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AFOQT Prep Course Designed by: Capt Lyndon Bartlett Capt Tim Slechta Det 765, The Citadel Last updated: 19 August 2013 For questions or comments on the course email Capt Lyndon Bartlett at [email protected]. Bottom Line Principles… True for any section. Tempo Guessing = Good! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AFOQT Prep Course
Designed by: Capt Lyndon Bartlett
Capt Tim SlechtaDet 765, The Citadel
Last updated: 19 August 2013For questions or comments on the course email Capt Lyndon Bartlett at [email protected]
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Bottom Line Principles…True for any section
Tempo
Guessing = Good!
Know your strengths and use them
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Things to Know
The AFOQT is an acquired skill
Accurate practice and repetition are key
Reading and flash cards are key for verbal
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Overview
Discuss each section– Tempo– Strategies
Practice Math SectionBegin Math Crash Course
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Sections
Verbal AnalogiesArithmetic ReasoningWord KnowledgeMath KnowledgeInstrument ComprehensionBlock CountingTable Reading
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Sections
Aviation InformationGeneral ScienceRotated BlocksHidden FiguresSelf-Evaluation (non-graded)
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Sections
Verbal AnalogiesArithmetic ReasoningWord KnowledgeMath KnowledgeInstrument ComprehensionBlock CountingTable Reading
Required to commission
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SectionsNew Composite Scores as of 14 Feb 2013
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SectionsQ’s Time Q’s/min
Verbal Analogies 25 8 min >3Arithmetic Reasoning 25 29 min <1Word Knowledge 25 5 min 5Math Knowledge 25 22 min >1
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What to Expect
No CalculatorsNo need to bring anythingMultiple Choice Questions
4-5 choices100 classroomSpaced out evenly across the desksTiming of the test
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Arithmetic Reasoning Diagnostic
• Designed to mirror test conditions• Do your best to answer 25 questions in 29 minutes• 5 questions per slide to help establish tempo
Remember- Time Management is KEY!
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PREPARE TO TEST
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1. Tim weighs 243 pounds. If he loses 3 pounds per week, how much will he weigh in 7 weeks?A. 211B. 222C. 231D. 240E. 247
2. Grant reads three hardcover mysteries and four soft cover mysteries. He reads three times as many nonfiction books as he did mysteries. How many nonfiction books did Grant read?
A. 6B. 9C. 12D. 18E. 21
3. A restaurant bill without tax and tip comes to $38.40. If a 15% tip is included after a 6% tax is added to the amount, how much is the tip?
A. $6.11B. $5.76C. $5.15D. $2.30E. $1.15
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4. If a car uses 1.5 gallons of gas every 30 miles, how many miles can be driven with 6 gallons of gas?
A. 100B. 110C. 120D. 130E. 140
5. A blueprint has a scale of 3 feet per ½ inch. If a bathroom is 1 ½ inches x 2 inches, what are its actual dimensions?
A. 4 ½ feet x 6 feetB. 6 feet x 7 ½ feetC. 7 ½ feet x 9 feetD. 8 ½ feet x 8 ½ feetE. 9 feet x 12 feet
6. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly packed with bricks whose dimensions are 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches. The number of bricks in the bin is
A. 54B. 324C. 648D. 1072E. 1296
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7. Sophie casts a shadow 5 feet long. Her father, who is 6 feet tall, casts a shadow 8 feet long. How tall is Sophie?
A. 6 feet 8 inchesB. 4 feet 10 inchesC. 4 feet 6 inchesD. 3 feet 9 inchesE. 2 feet 3 inches
8. If 2.5 centimeters = 1 inch, and 36 inches = 1 yard, how many centimeters are in 1 yard?A. 14B. 25C. 70D. 80E. 90
9. A class of 198 recruits hail from Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. If 1/3 are from Georgia and ¼ of the remainder are from North Carolina, how many of the recruits in the class are from South Carolina?
A. 198B. 165C. 132D. 99E. 66
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10. How many gallons of water will be contained in a rectangular tank that measures 2 feet in width, 3 feet in length, and 1 foot 8 inches in depth (assume 1 cu ft = 7.48 gal)
A. 110B. 75C. 66.6D. 55E. 45
11. A security guard must check a particular room every 45 minutes. If he first checks the area as he begins a 9-hour tour of duty, how many times will he have check this storage area?
A. 13B. 12C. 11D. 10
12. A sport’s fan spent a total of $385 on baseball tickets. If only $5 and $6 tickets were bought, and there was an equal number at each price, how many $5 tickets were bought?
A. 35B. 47C. 56D. 72E. 90
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13. If a car can travel 300 miles in 4 ½ hours, how far can it travel in 45 minutes?A. 50B. 55C. 60D. 62E. 68
14. A runner runs 5 miles per hour for 4 hours. If one inch equals 10 miles on a map, how far has the runner traveled on the map?
