AFOQT · Verbal and CSO composites
Word Knowledge
Word Knowledge is the AFOQT subtest in which you pick, among five options, the word closest in meaning to a word in capitals.
- Items
- 25
- Time
- 5 minutes
- Answer options
- 5
- Composites
- CSO, Academic Aptitude, Verbal (not Pilot or ABM)
- Guessing penalty
- None
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The subtest
Measures
The subtest measures vocabulary. It counts toward the CSO, Academic Aptitude and Verbal composites, and toward neither the Pilot nor the ABM composite.
Format
The pace is 12 seconds per item.
Scoring
The score is the number of correct answers, and a wrong answer costs nothing. Composites are reported as percentiles from 1 to 99.
Free practice test
Item 1 of 5
FINITE most nearly means
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Answer: limited
Finite means having definite limits or an end, so the closest word is limited.
Dense means tightly packed, and spacious means roomy.
Steady means holding the same state, and curved means bent rather than straight.
Item 2 of 5
DEDUCE most nearly means
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Answer: conclude
To deduce is to reason from what is known, so the closest word is conclude.
Assume means taking as true without proof, and verify means checking that something is true.
Predict means to say what will happen, and misread means to read wrongly.
Item 3 of 5
QUANDARY most nearly means
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Answer: dilemma
A quandary is uncertainty about a hard choice, so the closest word is dilemma.
A mishap is a small accident, and a hardship is hard to bear.
An opportunity is a favorable chance, and a venture is a risky undertaking.
Item 4 of 5
PONDEROUS most nearly means
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Answer: cumbersome
Ponderous means heavy, slow and awkward, so the closest word is cumbersome.
Reflective means thoughtful, which fits ponder, not ponderous.
Towering means very tall, rickety means shaky, and decorative means meant to look attractive.
Item 5 of 5
INTRANSIGENT most nearly means
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Answer: stubborn
Intransigent means refusing to compromise or change position, so the closest word is stubborn.
Proud means holding a high opinion of oneself, and petty means fussing over small matters.
Tardy means late, and frail means weak.
The Frontline Forge trainer
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Instant feedback
Training mode shows the correct word after each answer and explains what the tested word means and why the other options miss. The clock stops until you press Next.
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The real format
Test mode runs 25 items in 5 minutes, the count and time of the real subtest, then reviews every item. The five items above come from a bank of 1,200 words, and every session draws 25 of them at random.
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Ranked against other test-takers
Each score is ranked against the scores of other test-takers. The Statistics page plots the ranking of every attempt, so you see whether you are beating more test-takers than before.