Saying that the pronounciation or spelling of a word should indicate its meaning is ludicrous. Unless you‘re talking about knowing the latin roots of the English language, you can‘t really problem solve a word. You might as well fill in the multiple choice A/C/D/C/A/C/D/C. Because you will get a similar result.Originally posted by RJG:
[qb] The thing with the CFAT is that it is highly impractical, the vocabulary test is of words that nobody uses. The best way to answer them is to look at the type of word, for instance the word agressive, if you didn‘t know what it meant, you could guess on the very grounds that it sounds like anger. Ofcourse all the words you won‘t be able to guess that way, but try and see if there is any indications in even the spelling of the word.
For the Mathematical part, the best thing i found was to use a system of elimination. Eliminate the impossible and what you are left with, however improbable, must be the right answer. (I heard that somewhere, not sure where though.) So if you have a question for instance, what would $15,678.00 come to with taxes, you know right away its going to be above 17,000. and less than $19,000.
Skip answers you don‘t know and go back, try and eliminate some answers if possible. [/qb]
Unless, of course, it‘s your job to make complex decisions under stress while being under assault: like making computations to develop gun data (mortar and gun position officers and NCOs), calculate the corrections to direct artillery fire (FOOs or other combat arms officers or NCOs), or direct the immediate tactical tasks of diverse combat organizations with various weapon systems (commanders at all levels, sect to brigade, in all trades on the potentially complex modern battlefield).Being able to bang out mathematical equations in a minute is no indication of how one will react while bullets are flying past your head.