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This free AFOQT practice test has 15 questions written by the StudyPDF team for the five verbal and math subtests: verbal analogies, arithmetic reasoning, word knowledge, math knowledge and reading comprehension, three questions each. Answer all 15, then check your score and read the explanation for every question. It leaves out the subtests that depend on figures, dials or tables.
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1.Sieve is to strain as magnet is to:
- A. melt
- B. measure
- C. attract
- D. dissolve
Answer: C. attract
Each pair links a tool to its function: a sieve strains solids out of a liquid, and a magnet attracts iron and some other metals. A magnet does not melt, measure or dissolve anything.
2.A drone flies 135 miles in 1.5 hours at a steady speed. At that speed, how far does it fly in 4 hours?
- A. 360 miles
- B. 405 miles
- C. 450 miles
- D. 540 miles
Answer: A. 360 miles
Find the rate first: 135 miles divided by 1.5 hours is 90 miles per hour. In 4 hours the drone covers 90 times 4, which is 360 miles. The 405-mile option triples 135, which would be 4.5 hours, not 4.
3.DEARTH most nearly means:
- A. abundance
- B. scarcity
- C. delay
- D. rumor
Answer: B. scarcity
A dearth is a lack or shortage, so scarcity is the closest match, as in a dearth of volunteers. Abundance is the opposite. When you do not know a word, try it in a sentence and see which option keeps the meaning.
4.Which expression is the factored form of x^2 - 5x + 6?
- A. (x + 2)(x + 3)
- B. (x - 1)(x - 6)
- C. (x + 1)(x - 6)
- D. (x - 2)(x - 3)
Answer: D. (x - 2)(x - 3)
Look for two numbers that multiply to 6 and add to -5: -2 and -3 do both. Expanding (x - 2)(x - 3) gives x^2 - 3x - 2x + 6, which is the original. The (x + 2)(x + 3) option has the right product but the wrong sign on the middle term.
5.Complete the analogy.
A barometer is to pressure as an odometer is to _____.
Options for blank 1: distance, speed, fuel, direction
Answer: distance
Each is an instrument paired with the quantity it measures. A barometer measures air pressure and an odometer measures distance traveled. A speedometer measures speed, a fuel gauge shows fuel and a compass shows direction.
6.Read the passage: Forecasts for tomorrow are right far more often than forecasts for ten days out. The atmosphere is a chaotic system, so tiny errors in today's measurements grow as a model runs forward in time. Better satellites and faster computers have pushed useful forecasts somewhat further out, but they have not removed the limit. What is the main idea of the passage?
- A. Satellites have made ten-day forecasts as reliable as one-day forecasts.
- B. Forecasts get less reliable the further ahead they reach, and better tools only partly change that.
- C. Meteorologists disagree about which computer model is best.
- D. Measurement errors can be removed completely with enough data.
Answer: B. Forecasts get less reliable the further ahead they reach, and better tools only partly change that.
A main idea has to cover the whole passage: accuracy falls with distance, the reason is growing error, and technology helps but does not remove the limit. The other options contradict the passage or add claims it never makes, such as a debate over models.
7.Which words are closest in meaning to VERBOSE? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply.
- A. wordy
- B. terse
- C. long-winded
- D. vague
- E. silent
Answer: A. wordy, C. long-winded
Verbose describes speech or writing that uses more words than it needs, so wordy and long-winded both fit. Terse is the opposite, using very few words. Vague means unclear, which is a different problem, and silent means no speech at all.
8.A unit's monthly fuel allowance of 8,000 gallons is cut by 15 percent. The next month the reduced amount is raised by 10 percent. What is the allowance after both changes?
- A. 6,800 gallons
- B. 7,200 gallons
- C. 7,480 gallons
- D. 7,600 gallons
Answer: C. 7,480 gallons
Apply each change to the amount at that moment. A 15 percent cut leaves 85 percent of 8,000, which is 6,800. A 10 percent raise on 6,800 adds 680, giving 7,480 gallons. The 7,600 option treats the changes as a net 5 percent cut of the original, but percentages applied one after another do not simply add, and 6,800 forgets the raise.
