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My boyfriend has taken the practice test and since he did poorly he was told to study the ASAVB for Dummies book. He is a foreigner (he is a permanent resident) but his English is very limited. While studying, are there any extra thing he could be studying for the English vocab? While taking the practice test he didn't understand the questions. Any advice for foreigners would be helpful. Thanks!
The ASVAB AFQT score is comprised from four of the nine ASVAB subtests: Paragraph Comprehension, Word Knowledge, Arithmetic Reasoning and Mathematics Knowledge.
Your boyfriend will have to concentrate his study efforts on Word Knowledge (vocabulary), and paragraph comprehension (reading comprehension). He may wish to consider taking a few English as a Second Language courses, or possibly some vocabulary and reading courses at a local college.
I have a new book coming out, "ASVAB AFQT For Dummies," that may help, but it won't be out until December.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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