Arco Officer Candidate Tests

by Weiner, Solomon

• ISBN13: 9780028635439
• ISBN10: 0028635434
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Arco Pub

Summary

Contents include full-length sample tests, up-to-the-minute coverage of the latest test formats, 1,200 practice questions with explanations, and detailed job descriptions. Line drawings, charts and diagrams.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iii
PART 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES	1	(14)
Career Opportunities for Officers	3	(12)
Military Officer Occupations	3	(3)
General Qualification Requirements for a Commission	6	(2)
Pathways to Becoming an Officer	8	(2)
Basic Officer Training	10	(1)
Rank, Pay, and Benefits	11	(4)
PART 2 EARNING YOUR COMMISSION IN THE ARMED FORCES	15	(26)
Earning a Commission in the U.S. Army	17	(5)
Officer Candidate School (OCS)	17	(1)
Career Fields	18	(1)
Requirements and Qualifications	19	(3)
Earning a Commission in the U.S. Navy	22	(5)
Officer Candidate School and Technical Training	22	(2)
Career Fields	24	(1)
Requirements and Qualifications	24	(3)
Earning a Commission in the U.S. Air Force	27	(5)
Officer Training School (OTS)	28	(1)
Tour of Duty	29	(1)
Requirements and Qualifications	29	(3)
Earning a Commission in the U.S. Marine Corps	32	(4)
Officer Candidate School and Basic Training	32	(1)
Career Fields	33	(1)
Requirements and Qualifications	34	(2)
Earning a Commission in the U.S. Coast Guard	36	(5)
Officer Candidate School	36	(1)
Career Fields	36	(1)
Requirements and Qualifications	37	(4)
PART 3 MILITARY TESTS AND TESTING	41	(12)
Historical Background	43	(10)
World War I	43	(1)
World War II	43	(1)
After World War II	44	(1)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)	45	(2)
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT)	47	(1)
American College Test (ACT)	47	(1)
Air Force Qualifying Test (AFOQT)	47	(2)
Army Officer Candidate Test (OCT)	49	(1)
Alternate Army Flight Aptitude Selection Test (AFAST)	49	(1)
Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Selection Test Battery	50	(1)
Composite Scoring	51	(2)
PART 4 MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS AND MACHINE-SCORED ANSWER SHEETS	53	(14)
Multiple-Choice Tests	55	(3)
Alphabetical Options	56	(1)
Numerical Options	57	(1)
Chronological Options	57	(1)
Length of Option	57	(1)
Random Options	57	(1)
Machine-Scored Answer Sheets	58	(9)
Filling Out the Heading	63	(2)
Marking Your Answers	65	(2)
PART 5 PREPARING FOR AND TAKING THE TEST	67	(42)
Test-Taking Stratgies	69	(5)
Applying for the Test	69	(1)
Preparing for the Test	69	(1)
Guessing	70	(3)
Taking the Test	73	(1)
Types of Questions Used for Selecting Officer Candidates	74	(35)
Synonyms	74	(1)
Verbal Analogies	75	(3)
Reading Comprehension	78	(3)
Paragraph Comprehension	81	(2)
Sentence Comprehension	83	(3)
Arithmetic Reasoning	86	(3)
Math Knowledge	89	(8)
Data Interpretation	97	(2)
General Science	99	(2)
Electronics Information	101	(2)
Background for National and World Events	103	(1)
Mechanical Comprehension	104	(5)
PART 6 SUGGESTED STUDY PLAN FOR TEST PREPARATION	109	(10)
How to Use the Practice Exercises and Specimen Tests	111	(8)
U.S. Air Force	111	(2)
U.S. Army	113	(1)
U.S. Navy	114	(1)
U.S. Marine Corps	115	(1)
U.S. Coast Guard	116	(3)
PART 7 PRACTICE EXERCISES	119	(80)
Synonyms	125	(7)
Verbal Analogies	132	(4)
Reading Comprehension	136	(11)
Arithmetic Reasoning	147	(8)
Math Knowledge	155	(7)
Data Interpretation	162	(12)
General Science	174	(4)
Electronics Information	178	(5)
Background for National and World Events	183	(6)
Mechanical Comprehension	189	(10)
PART 8 KEY ANSWERS AND RATIONALE FOR PRACTICE EXERCISES	199	(34)
Synonyms	201	(1)
Verbal Analogies	202	(3)
Reading Comprehension	205	(4)
Arithmetic Reasoning	209	(4)
Math Knowledge	213	(4)
Data Interpretation	217	(3)
General Science	220	(3)
Electronics Information	223	(4)
Background for National and World Events	227	(3)
Mechanical Comprehension	230	(3)
PART 9 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OFFICER QUALIFYING TEST	233	(46)
Verbal Analogies	237	(4)
Arithmetic Reasoning	241	(4)
Reading Comprehension	245	(6)
Data Interpretation	251	(8)
Word Knowledge	259	(4)
Math Knowledge	263	(16)
Key Answers and Rationale for Subtests 1 through 6	267	(12)
PART 10 ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) AND OFFICER SELECTION BATTERY (OSB)	279	(52)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)	283	(26)
General Science	285	(4)
Arithmetic Reasoning	289	(4)
Word Knowledge	293	(4)
Paragraph Comprehension	297	(4)
Mathematics Knowledge	301	(4)
Electronics Information	305	(4)
United States Officer Selection Battery, Form 1 or 2	309	(22)
Specimen Test Items	311	(5)
Key Answers and Rationale for ASVAB Test Items	316	(11)
Key Answers and Rationale for Specimen Test Items on Subtest 2, Officer Selection Battery	327	(4)
PART 11 UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AVIATION SELECTION TEST BATTERY	331	(22)
Math/Verbal Test	335	(6)
Mechanical Comprehension Test	341	(6)
Tests 1 and 2 Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Selection Test Battery Key Answers and Rationale	347	(6)
PART 12 OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL DESCRIPTIONS AND CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS	353	(2)
Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations	355	(10)
Human Services Occupations	365	(1)
Media and Public Affairs Occupations	366	(2)
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Occupations	368	(3)
Health Care Occupations	371	(4)
Engineering, Science, and Technical Occupations	375	(10)
Service Occupations	385	(2)
Transportation Occupations	387	(3)
Combat Specialty Occupations	391