ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 487036 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.98
Score	0%	60%

Review

The Marion County Board of Supervisors has appointed a newly established Workforce Investment Board (WIB) , which will implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. WIB’s mandate is to provide key policy decisions affecting the local workforce development system, and to identify and certify the areas within Marion County where WorkSource Texas Centers are located to be designated as Workforce Investment Areas.

According to this passage:

51% Answer Correctly

	The Workforce Investment Act will put into practice the Workforce Investment Board.
	WorkSource Texas Centers are unique to areas within Marion County.
	County Board of Supervisors passed the Workforce Investment Act.
	WIB is chiefly responsible for providing decisions related to policy.

Solution

The passage states that the WIB is mandated to "provide key policy decisions".

USS Gilliam (APA-57), named for Gilliam County in Oregon, was the lead ship in the her class of attack transports serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched 28 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Williams of Wilmington; acquired 31 July 1944; and commissioned 1 August 1944, Comdr. H. B. Olsen in command.

The best title for this selection is:

53% Answer Correctly

	The launch of the USS Gilliam
	A short history of the USS Gilliam
	H. B. Olsen's first command
	The pride of Gilliam County Oregon

Solution

Although each of these titles might be true, the main focus of the passage is a short account of the launch of the USS Gilliam.

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

	Members of the community who become Reserve Deputie s have a desire to give back to the community.
	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.
	Experienced Reserve Deputies supervise new volunteer Reserve Deputies.

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

Solution

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

Deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew.

Which of the following does not go into the calculation of deadweight tonnage?

84% Answer Correctly

	the weight of provisions
	the weight of the ship
	the weight of fuel
	the weight of cargo

Solution

According to this passage, deadweight tonnage is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can carry and does not include the weight of the ship.