Word Knowledge Practice

Below are Sample ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Practice Questions. Write down your answers as you go along, and once you reach the end of the Word Knowledge Practice Practice Test, check your answers with the answer sheet! Good luck!

Word Knowledge Practice Practice Questions

  1. ‘inhabit‘ most definitely means

    1. eaten
    2. caught
    3. live in
    4. driven
  2. ‘small‘ most nearly means
    1. fish
    2. tiny
    3. hot
    4. large
  3. Her ‘goal‘ is to complete five algebra classes
    1. assignment
    2. aim
    3. punishment
    4. duty
  4. In the principals office the boys began to ‘fidget‘
    1. laugh uncontrollably
    2. move about nervously
    3. speak quietly
    4. stomp loudly
  5. ‘gladiator‘ most nearly means
    1. crocodile
    2. explorer
    3. flower bed
    4. warrior
  6. ‘salary‘ most nearly means
    1. auction
    2. profit
    3. employment
    4. wage
  7. ‘massive‘ most nearly means
    1. full
    2. offensive
    3. huge
    4. strong
  8. ‘flaunt‘ most nearly means
    1. show off
    2. unflate
    3. reverse
    4. make defective
  9. ‘hoist‘ most nearly means
    1. boast
    2. dampen
    3. hold
    4. lift
  10. For a dog he seems very ‘choosy‘
    1. smart
    2. particular
    3. peculiar
    4. old
  11. My uncle was a ‘coroner‘
    1. medical examiner
    2. brass musician
    3. member of royalty
    4. police reporter
  12. ‘clumsy‘ most nearly means
    1. stupid
    2. awkward
    3. noisy
    4. backward
  13. ‘revival‘ most nearly means
    1. violation
    2. birth
    3. re-awakening
    4. remittance
  14. He heard the story ‘firsthand‘
    1. on the radio
    2. while eavesdropping
    3. yesterday
    4. from the source
  15. ‘energetic‘ most nearly means
    1. determined
    2. fast
    3. inportant
    4. active
  16. ‘fasten‘ most nearly means
    1. heat
    2. starve
    3. hurry
    4. lock
  17. His ‘respiration‘ was impaired
    1. recovery
    2. breathing
    3. pulsation
    4. sweating
  18. This job requires a ‘vigilant‘ attitude
    1. suspicious
    2. sensible
    3. watchful
    4. restless
  19. ‘Incidental‘ most nearly means
    1. independent
    2. infrequent
    3. casual
    4. needless
  20. To ‘succumb‘ most nearly means to
    1. yield
    2. check

    3. oppose
    4. aid

Word Knowledge Practice Practice Answer Sheet

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  1. C
  2. B
  3. B
  4. B
  5. D
  6. D
  7. C
  8. A
  9. D
  10. B
  11. A
  12. B
  13. C
  14. D
  15. D
  16. D
  17. B
  18. C
  19. C
  20. A
  21. A

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