ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 472296 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.28
Score	0%	66%

Review

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:

72% Answer Correctly

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

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." - Emma Lazarus, inscription for the Statue of Liberty

In the context of this paragraph the word "teeming" means:

69% Answer Correctly

	homeless
	alone
	foreign
	overflowing

Solution

In this quotation, "teeming" is closest in meaning to overflowing.

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

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

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

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

Solution

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

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:

47% Answer Correctly

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

Solution

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