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AFQT practice question: Paragraph Comprehension (PC)

Paragraph Comprehension (PC)Difficulty 2/5

Passage: 'Because the new filters remove 99% of particulates, the plant no longer needs weekly duct cleaning.' Which statement can be inferred?

  1. AThe plant will close soon
  2. BParticulates are no longer produced
  3. CThe filters are inexpensive
  4. DDuct cleaning was previously required at least weekly
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Correct: D. 'No longer needs weekly duct cleaning' implies that weekly cleaning was previously required. Cost, closure and production levels are not addressed.

  • C — Price is never mentioned.
  • A — Nothing suggests closure.
  • B — 99% removal means particulates are still produced, just captured.

Concept being tested

Reading short passages and answering main-idea, detail, inference and vocabulary-in-context questions. Combined with WK into VE (doubled in the AFQT). P&P 15 questions / 13 minutes. — 25% of the exam. Study guide for Paragraph Comprehension (PC).

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Primary references

  1. What to Expect — CAT-ASVAB and paper-and-pencil subtests, counts and time limits — Official ASVAB (U.S. Department of Defense) · government · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21
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