ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 502036 Results

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1
The Urnero (Leptodactylus latinasus) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrub land, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds.
What can you conclude about the Urnero?
74% Answer Correctly
It prefers a habitat with high altitude.
It prefers an urban habitat.
It prefers a wet habitat.
It is found primarily in Central America.

2
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?
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Organizing a protest against unfair labor laws in Bangladesh.
Setting up a computer network for an elementary school in Taiwan.
Teaching English to local business owners in Croatia.
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.

3
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.
Grandmaster is a higher title than World Champion.
World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.
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.

4
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.
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."

5
Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and gas). Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms (reducing or increasing the number of electrons in them), thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions.
What does the word "state" most closely mean in the context of this paragraph?
73% Answer Correctly
territory
condition
form
category

Solution
Although each of these words are synonyms for "state", form is the most appropriate given the context of this paragraph.