ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 307798 Results

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Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.79
Score	0%	56%

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.

On this date in 1776, rebellious colonials launched the first modern democracy, an experiment in government controlled by the people themselves. America succeeded so well that virtually the entire world later adopted democracy with its guarantee of personal rights.

Based on this paragraph, which of the following statements about the author's beliefs is false?

59% Answer Correctly

	Democracy is the most noble form of government.
	Virtually the entire world has adopted democracy.
	Democracy guarantees personal rights.
	America is the first modern democracy.

Solution

This question is asking which of these statements is false given what the author states in the paragraph not whether or not the author is correct or incorrect in those beliefs or what additional beliefs he or she is likely to have. Although you might infer that the author thinks democracy is the most noble form of government, that was not specifically mentioned in the article.

The Doppler effect (or Doppler shift), named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who proposed it in 1842 in Prague, is the change in frequency of a wave (or other periodic event) for an observer moving relative to its source. It is commonly heard when a vehicle sounding a siren or horn approaches, passes, and recedes from an observer. The received frequency is higher (compared to the emitted frequency) during the approach, it is identical at the instant of passing by, and it is lower during the recession.

In this paragraph, what is "relative"?

44% Answer Correctly

	The hearing of the observer compared to the source.
	The position of the observer compared to the source.
	The speed of the observer compared to the source.
	The frequency of the observer compared to the source.

Solution

According to this passage, the Doppler effect is the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave. This indicates a difference in the movement and therefore the position of the observer and source.

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:

61% Answer Correctly

	Experienced Reserve Deputies supervise new volunteer Reserve Deputies.
	Direct interaction with probationers is the primary Duty of a Reserve Deputy.
	Reserve Deputies are able to act independently on the job once they have successfully passed all training requirements.
	Members of the community who become Reserve Deputie s have a desire to give back to the community.

Solution

The passage states that Reserve Deputies are "people who want to serve their community."

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

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

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.