FIGURE 6 ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST - AFQT - 1950

Sample Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Block-Counting,
and Spatial Items from AFQT-1a.

30.

The tie was not appropriate.
(A) attractive
(B) expensive
(C) necessary
(D) suitable

37. If a boat carries 24 times as much as a plane, how many planes are needed to carry the goods from 6 such boats?
(A) 204
(B) 144
(C) 6
(D) 4

31.

. He was bewildered.
(A) angry
(B) anxious
(C) confused
(D) disgusted

38. If railroad fares are increased 20%, how much more will you pay on a $15.00 ticket?
(A) $3.00
(B) $2.00
(C) $1.50
(D) $.75

32.

Food supplies were abundant on the island.
(A) available
(B) limited
(C) plentiful
(D) scarce

figure 6

Source: Zeidnet, J. & Drucker, A. (1983, March). Behavioral Science in the Army: A Corporate History of the Army Research Institute. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. (p.51).
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