ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 525080 Results

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Los Angeles County Immunization Program efforts are targeted primarily toward pediatric and adolescent immunizations , with some adult immunization activities. Although this Program serves the entire County population, many activities are specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization. The Immunization Program partners with other organizations to provide outreach and immunization services in pockets of need areas , which are defined as those areas with large numbers of un-immunized and under-immunized children.
According to this passage:
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Specialized outreach services to populations in rural parts of the County are a valued service.
The County Immunization Program operates as an independent agency providing immunization services.
Children considered high risk are a special concern for the County Immunization Program.
The need to be immunized is less important for un-immunized adults than it is for un-immunized children.

Solution
The passage states that many Program activities are "specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization."

2
The programs and resources developed by the Education Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are designed to extend the museum experience in the fullest possible way to the widest possible audience, both present and future. These programs provide visitors of all ages with the opportunity to expand their experience with works of art in both the museum's permanent collection an d its special exhibitions.
According to this passage:
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The Education Department of the County Museum o f Art targets its educational materials to children.
Educational opportunities are restricted to the museum’s permanent collection.
Retired teachers serve as program designers and instructors at the museum.
The learning experience provided by the museum can be enhanced through programs developed by the Education Department.

Solution
The passage states that the Education Department’s programs and resources are "designed to extend the museum experience."

3
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?
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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.

4
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?
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a partnership
a monarchy
a military organization
a dictatorship

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.

5
In linguistics, the comparative method is a technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with common descent from a shared ancestor, as opposed to the method of internal reconstruction, which analyzes the internal development of a single language over time.
Which of the following would be the most useful for someone using the comparative method in linguistics when studying a particular language?
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An ancient text written in the language.
Old folk songs that have been passed down among generations of speakers of the language.
The same text written in two different dialects of the language.
Two editions of the same text written one-hundred years apart.

Solution
The wrong answers all provide insight into how a single language has changed over time while the text written in two different dialects offers an opportunity to compare languages that share a common ancestor.