A. 1 inchB. 1.5 inchesC. 1.8 inchesD. 2 inchesE. 2.3 inches
15. Lt Bartlett is a badass and spent 2 hours doing pushups, 1 hour doing sprints, and 1.5 hours benching 400 lbs. What percentage of time was spent sprinting?
A. 44 percentB. 37 percentC. 33 percentD. 22 percent E. 11 percent
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16. What is the volume of a container that is 40 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 24 inches wide?A. 120B. 200C. 240D. 300E. 350
17. A butcher made 22 ½ lbs of beef into hamburger and wrapped it in 1 ¼ lb packages. How many packages did he make?
A. 15B. 16C. 17D. 18E. 19
18. If 15 cans of food are needed for 6 adults for 2 days, the number of cans needed for 4 adults for 5 days is
A. 10B. 15C. 20D. 25E. 30
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19. Many European cars feature speedometers that show kilometers per hour. If you are required to drive 500 miles, and you know that 1 kilometer is approximately 5/8 of a mile, how many kilometers would you cover in that journey?
A. 625B. 800C. 850D. 1000
20. A pole 12 feet high has a shadow 4 feet long. A nearby pole is 24 feet high. How long is its shadow?
A. 4 feetB. 8 feetC. 12 feetD. 16 feet
21. A man deposited a check for $1000 to open an account. Shortly after that, he withdrew $400.00 and then $541.20. How much did he have left in his account?
A. $56.72B. $58.80C. $59.09D. $60.60
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22. The school enrollment is 1700. Eighteen percent of students study French, 25% study Spanish, 12% study Italian, 15% study German, and the rest study no foreign language. Assuming that each student may only study one language, how many students do not study any foreign language?
A. 510B. 520C. 530D. 540E. 550
23. Four men working together can create a trench in 42 days. They begin the job, but one man works only half days. How long will it take to complete the job?
A. 46 daysB. 48 daysC. 50 daysD. 52 daysE. 54 days
24. A propane tank holds 20 gallons of gas. When the gauge reads ¼ full, how many gallons are needed to fill the tank?
A. 16B. 15C. 10D. 5E. 4
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25. The pilgrims set sail for Plymouth Rock, a distance of approximately 2800 miles, in 63 days. The average speed in miles per hour was closest to which one of the following?
A. ½B. 1C. 2D. 3E. 4
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Answers
1. B2. E3. A4. C5. E6. C7. D8. E9. D
10. B11. A12. A13. A14. D15. D16. C17. D18. D
19. B20. B21. B22. C23. B24. B25. C
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Review
Difficulty?
Timing?
No Calculator?
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1. Tim weighs 243 pounds. If he loses 3 pounds per week, how much will he weigh in 7 weeks?A. 211B. 222C. 231D. 240E. 247
2. Grant reads three hardcover mysteries and four soft cover mysteries. He reads three times as many nonfiction books as he did mysteries. How many nonfiction books did Grant read?
A. 6B. 9C. 12D. 18E. 21
3. A restaurant bill without tax and tip comes to $38.40. If a 15% tip is included after a 6% tax is added to the amount, how much is the tip?
A. $6.11B. $5.76C. $5.15D. $2.30E. $1.15
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4. If a car uses 1.5 gallons of gas every 30 miles, how many miles can be driven with 6 gallons of gas?
A. 100B. 110C. 120D. 130E. 140
5. A blueprint has a scale of 3 feet per ½ inch. If a bathroom is 1 ½ inches x 2 inches, what are its actual dimensions?
A. 4 ½ feet x 6 feetB. 6 feet x 7 ½ feetC. 7 ½ feet x 9 feetD. 8 ½ feet x 8 ½ feetE. 9 feet x 12 feet
6. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly packed with bricks whose dimensions are 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 inches. The number of bricks in the bin is
A. 54B. 324C. 648D. 1072E. 1296
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7. Sophie casts a shadow 5 feet long. Her father, who is 6 feet tall, casts a shadow 8 feet long. How tall is Sophie?
A. 6 feet 8 inchesB. 4 feet 10 inchesC. 4 feet 6 inchesD. 3 feet 9 inchesE. 2 feet 3 inches
8. If 2.5 centimeters = 1 inch, and 36 inches = 1 yard, how many centimeters are in 1 yard?A. 14B. 25C. 70D. 80E. 90
9. A class of 198 recruits consists of three racial and ethnic groups. If 1/3 are black and ¼ of the remainder are Hispanic, how many of the recruits in the class are white?
A. 198B. 165C. 132D. 99E. 66
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10. How many gallons of water will be contained in a rectangular tank that measures 2 feet in width, 3 feet in length, and 1 foot 8 inches in depth?
A. 110B. 75C. 66.6D. 55E. 45
11. A security guard must check a particular room every 45 minutes. If he first checks the area as he begins a 9-hour tour of duty, how many times will he have check this storage area?
A. 13B. 12C. 11D. 10
12. A sport’s fan spent a total of $385 on baseball tickets. If only $5 and $6 tickets were bought, and there was an equal number at each price, how many $5 tickets were bought?