9.Complete the sentence.
The interior angles of a hexagon add up to _____ degrees.
Options for blank 1: 540, 720, 900, 1080
Answer: 720
A polygon with n sides can be cut into n minus 2 triangles, and each triangle adds up to 180 degrees. A hexagon has 6 sides, so 4 triangles: 4 times 180 is 720. The 540 option is the pentagon total, and 1080 is the octagon total.
10.Read the passage: When the base switched from paper checklists to a tablet app, the maintenance crew expected faster inspections. In the first month, average inspection time rose by about ten minutes, mostly because crews were still learning where each item lived in the app. By the third month, times had dropped below the old average, and fewer steps were missed. Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?
- A. The app was a mistake and should be dropped.
- B. Paper checklists caused most missed steps because they were too long.
- C. New technology always makes inspections slower.
- D. The slowdown was temporary and tied to learning the new tool.
Answer: D. The slowdown was temporary and tied to learning the new tool.
The passage ties the first-month slowdown to learning where items live in the app, and times later fell below the old average, so the slowdown was temporary. Nothing says why paper checklists missed steps, and always goes far beyond what one base's experience can show.
11.ABATE most nearly means:
- A. to lessen
- B. to repeat
- C. to confirm
- D. to hide
Answer: A. to lessen
To abate is to grow less intense, as when a storm abates. Repeat, confirm and hide do not describe a drop in strength.
12.Which of the following equal one fourth? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply.
- A. 0.25
- B. 2/6
- C. 25 percent
- D. 3/12
- E. 0.4
Answer: A. 0.25, C. 25 percent, D. 3/12
0.25 is 25 hundredths, which is one fourth, and 25 percent means 25 out of 100, the same value. 3/12 reduces to 1/4. 2/6 reduces to 1/3, and 0.4 is two fifths.
13.Sonnet is to poetry as sonata is to:
- A. instrument
- B. concert
- C. composer
- D. music
Answer: D. music
A sonnet is one form of poetry and a sonata is one form of music, so the relationship is example to category. A sonata is played on an instrument and written by a composer, but those are different relationships from the one in the stem.
14.Read the passage: Sleep researchers have found that memory for new material improves when a person sleeps soon after learning it. In one study, volunteers learned a list of word pairs in the evening. Those who slept that night recalled more pairs the next morning than those who stayed awake and were tested after the same number of hours. The researchers cautioned that the study was small and that recall may also depend on how the words were learned. Which statements does the passage support? Select all that apply.
Select all that apply.
- A. Staying awake improves memory for word pairs.
- B. Sleeping after learning was linked to better recall in this study.
- C. Every person needs eight hours of sleep to remember new words.
- D. The researchers noted that the study was small.
- E. Recall may also depend on how the words were learned.
Answer: B. Sleeping after learning was linked to better recall in this study., D. The researchers noted that the study was small., E. Recall may also depend on how the words were learned.
The passage reports better recall after sleep, says the researchers cautioned that the study was small and says recall may depend on how the words were learned. It never mentions eight hours, and the awake group did worse, so the first option reverses the finding.
15.Complete the sentence.
A crew paints 3/5 of a hangar wall in 6 hours at a steady pace. Painting the whole wall at that pace takes _____ hours.
Options for blank 1: 8, 9, 10, 12
Answer: 10
If 3/5 of the wall takes 6 hours, then 1/5 takes 2 hours, so the whole wall takes 5 times 2, which is 10 hours. Dividing 6 by 3/5 gives the same result.
What the AFOQT is and what this page practices
The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test, or AFOQT, measures aptitudes the Air Force uses to select candidates for officer commissioning programs. According to the Air Force's own information pamphlet, the test is built from 12 subtests, and the subtest scores are combined into composites that help predict success in certain training programs. That pamphlet was updated on August 1, 2015, and describes Form T, which took effect on August 1, 2014. The Air Force can change the test, so check its current prep page before you rely on any number on this page.
