Free ASVAB practice test

Your AFQT, the score that decides whether you can enlist, comes from four ASVAB subtests: Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Word Knowledge (WK), Paragraph Comprehension (PC) and Mathematics Knowledge (MK). This test covers exactly those four, in the order of the paper ASVAB, with the difficulty rising inside each block.

It is shorter than the real thing: 50 questions in 40 minutes, which is about 48 seconds a question, close to the pace of the paper test. There is no calculator, as on the real ASVAB. Every question is original to LifeScore; none comes from the ASVAB.

Blanks count as wrong, so a quick guess beats a skip. On the real ASVAB there is no penalty for a wrong answer either.

The AFQT is a percentile: an AFQT of 50 means you scored higher than half of a national reference group. We estimate yours from your score on this test, weighting the verbal subtests double, as the real formula does. Treat it as a rough guide: the Department of Defense scores each real test form with its own tables, and the real percentile can differ by several points.

Branch minimums are commonly reported at 31 for the Army, 32 for the Marine Corps, 35 for the Navy, 36 for the Air Force and 40 for the Coast Guard, with higher minimums for applicants without a high school diploma. Sources disagree and services change them, so confirm yours with a recruiter. See what is a good ASVAB score for the full table, or enter your own subject scores in the AFQT score calculator.

Yes, and faster than most people expect, because the AFQT rewards the basics: word meanings, reading for the point, percent and ratio word problems, and algebra and geometry rules from high school. Most of the gain comes from fixing two or three weak topics, not from cramming everything. How to pass the ASVAB sets out a one-week plan.

The prep pack explains every answer, shows your time on each question, adds two more full practice tests and builds a 7-day plan around your weakest AFQT subject.