ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 485373 Results

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The title Grandmaster is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life.

According to this passage, which of the following is true:

43% Answer Correctly

	World Champion is a title that is held for life.
	World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.
	Grandmaster is a higher title than World Champion.
	The title World Champion is awarded by the world chess organization FIDE.

Solution

The passage says that apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title that a chess player can attain. That indicates World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.

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?

67% Answer Correctly

	Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
	The Republican Party lost national political influence after the Civil War.
	The Democratic Party is a major political party in the United States.
	The Republican Party was formed by people opposed to slavery.

Solution

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

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the form of "patronage" or "capital credits", which are essentially dividends paid on a member's investment into the cooperative. Each customer is a member and owner of the business with an equal say as every other member of the cooperative, unlike investor-owned utilities where the amount of say is governed by the number of shares held.

A utility cooperative is most similar to which of the following types of organizations?

77% Answer Correctly

	a dictatorship
	a military organization
	a partnership
	a monarchy

Solution

Similar to a partnership, in a utility cooperative the members have a say in how the cooperative is run. In the other types of organizations all members do not share in the decision making.

"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
	foreign
	overflowing
	alone

Solution

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

Balluta Bay is a bay on the northeast coast of Malta within St. Julian's. It is a popular recreation spot used for swimming, diving, and water sports, with a triangular pjazza surrounded by cafes and shaded by Judas trees.

Its skyline is dominated by the neo-gothic Carmelite Parish Church and the stunning art nouveau Balluta Buildings, which are apartment buildings on the eastern shore, as well as a cluster of terraced townhouses in the local variant of Georgian-style architecture. The south shore of Balluta Bay features Le Meridien St. Julian's Hotel, built on the grounds surrounding the 18th century Villa Cassar Torregiani.

In what type of publication would you be most likely to find the above passage?

72% Answer Correctly

	In a real estate ad.
	In a book about historic buildings in Malta.
	In a travel guide to Malta.
	In a magazine devoted to water sports.

Solution

Although this passage could be in any of these publications, the wide range of topics it covers makes it most likely that it's in a travel guide to Malta.