ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 153176 Results

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Questions	5	5
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Review

The Los Angeles County Tobacco Control Program (TCP) is part of the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the Department of Health Services. It was established as a result of the tobacco tax initiative of 1988, Proposition 99/AB75, in December of 1989. The goal of TCP is to establish policies, health services, public education, and media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use in Los Angeles County and the associated disease, disability, and mortality.

From the passage, it can be inferred that:

49% Answer Correctly

	Television advertisements discussing health concerns related to smoking could be an example of a TCP initiative.
	The tobacco tax initiative was a measure to reduce taxes on tobacco products.
	Proposition 99/AB75 added more regulations to the tobacco tax initiative.
	The regulation of the production of tobacco products is covered by the TCP.

Solution

The passage states that the goal of TCP is to establish media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use and associated disease, disability, and mortality.

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?

47% Answer Correctly

	Endemism requires an organism be unique to a defined geographic location.
	An organism that is endemic cannot have a cosmopolitan distribution.
	An organism that is endemic to Australia can be found in India.
	An organism that is indigenous to Australia can be found in India.

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.

Los Angeles County Immunization Program efforts are targeted primarily toward pediatric and adolescent immunizations , with some adult immunization activities. Although this Program serves the entire County population, many activities are specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization. The Immunization Program partners with other organizations to provide outreach and immunization services in pockets of need areas , which are defined as those areas with large numbers of un-immunized and under-immunized children.

According to this passage:

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	The need to be immunized is less important for un-immunized adults than it is for un-immunized children.
	Specialized outreach services to populations in rural parts of the County are a valued service.
	Children considered high risk are a special concern for the County Immunization Program.
	The County Immunization Program operates as an independent agency providing immunization services.

Solution

The passage states that many Program activities are "specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization."

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the form of "patronage" or "capital credits", which are essentially dividends paid on a member's investment into the cooperative. Each customer is a member and owner of the business with an equal say as every other member of the cooperative, unlike investor-owned utilities where the amount of say is governed by the number of shares held.

A utility cooperative is most similar to which of the following types of organizations?

77% Answer Correctly

	a military organization
	a dictatorship
	a partnership
	a monarchy

Solution

Similar to a partnership, in a utility cooperative the members have a say in how the cooperative is run. In the other types of organizations all members do not share in the decision making.

The Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures Department routinely conducts price verification inspections at retail locations to confirm that prices charged to consumers are the same as those posted or advertised. On a typical visit to a store, the inspector will select up to 15 items and then take them to the check stand for payment. When the items’ bar codes are scanned at the register, the price showing at the register must match what is posted on the shelf or advertised. If the prices do not match, the store will receive a notice of violation and the case may be turned over to the District Attorney’s Office or local city attorney for prosecution.

According to this passage:

77% Answer Correctly

	A store receives a violation when the shelf or advertised price does not match the charged price.
	An inspector will usually find a pricing error when 15 items are being purchased.
	An item costing less than the announced price will no t be considered a violation.
	Price violation cases are automatically turned over to the appropriate jurisdiction’s attorney office.

Solution

The passage states that a store will receive a violation if the price showing at the register does not "match what is posted on the shelf or advertised."