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Mathematics Knowledge (MK) and Verbal Expression (VE) MK + VE General Technical (GT) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Verbal Expression (VE) AR + VE Mechanical Maintenance (MEC) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Auto & Shop Information (AS), and Mechanical Comprehension (MC) AR + AS + MC Health (HM) General Science (GS), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), and Verbal Expression (VE) GS + MK + VE Mechanical Maintenance 2 (MEC2) Assembling Objects (AO), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), and Mechanical Comprehension (MC) AO + AR + MC Electronics (EL) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Electronics Information (EI), General Science (GS), and Mathematics Knowledge (MK) AR + EI + GS + MK Nuclear Field (NUC) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), and Verbal Expression (VE) AR + MC + MK + VE Engineering and Electronics (BEE) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), General Science (GS), and two times Mathematics Knowledge (MK) AR + GS + 2MK Operations (OPS) Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Mathematics Knowledge (MK) AR + MK

      Line scores and the Marine Corps

The Marine Corps computes its three line scores for job qualification by adding scores from various ASVAB subtests, as Table 2-3 shows.

TABLE 2-3 The Marine Corps’s Line Scores

Line Score	Standard Scores Used	Formula Used
Mechanical Maintenance (MM)	General Science (GS), Auto & Shop Information (AS), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), and Mechanical Comprehension (MC)	GS + AS + MK + MC
General Technical (GT)	Verbal Expression (VE) and Arithmetic Reasoning (AR)	VE + AR
Electronics (EL)	General Science (GS), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), and Electronics Information (EI)	GS + AR + MK + EI

      Line scores and the Air Force

      The U.S. Air Force uses standard scores from the ASVAB subtests to derive scaled scores in four aptitude areas called MAGE (mechanical, administrative, general, and electronics). The Air Force MAGE scores are calculated as percentiles, ranging from 0 to 99, that show your relationship to thousands of others who’ve taken the test. In other words, a percentile score of 51 indicates you scored better in this aptitude area than 50 percent of the testers who were used to establish the norm.

Table 2-4 lays out the four areas, the subtests used, and the formula used to calculate the score for each particular area. After calculating the score for a particular area, the test-scorer converts that score to a percentile.

TABLE 2-4 The U.S. Air Force’s MAGE Scores

Line Score	Standard Scores Used	Formula Used
Mechanical	General Science (GS), Mechanical Comprehension (MC), and two times Auto & Shop Information (AS)	GS + MC + 2AS
Administrative	Numerical Operations (NO), Coding Speed (CS), and Verbal Expression (VE)	NO + CS + VE
General	Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) and Verbal Expression (VE)	AR + VE
Electronics	General Science (GS), Arithmetic Reasoning (AR), Mathematics Knowledge (MK), and Electronics Information (EI)	GS + AR + MK + EI

      SCORE! SPEAKING THE LINGO

      When you sit down with your recruiter or military career counselor at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) to discuss your ASVAB scores and what you qualify for, you may think they suddenly decided to speak in a foreign language. For job-qualification purposes, remember three key terms and their definitions:

       AFQT score: Calculated from the math and English subtests of the ASVAB, the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score is used by the military to determine overall enlistment qualification. Chapter 1 explains exactly how this critical score is computed.

       Line score: A line score combines various standard scores and is used by the services for job qualification purposes.

       Standard score: A standard score refers to individual ASVAB subtest scores (that is, Verbal Expression, Arithmetic Reasoning, Mathematics Knowledge, and so on).

Chapter 3

      Getting Acquainted with Test-Taking and Study Techniques

      IN THIS CHAPTER

       Differentiating the computer and paper tests

       Developing multiple-choice strategies

       Making educated guesses

       Getting some studying and test tips

       Preparing down to the last detail

      How many times have you heard someone say (or even said yourself), “I just can’t take tests”? A lot of people feel that way, but that mind-set isn’t an option on the ASVAB or in the military. In basic training, your drill sergeant will convince you that

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