ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 375192 Results

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Review

The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. The stated mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance; helping people outside the United States to understand American culture; and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries.

Which of the following activities would not fit the stated goals of the Peace Corps?

78% Answer Correctly

	Teaching English to local business owners in Croatia.
	Setting up a computer network for an elementary school in Taiwan.
	Organizing a protest against unfair labor laws in Bangladesh.
	Organizing a foreign exchange program for an American high school.

Solution

Engaging in local politics does not fit the stated mission of the Peace Corps.

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?

68% Answer Correctly

	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.
	The Republican Party lost national political influence after the Civil War.

Solution

The passage states that the Republican Party dominated politics nationally from 1860 to 1932 which includes the period after the Civil War.

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." - Desiderius Erasmus

What does this proverb mean?

61% Answer Correctly

	Someone who can see will be able to take advantage of others who cannot see.
	It is more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.
	Even someone with minor ability is considered special by those with no ability at all.
	It would be easy for someone who can see to become king in a land of people who cannot see.

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:

73% Answer Correctly

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

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.

The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 67-95 record, yielding a 5th place finish in the National League East.

In the context of this paragraph, the word "yielding" most closely means:

52% Answer Correctly

	Complying with the requests or desires of others.
	Being submissive.
	Being flexible.
	Giving way under pressure.