygon.
pentagon.
hexagon.
both A and C

Find the geometric mean of 7 and 18.

11.2
10.5
12.5
12.7

x⁶(x³) =

x3
x18
x9
none of the above

Find the geometric mean of 6 and 14 to the nearest whole number.

9
20
8
84

10 yards + 19 feet =

29 feet
49 feet
17 yards
29 yards

The average of 28, 24, 37, and 53 is

35.5
25.5
37
41

What is the next number in the following sequence? 1, 8, 27, 64, 125

195
216
250
155

Add all the numbers between 1 and 200.

40,200
20,100
28,500
none of the above

One coulomb per second is equal to one

watt.
joule.
volt.
ampere.

The frequency of a signal is INVERSELY proportional to which of the following?

amplitude
power
phase
period

Which of the following is one of the functions performed by a diode?

inverter
rectifier
filter
amplifier

Decreasing the voltage applied to a circuit will cause

resistance to decrease.
current to increase.
resistance to increase.
current to decrease.

All electrical circuits must have which three components?

conductor, switch, and resistor
switch, resistors, and power
voltage source, current, and resistance
circuit, power, and switch

The following figure is the electronics symbol for
Q67-Symbol

capacitor.
battery.
resistor.
voltage meter.

The following figure is the electronics symbol for

Q68-Symbol

ground.
resistor.
amplifier.
rheostat.

What is the electrical term for connecting current to the earth?

ground
amplifier
wire
fuse

Which electrical component allows current to flow in only one direction?

resistor
antenna
transistor
diode

The purpose of a rectifier is to

change DC to AC.
change AC to DC.
increase voltage.
increase current.

Which of the following is a type of resistor?

transistor
switch
rheostat
diode

Power is usually measured in

volts.
watts.
capacitance.
megahertz.

What are the three types of measurements described by Ohm’s Law?

voltage, ohms, and amperes
voltage, wattage, and current
voltage, capacitance, and current
current, ohms, and switch

Electricians refer to bells and buzzers as

conductors.
diodes.
resistors.
transducers.

The following figure is the electrical symbol for a/an

battery.
heater.
resistor.
antenna.

The following figure is the electrical symbol for a/an

heater.
battery.
fuse.
inductor.

What is used to ignite the air/fuel mixture in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine?

an open flame
spark plug
piston
flywheel

In modern cars, fuel injection has replaced

gas tanks.
spark plugs.
carburetors.
pistons.

A vehicle’s differential is found in the

rear tires.
carburetor.
drive axle.
back seat.

In modern cars, radiators generally contain

gasoline.
antifreeze.
water.
Kool-Aid.

The system that supplies a high-voltage current to the spark plugs is known as the

fuel system.
ignitor system.
spark system.
ignition system.

The accelerator is better known as the

gas pedal.
carburetor.
steering wheel.
air conditioner.

Catalytic converters are part of the

air-conditioning system.
emissions-control system.
fuel system.
brake system.

The internal combustion engine works by burning a mixture of

air and water.
fuel and air.
antifreeze and water.
oxygen and methane.

What is an engine backfire?

an explosion in the intake manifold or exhaust system.
an explosion in the brakes system.
when a transmission belt snaps during ignition.
when an automobile breaks down on your way to work.

The main purpose of a transmission is to

change torque.
improve gas mileage.
brake the car.
stop the car.

Most cars have

one brake system.
two independent brake systems.
three independent brake systems.
four independent brake systems.

The best tool to use to tighten a Phillips head screw would be a

hammer.
screwdriver.
socket wrench.
rock.

Chisels are designed primarily to

loosen bolts.
paint rubber.
fasten hardware.
cut metal or wood.

Which of the following tools has serrated jaws that clamp onto and hold objects of all shapes?

offset pliers
vise grip pliers
shears
case pliers

When a weld is insufficient, metal is often fastened with

rivets.
nails.
glue.
twine.

Lag screws

are made of titanium.
have a square or hexagonal head.
are always shorter than wood screws.
are used only in Europe.

The following tool is best used for

Q94-Symbol

cutting.
clamping.
measuring.
tightening.

Nails that have heads that are flush or slightly below the wood are known as

flush nails.
long nails.
common nails.
finish nails.

Which tool has a hollow head filled with sand or lead shot?

claw hammer
ball-peen hammer
vector hammer
dead blow hammer

A good tool to make a puncture to hold a drill bit in place would be a/an

screwdriver.
chisel.
punch.
level.

A mallet is an example of a/an

shaping tool.
cutting tool.
striking tool.
measuring tool.

Tin snips are best used to cut

drywall.
nails.
aluminum sheeting.
paper.

In the following configuration,

Q100-Symbol

gear B will turn twice as fast as gear A.
gear A will turn twice as fast as gear B.
both gears will turn at the same speed.
gear B will turn in the same direction as gear A.

In the following configuration,

Q101-Picture

entry water pressure and exit water pressure will be the same.
water exiting valve C will be at a higher pressure than water entering valve A.
water exiting valve C will be at a lower pressure than water entering valve A.
water cannot exit this system.

The property of attracting iron or steel is known as

friction.
conductive attraction.
static electricity.
magnetism.

If Joe is moving 66,000 foot-pounds per minute, he is exerting

one horsepower.
two horsepower.
three horsepower.
four horsepower.

Centripetal force can best be characterized as

false gravity.
forced gravity.
true gravity.
electrical current.

How much force must be exerted in order to raise the 20-lb. weight?

Q105-Symbol

20 lbs.
10 lbs.
40 lbs.
60 lbs.

In the following diagram, Pulley C will be rotating

Q106-Symbol

clockwise.
counterclockwise.
more quickly than Pulley A.
more slowly than Pulley A.

Hydraulic jacks multiply force by using

springs.
air.
magic.
liquid.

In the following figure, each pillar is supporting how much weight?

Q108-Picture

20 lbs.
10 lbs.
5 lbs.
0 lbs.

In the following diagram, if Block B is lowered into Tank A,

Q109-Diagram

the water in the tank will rise in proportion to the weight of Block B.
the water in the tank will lower in proportion to the weight of Block B.
the water in the tank will rise in proportion to the size of Block B.
the water in the tank will lower in proportion to the size of Block B.

The mechanical advantage provided by the following configuration is

Q110-Diagram

1
2
3
4

Power can best be defined as

the rate of work.
work divided by time.
electricity.
both A and B.

Friction is simply

water.
resistance.
fuel.
gravity.

Force is equal to

weight minus resistance.
mass divided by gravity.
mass times acceleration.
time divided by power.

A good way to decrease friction is by using

lubrication.
magic.
levers.
heaters.

According to Newton’s law of universal gravitation,

opposites attract in the universe.
every object in the universe attracts every other object in the universe.
like objects are attracted to each other in the universe.
Domino's makes the best pizza.