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This free ASVAB practice test focuses on the four subtests that make up your AFQT enlistment score — Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge, and Paragraph Comprehension — with cited explanations for every question.

  • CAT-ASVAB (adaptive) or paper form
  • AFQT reported as a 1–99 percentile
  • no universal passing score
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Questions written from the published ASVAB subtest structure and AFQT composition (Official ASVAB, U.S. Department of Defense); not official ASVAB items. Internal QuizCram practice target. The ASVAB has no passing score — the AFQT is reported as a percentile from 1 to 99 and each service branch sets its own minimum.

Your AFQT score

What AFQT score do you need to enlist?

Your AFQT is a percentile from 1 to 99. There is no single passing score: each branch sets its own minimum, inside two limits set by federal law.

  1. V1–9
  2. IVC10–15
  3. IVB16–20
  4. IVA21–30
  5. IIIB31–49
  6. IIIA50–64
  7. II65–92
  8. I93–99
  • 10 to 30By law, recruits scoring in this range can be at most 4% of a branch’s enlistments each year (up to 20% if the Secretary of Defense allows), so these places are few.
  • 31 or higherNeeded by law if you don’t have a high-school diploma, unless the branch needs recruits to meet its strength.
  • Your branchEach branch sets its own minimum and changes it with recruiting needs. Ask a recruiter for the current number for the branch and job you want.

Categories from the official ASVAB site; limits from 10 U.S.C. § 520. Checked October 30, 2026.

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The 6 areas of the ASVAB and their weights

Share of scored questions per area, from the the official ASVAB blueprint (CAT-ASVAB scored questions per subtest). All 300 questions in this bank are filed under these areas.

  • General science18% of the exam
  • Arithmetic reasoning18% of the exam
  • Word knowledge18% of the exam
  • Paragraph comprehension12% of the exam
  • Mathematics knowledge18% of the exam
  • Mechanical comprehension18% of the exam

Source: Official ASVAB: CAT-ASVAB subtests and scored questions, checked October 14, 2026.

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How to pass the ASVAB

Learn each domain, drill until it’s automatic, then prove it in a timed mock exam.

  1. Step 1

    Prioritize the four AFQT subtests — Arithmetic Reasoning, Math Knowledge, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension

  2. Step 2

    AFQT is a percentile against a reference group, so speed and accuracy both matter

  3. Step 3

    Work the technical subtests only if your target job line score requires them

  4. Step 4

    Practice mental arithmetic: the adaptive form gives no going back once an item is answered

  5. Test day

    Book the real test once you clear the pass mark comfortably, twice in a row.

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  1. Written from the source. Every question is our own wording of a fact in the Official ASVAB: CAT-ASVAB subtests and scored questions, never copied from a real exam.
  2. Checked against its section. Each answer names the section it comes from, and the answer is checked against that text. Anything we cannot confirm there is not published.
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  4. Re-checked on changes. When the official ASVAB revises the source, the bank is audited again. Last update: November 6, 2026.

Questions written from the published ASVAB subtest structure and AFQT composition (Official ASVAB, U.S. Department of Defense); not official ASVAB items. Spot an error? Email [email protected] with the question; we check it against the source and fix confirmed errors. Editorial policy.

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There is no universal passing score. The AFQT percentile determines enlistment eligibility and each branch sets its own minimum, so check the requirement for the branch and job you want.

From four subtests: Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension and Word Knowledge. Verbal Expression combines the last two, then AFQT = 2 × VE + AR + MK, reported as a percentile.

Each branch sets its own minimum and changes it with recruiting conditions. With a high school diploma the commonly cited floors are about 31 for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Space Force, 32 for the Marine Corps and 36 for the Coast Guard, so confirm the current figure with a recruiter. Scoring 50 or higher places you in AFQT Category I-IIIA, which qualifies you for a wider selection of technical ratings and enlistment bonuses.

The computerized adaptive test (CAT-ASVAB) has 145 questions across 9 subtests with a 154-minute time limit, adapting item difficulty based on your answers. The traditional pencil-and-paper ASVAB has 225 questions with a fixed 149-minute time limit. Most MEPS test centers administer the CAT-ASVAB.

If you want to retake the ASVAB, you must wait 1 calendar month (30 days) after your first test. For a third attempt, you must wait another full calendar month. Any subsequent retakes require a 6-month waiting period. Your most recent score is the official score of record.

The four AFQT subtests (Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension) determine whether you are eligible to enlist. Technical subtests (General Science, Mechanical Comprehension, Electronics Information, Auto & Shop) determine which specific military job codes (MOS/AFSC/Ratings) you qualify for.

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It splits the questions across the exam's areas using the weights the official ASVAB publishes, then picks questions inside each area, favouring ones you missed before and never repeating one within a run. A retake is a new draw, so you will meet different questions. It is a practice mock exam, not an official replica of the real exam.

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