ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 438358 Results

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

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.

Since 1944, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has been meeting the diverse needs of not only residents, but also visitors from around the world. With over 63,000 acres of parks, gardens, lakes, trails, natural areas, and the world's largest public golf course system, the Department of Parks and Recreation is committed to providing the public with social, cultural, and recreational activities to enjoy the whole year.

According to this passage:

55% Answer Correctly

	The County has boasted the largest public golf course system since 1944.
	The Department of Parks and Recreation focuses its efforts entirely on recreational activities.
	The department offers a variety of activities that represent the needs of the community.
	The natural areas of Los Angeles County are one of the biggest attractions for visitors.

Solution

The passage states that Department meets the diverse needs of both residents and visitors.

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

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

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

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

The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name, and Mexico recognizes eight more. The Mayan language family is one of the best documented and most studied in the Americas. Modern Mayan languages descend from Proto-Mayan, a language thought to have been spoken at least 5,000 years ago.

Based on this passage, which of the following statements is true?

75% Answer Correctly

	Mayan languages are mainly spoken in South America.
	The Mayan language family is well documented.
	Not much is known about the Mayan language family.
	Proto-Mayan is a modern variation of Mayan.