This sampler practices five subtests that the pamphlet lists with 25 questions each: Verbal Analogies, Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Math Knowledge and Reading Comprehension. The pamphlet gives testing times of 8, 29, 5, 22 and 38 minutes for them. That works out to roughly 19 seconds per analogy, 70 seconds per arithmetic problem, 12 seconds per vocabulary item, 53 seconds per math problem and 91 seconds per reading question. Word Knowledge is by far the fastest section, so it rewards words you already know, not time spent puzzling over a word you do not.
In that pamphlet, the Verbal composite draws on Verbal Analogies, Word Knowledge and Reading Comprehension, and the Quantitative composite draws on Arithmetic Reasoning and Math Knowledge. Which composites matter for you, and the minimum scores, depend on the program you apply to. This page gives no cutoff scores. Ask your recruiter or program office for the current requirements.
How to use this sampler
The 15 questions rotate through the five subtests, three each. Take them in one sitting and work the arithmetic by hand on scratch paper, which the pamphlet says is provided on test day. Then read the explanation for every question, including the ones you got right. The pamphlet also notes that most real items prove more difficult than its own samples, so treat a high score here as a good start, not a prediction.
The five real subtests covered here are multiple choice with four or five options and one best answer, and the pamphlet says you lose no points for a wrong answer, so never leave an item blank. This sampler uses four options on its single-answer questions and also includes select-all and fill-in-the-blank questions, because they make you commit to a full idea. Treat those as study tools, not a preview of the test screen.
A few habits help on each subtest. For analogies, say the relationship as a sentence before you look at the options. For word knowledge, use roots and decide whether the word is positive or negative. For arithmetic reasoning, write down what the question asks before you calculate. For reading comprehension, answer from the passage, not from what you already know about the topic.
This sampler leaves out the subtests that depend on pictures, dials, tables or personal judgment, such as Block Counting, Table Reading and Instrument Comprehension, and the Situational Judgment and Self-Description sections. For those, the Air Force's AFOQT prep page links its information pamphlet and its official AFOQT and TBAS test software, called OATTS.
How to build more practice tests from your own materials
Fifteen questions can show you whether the verbal or the math side needs more work. They cannot get you ready on their own, and a generic set does not know which study book you use or which mistakes you keep repeating.
StudyPDF works from your material instead. Upload your AFOQT study book, your own notes or the vocabulary lists you have built. Then press New material, pick a practice test, choose those files as the sources and set how long it should be. You get a test written from those exact pages, and every explanation cites where the answer comes from.
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You do not have to upload anything to start. Name a topic instead, for example ratio word problems or word roots, and you get practice questions on it. Starting is free.
Written by the StudyPDF team. Last updated August 19, 2026.
Good to know
Is this AFOQT practice test free?
Yes. All 15 questions, the score screen and every explanation are free. There is no paywall on this page.
How long is the AFOQT, and how many questions are in each subtest?
In the Air Force's information pamphlet for Form T, updated August 2015, each of the five subtests on this page has 25 questions, and a full sitting takes 4 hours and 47.5 minutes including instructions and breaks, of which 3 hours and 36.5 minutes is testing time. The Air Force can change the test, so confirm the current format with your program office.
What score do I need on the AFOQT?
There is no single pass mark. The test produces several composite scores, and which ones count and what minimum you need depend on the commissioning program and can change over time. This page gives no cutoffs, because a number copied from a forum can be out of date. Ask your recruiter or the program you are applying to for the current requirement.
Are these real AFOQT questions, and where can I find official practice?
They are not real questions. The StudyPDF team wrote all 15 in the style of the five subtests, and StudyPDF is not affiliated with the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense or any test maker. For official material, the Air Force's AFOQT prep page links its information pamphlet and its Official AFOQT and TBAS Test Software (OATTS), which it describes as authorized for preparation.