A. 35B. 47C. 56D. 72E. 90
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13. If a car can travel 300 miles in 4 ½ hours, how far can it travel in 45 minutes?A. 50B. 55C. 60D. 62E. 68
14. A runner runs 5 miles per hour for 4 hours. If one inch equals 10 miles on a map, how far has the runner traveled on the map?
A. 1 inchB. 1.5 inchesC. 1.8 inchesD. 2 inchesE. 2.3 inches
15. Lt Bartlett is a badass and spent 2 hours doing pushups, 1 hour doing sprints, and 1.5 hours benching 400 lbs. What percentage of time was spent sprinting?
A. 44 percentB. 37 percentC. 33 percentD. 22 percent E. 11 percent
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16. What is the volume of a container that is 40 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 24 inches wide?A. 120B. 200C. 240D. 300E. 350
17. A butcher made 22 ½ lbs of beef into hamburger and wrapped it in 1 ¼ lb packages. How many packages did he make?
A. 15B. 16C. 17D. 18E. 19
18. If 15 cans of food are needed for 6 adults for 2 days, the number of cans needed for 4 adults for 5 days is
A. 10B. 15C. 20D. 25E. 30
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19. Many European cars feature speedometers that show kilometers per hour. If you are required to drive 500 miles, and you know that 1 kilometer is approximately 5/8 of a mile, how many kilometers would you cover in that journey?
A. 625B. 800C. 850D. 1000
20. A pole 12 feet high has a shadow 4 feet long. A nearby pole is 24 feet high. How long is its shadow?
A. 4 feetB. 8 feetC. 12 feetD. 16 feet
21. A man deposited a check for $1000 to open an account. Shortly after that, he withdrew $400.00 and then $541.20. How much did he have left in his account?
A. $56.72B. $58.80C. $59.09D. $60.60
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22. The school enrollment is 1700. Eighteen percent of students study French, 25% study Spanish, 12% study Italian, 15% study German, and the rest study no foreign language. Assuming that each student may only study one language, how many students do not study any foreign language?
A. 510B. 520C. 530D. 540E. 550
23. Four men working together can create a trench in 42 days. They begin the job, but one man works only half days. How long will it take to complete the job?
A. 46 daysB. 48 daysC. 50 daysD. 52 daysE. 54 days
24. A propane tank holds 20 gallons of gas. When the gauge reads ¼ full, how many gallons are needed to fill the tank?
A. 16B. 15C. 10D. 5E. 4
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25. The pilgrims set sail for Plymouth Rock, a distance of approximately 2800 miles, in 63 days. The average speed in miles per hour was closest to which one of the following?
A. ½B. 1C. 2D. 3E. 4
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Word Knowledge Diagnostic
25 Questions – 5 Minutes
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Prepare to Test
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1. Concoct: A. Make upB. Throw awayC. Go throughD. Walk around
2. Assimilate:A. To take inB. To make fun ofC. To rob ofD. To ignore
3. Inculcate:A. To instillB. To rebukeC. To speak againstD. To talk about
4. Degradation:A. HappinessB. AngerC. CelebrationD. Poverty
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5. SequentiallyA. SensiblyB. RandomlyC. In orderD. Out of order
6. InertA. LackingB. JoyfulC. AttentiveD. Pithy
7. QuandaryA. EmbodimentB. Perplexity C. DeceitD. Trite
8. RescindA. RevokeB. LowC. MangleD. Change
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9. Epitome A. PredictableB. EmbodimentC. GraphicD. Contradict
10. InsipidE. InspiringF. IntercedeG. DullH. Small
11. RenovateA. DestroyB. RestoreC. ReturnD. Go Around
12. SubmissiveA. MeekB. Not IntelligentC. Kind D. Strong
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13. DilemmaA. PunishmentB. DivisionC. DetectionD. Difficulty
14. CelestialA. MusicalB. HeavenlyC. StatelyD. Married
15. EminentA. NotedB. MoralC. FutureD. Distinguished
16. EdificeA. ToolB. BuildingC. GardenD. Mushroom
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17. ZealA. FervorB. SicklyC. HelplessD. Envious
18. SevereA. PowerfulB. AustereC. HappyD. Tortured
19. PilferA. StealB. WatchfulC. QuietD. Reserved
20. CurtA. BriefB. DisconnectedC. SolidD. Ruined
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21. SupplantA. SpendB. UniteC. RecallD. Replace
22. CorroborateA. ConfirmB. FinishC. TeamworkD. Ask
23. ShabbyA. DishonestB. VagueC. SeedyD. Nervous
24. PoachA. SquanderB. TrespassC. OutwitD. Bully
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25. GirdA. StareB. ThreshC. EncircleD. Perforate
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COMPLETE
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Answers1. A2. A3. A4. D5. C6. D7. B8. A9. B10. C11. B12. A13. D
14. B15. D16. B17. A18. B19. A20. A21. D22. A23. C24. B25. C