ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 141664 Results

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The South Shore Estuary is an estuary located along the south shore of Long Island, between the mainland and the outer barrier islands, in eastern New York state. It stretches for over 70 miles (110 km) from West Bay in Nassau County to the Shinnecock Bay in Suffolk County.
According to this passage where is the South Shore Estuary located?
61% Answer Correctly
West Nassau County
Eastern New York state
The south shore of Manhattan
Off the coast of Long Island
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The Republican Party, also commonly called the GOP (for "Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. There have been 18 Republican presidents, the first being Abraham Lincoln, serving from 1861 to 1865, and the most recent being Donald Trump who began serving in 2017.
Based on this passage, which of the following statements is not true?
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The Republican Party lost national political influence after the Civil War.
The Republican Party was formed by people opposed to slavery.
The Democratic Party is a major political party in the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
Solution
The passage states that the Republican Party dominated politics nationally from 1860 to 1932 which includes the period after the Civil War.
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Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Pragmatism is a rejection of the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Instead, pragmatists develop their philosophy around the idea that the function of thought is as a instrument or tool for prediction, action, and problem solving. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics - such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science - are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes rather than in terms of representative accuracy.
Pragmatism would best be described as a philosophy that focuses on:
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Imagination and planning for the future.
Reflection and learning from the past.
Describing and understanding the nature of reality.
Practicality and present problem solving.
Solution
According to this passage, pragmatists focus on present problem solving and the practical uses of philosophy.
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Reserve Deputy Probation Officers are deputized volunteers who have received special training in order to assist Probation staff in a wide range of supervised responsibilities, that include direct involvement with juvenile an d adult probationers. Reserve Deputies are highly motivated, skilled, and caring people who want to serve their community as a part of the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Reserve Deputies are not a replacement for or an alternative to paid staff, but are intended to be an enhancement to existing resources.
From the passage, it can be inferred that:
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Direct interaction with probationers is the primary Duty of a Reserve Deputy.
Experienced Reserve Deputies supervise new volunteer Reserve Deputies.
Members of the community who become Reserve Deputie s have a desire to give back to the community.
Reserve Deputies are able to act independently on the job once they have successfully passed all training requirements.
Solution
The passage states that Reserve Deputies are "people who want to serve their community."
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Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution.
Based on this passage, which of the following statements is false?
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An organism that is endemic to Australia can be found in India.
Endemism requires an organism be unique to a defined geographic location.
An organism that is indigenous to Australia can be found in India.
An organism that is endemic cannot have a cosmopolitan distribution.
Solution
You don't necessarily need to know the definitions of the words in a paragraph to figure out the correct answer. Just go through the answers one by one and logically compare the answer to the the paragraph and eliminate the answers that aren't supported by the facts.