ASVAB
4 months
6 Students
7 Lessons
Any other organization would call this section of the ASVAB the Reading Compre- hension subtest, but the Department of Defense is a stickler for precision. You’ll be reading paragraphs, darn it, so you’re being tested on how well you understand paragraphs! Not words, not sentences, not essays, but paragraphs! Don’t you just love the military way? One thing you get from military boot camp is that comprehending the drill sergeant’s orders and the information in your instruction manuals is important. The ability to read and understand the written directions in your basic training manual can save you and your bud- dies hundreds of push-ups. Trust me on this one. The Paragraph Comprehension subtest measures your ability to understand what you read and draw conclusions from that material. It contains a number of reading passages and questions about those passages.
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The Paragraph Comprehension subtest is an important part of your AFQT score, which is the most important score because it determines whether a particular branch of service lets you join. The score is so important that I plan to keep on repeating it until you’re mumbling, “The AFQT is the most important score,” in your sleep. You’d be surprised at how many diverse military jobs require a decent score on the Paragraph Comprehension subtest. But think about it for a moment: If the directions in a military recipe make you rub your eyes and mumble to yourself, how are you going to cook a meal for 2,000 troops? (Assuming you want to become a military cook, that is.) Table 5-1 shows the military job qualification line scores that are calculated by using your Paragraph Comprehension subtest score.
