Barrons How to Prepare for the ASVAB: Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Book only) (Paperback)

~ Barron's Educational Series (Author) "The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB, is a series of ten subtests that measures your ability in separate career areas and provides an..." (more)
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Young men and women planning to join the United States armed forces must take and pass the ASVAB test battery as a prerequisite to entering military service. Test results are also used by the military to assess each recruit's aptitudes and skills, and as such, serve as pointers for specialized training. This valuable manual presents an overview of the ASVAB, recommends score-improving test-taking techniques, and offers four full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained. It also contains subject reviews in all ASVAB test areas, which include general science, math, paragraph composition and word knowledge, electricity and electronics, automotive maintenance and repair, shop tools and materials, and basic mechanics. A final chapter helps test-takers analyze their practice test scores and assess their job opportunity prospects when they join the military services.

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Choose Barron’s Method for Success on the ASVAB

Read this book’s overview of the test and understand how it is scored

Take a practice test and score your results

Use this book’s subject reviews to brush up on your weak areas

Take and score the book’s remaining practice tests to measure your progress

Review the answers and explanations for all test questions

It’s Your Path To a Higher Test Score

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 8 edition (June 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764132814
• ISBN-13: 978-0764132810
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,870 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the BEST book for ASVAB test prep out there!, May 14, 2006

By	Retread "Bulldog" - See all my reviews

I looked at all the books available, and this has the most up-to-date information on both study review material and the test itself. It's better written, too, and easier to understand.

The ASVAB has been updated and changed--many other books are still trying to prepare readers for a previous version of the test with outdated information. This 8th edition is great!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Was a great prep for the real test, April 19, 2004

By	Bette Anne Swaringen (Shelby, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the ASVAB (with CD-ROM) (Paperback)

I felt that this book was given a few bad reviews, so I thought I would respond.

I would like to preface this review by saying that I have been out of High School for 5 years, so I decided I needed a "Refresher Course" on my Math skills. When I first became interested in the Military, I took an ASVAB practice test and received a 77. I then decided that this score would not be acceptable, so I decided to study for the real test. I "studied" (meaning I took a few of the practice tests) for about 3 weeks. I have to say that the practice test was much harder than the real test, and I felt very prepared for the Real ASVAB. Well, I took the "Real" ASVAB and got a 98 AFQT and a 130 GT. Needless to say, I was very pleased with how this book gave me a needed refresher to some basic skills.

I also wanted to respond to a previous reviewer that commented that "None of the practice questions were on the real test." It is supposed to be a preparation for the real test using SIMILAR EXAMPLES of the Real test questions, not actual questions. I did find a couple questions that were very similar to questions in this book, but that is purely coincidental.

Also, my copy did not have the CD-Rom, so I cannot comment on its usefulness.

I only used the part of the book with the Practice Tests, not the review sections, so I cannot comment on the other sections usefulness.

Overall, I recommend this title!

Good Luck to everyone who is interested in joining the Armed Forces!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful!, May 3, 2008

By	Robert J. Reyes "Phoenix" (Hagatna, Guam United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Clear and insightful! I tutor the ASVAB and I use this book as homework for my students. I have had a 100% success rate using this book.