ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 197787 Results

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Questions	5	5
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Score	0%	71%

Review

In linguistics, the comparative method is a technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with common descent from a shared ancestor, as opposed to the method of internal reconstruction, which analyzes the internal development of a single language over time.

Which of the following would be the most useful for someone using the comparative method in linguistics when studying a particular language?

66% Answer Correctly

	Old folk songs that have been passed down among generations of speakers of the language.
	The same text written in two different dialects of the language.
	An ancient text written in the language.
	Two editions of the same text written one-hundred years apart.

Solution

The wrong answers all provide insight into how a single language has changed over time while the text written in two different dialects offers an opportunity to compare languages that share a common ancestor.

Water polo, or water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as "eggbeater kick"), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. "Man-up" (or "power play") situations occur frequently. Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball.

Which of the following is not a similarity between water polo and team handball?

64% Answer Correctly

	Both sports feature the "eggbeater kick".
	Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
	Power play situations occur frequently.
	Both sports feature passing.

Solution

The "eggbeater kick" is used in water polo when treading water. Treading water would not be necessary in the land-based game of team handball.

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:

62% Answer Correctly

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

Solution

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

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

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

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."

Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew.

Which of the following does not go into the calculation of deadweight tonnage?

84% Answer Correctly

	the weight of the ship
	the weight of fuel
	the weight of provisions
	the weight of cargo

Solution

According to this passage, deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can carry and does not include the weight of the ship.