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AFQT practice question: Paragraph Comprehension (PC)

Paragraph Comprehension (PC)Difficulty 2/5

Passage: 'Sleep affects marksmanship more than most recruits expect. In one study, soldiers limited to four hours of sleep missed targets twice as often as rested soldiers, and their reaction times slowed by a third.' What is the main idea?

  1. ALack of sleep significantly degrades shooting performance
  2. BReaction time is unrelated to sleep
  3. CStudies about soldiers are unreliable
  4. DRecruits should sleep four hours
Show answer and rationale

Correct: A. The first sentence states the claim and the study details support it: sleep loss hurts marksmanship and reaction time.

  • D — Four hours is the deprived condition, not a recommendation.
  • B — The passage says reaction times slowed.
  • C — Nothing questions the study.

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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