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ASVAB Practice 3

Practice 3 for ASVAB: 25 questions, explained answers, and a review routine.

These questions are for study practice only and are not official exam questions.

Question 1

1

Which material is generally a good electrical conductor?

Question 2

2

In The instructions were explicit, explicit most nearly means what?

Question 3

3

A worker uses 5/8 of a 32-foot board. How many feet remain?

Question 4

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Original passage: The warehouse introduced numbered aisles after visitors repeatedly asked for directions. The numbers correspond to locations on a posted map. Which problem was the change intended to address?

Question 5

5

An ideal 12 V source is connected across a 6 ohm resistor. What current flows?

Question 6

6

In The crew must conserve fuel, conserve most nearly means what?

Question 7

7

A warehouse has 360 units. After shipping 25% of them, how many remain?

Question 8

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Original passage: During the morning shift, orders are grouped by destination before being loaded. This reduces the number of stops at which cargo must be rearranged. Why are orders grouped?

Question 9

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Two identical 8 ohm resistors are connected in parallel. What is their equivalent resistance?

Question 10

10

In The team devised a new schedule, devised most nearly means what?

Question 11

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A $240 tool is discounted by 15%. What is the sale price before tax?

Question 12

12

Original passage: The manual recommends checking tire pressure when tires are cool because driving can warm the air inside and change the reading. Why does the manual specify cool tires?

Question 13

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A hydraulic system has an input piston area of 2 square inches and an output area of 10 square inches. Ignoring losses, what output force results from a 20-pound input force?

Question 14

14

In The worker remained vigilant, vigilant most nearly means what?

Question 15

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A price increases by 20% and then decreases by 20%. If it began at $100, what is the final price?

Question 16

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Original passage: The new storage bins are transparent. Workers can see when supplies are low without opening each bin, which makes daily checks faster. What is the main benefit described?

Question 17

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Which tool is designed primarily to measure an object's outside diameter precisely?

Question 18

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In The procedure is mandatory, mandatory most nearly means what?

Question 19

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A machine makes 120 parts per hour, and 5% are defective. How many nondefective parts are expected in 2 hours at that rate?

Question 20

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Original passage: The route is shorter through the hills, but heavy vehicles use the valley road because the bridge on the hill route has a lower posted weight limit. Why do heavy vehicles take the longer route?

Question 21

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Which tool is best suited to tightening a hexagonal nut of the correct size?

Question 22

22

In The officer asked for an accurate count, accurate most nearly means what?

Question 23

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A rectangular field measures 45 m by 30 m. What is its perimeter?

Question 24

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Original passage: The survey found that experienced operators completed the task faster than new operators. It did not measure accuracy. Which claim goes beyond the evidence?

Question 25

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Which process transfers heat through direct molecular interaction in a solid metal bar?

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