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The questions on the ASVAB range in difficulty from easy to hard, with most falling somewhere in the middle. On the paper-and-pencil version of the test, questions are presented in random order. For instance, you may see a hard question right off the bat, followed by a pair of easy questions and then a medium question. On the CAT-ASVAB, which I cover in more detail in Chapter 3, the questions you have to answer depend on how well you’re performing on the test. If you answer an easy question correctly, the computer will most likely give you a question of medium difficulty next; if you answer that one right, the next question is probably going to be harder.

The CAT-ASVAB is designed to figure out what you know in the shortest amount of time possible. That’s why some people believe the ASVAB is harder (or in some cases, easier) than they thought it would be. Essentially, the test says, “This applicant knows that 5 + 5 = 10, so let’s see whether they know what x represents in the equation . No? Okay — let’s see whether they know what 10 – 5 equals.”