ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 240852 Results

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The main function of the Civil Grand Jury is to investigate county, city, and joint - power agencies. This is a significant civil function. The Grand Jury acts in a watchdog capacity by examining carefully and completely the operations of various government agencies with in Los Angeles County. The Civil Grand Jury cannot investigate state or federal agencies, which lie outside their jurisdiction. Part of the investigation of governmental agencies includes the ability to audit operations, accounts, and records of officers and departments within the agency under investigation. The Civil Grand Jury is further charged with investigating individual complaints from citizens. By statute the Grand Jury is required to inquire regarding the conditions and management of all public prisons within the County of Los Angeles.

According to this passage:

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	The Grand Jury monitors and investigates the operations of local government agencies in Los Angeles County.
	Complaints filed by prisoners are not investigated by the Grand Jury.
	The Civil Grand Jury is able to investigate any public sector agency within the County of Los Angeles.
	Auditing is the only method the Grand Jury uses during an investigation of a department .

Solution

The passage states that the Grand Jury examines the operations of various government agencies within Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC) is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. The ACC operates six animal shelters serving all unincorporated County areas and 50 contract cities. The ACC covers more than 3,200 square miles of cities, deserts, beaches, and mountains; from the Antelope Valley in the north to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the south; as far east as the border of San Bernardino County and west all the way to Thousand Oaks. The ACC provides animal control and rescue services 24 hours a day, seven days a week in our service area.

According to this passage:

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	Animal Care and Control operates within and outside of Los Angeles County.
	Services are provided to any city or unincorporated area within the 3,200 miles covered by the Agency.
	The ACC handles only domestic animals.
	The ACC provides control and rescue services for some cities.

Solution

The passage states that the ACC serves 50 contract cities within Los Angeles County, not any city, and does not state that the ACC handles only domestic animals.

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?

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	Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
	Both sports feature the "eggbeater kick".
	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.

The Scientific Services Bureau operates one of the largest full-service crime laboratories in the United States. A staff of 198 members provides forensic science support to all Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies, except the Los Angeles Police Department. Approximately one half of the nearly 70,000 cases submitted annually to the Crime Lab is from Sheriff's Department investigators , while the remainder is from local, state, and federal agencies. Since 1989 the Scientific Services Bureau has been an accredited laboratory through the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).

According to this passage:

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	The Bureau initiated its operation in 1989.
	The crime lab is the largest lab of its kind in the country.
	The number of cases the crime lab received increased after it received its accreditation.
	The crime lab is capable of performing all required forensic lab analysis.

Solution

The passage states that the Bureau operates a "full-service" crime lab.

Six years ago, lawyer-banker-scholar Charles Morris wrote a prophetic book - 'Two-Trillion-Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High-Rollers and the Great Credit Crunch' - that foresaw the 2008 Great Recession before it clobbered America and the world. Now Morris has reversed course and sees good times ahead. His forthcoming book, 'Comeback,' predicts that surging U.S. energy independence will bring a buoyant rise in American manufacturing and jobs.

This passage implies that you should pay attention to Charles Morris because:

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	His first book was a best seller.
	His predictions have come true once already.
	The U.S. is becoming more energy independent.
	He's a published author.

Solution

This passage implies that because Charles Morris foresaw the 2008 Great Recession that his opinions about future economic events are credible and should be paid attention to.