AFQT case studies
AFQT · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) is the enlistment-eligibility score the U.S. military derives from performance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB is described by its official program as a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military; the same source reports it is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students. Applicants do not register for a separate AFQT sitting - the score comes out of the ASVAB session they already take. The AFQT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,836 words.
1Sod Order for a One-Day Yard Job
The Riverside crew has one day to sod a rectangular yard measuring 48 feet by 30 feet. Sod arrives on pallets; each pallet covers 450 square feet and costs 137.
580 words, about 3 min2Community Garden Fencing and Topsoil Budget
A neighborhood association is rebuilding a rectangular community garden measuring 24 meters by 18 meters. A wood-chip path 1.5 meters wide runs inside the garden along all four edges, and everything inside the path is planting bed.
528 words, about 3 min3Reading a Machine Log: Two Words in Context
A shift supervisor at a packing plant is writing up a sealing unit for the maintenance log. Over three weeks the unit jammed 0, 4, 0, 0, 3, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 4, and 0 times on successive shifts.
564 words, about 3 min4Streetlight Upgrade at a Town Meeting
A small town replaced 1,200 sodium streetlights with LED fixtures at a cost of 310,000. The utility reports that electricity for street lighting fell from 96,000 to 38,000 a year, and maintenance calls dropped by half, saving another 14,000 annually.
610 words, about 3 min5Chicken Order for a Saturday Pickup
A church kitchen must prepare 220 servings of baked chicken for a Saturday 11:30 a.m. The standard recipe yields 30 servings and calls for 4.5 pounds of chicken thighs at $3.20 per pound.
554 words, about 3 min