ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 54070 Results

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The Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures Department routinely conducts price verification inspections at retail locations to confirm that prices charged to consumers are the same as those posted or advertised. On a typical visit to a store, the inspector will select up to 15 items and then take them to the check stand for payment. When the items’ bar codes are scanned at the register, the price showing at the register must match what is posted on the shelf or advertised. If the prices do not match, the store will receive a notice of violation and the case may be turned over to the District Attorney’s Office or local city attorney for prosecution.

According to this passage:

77% Answer Correctly

	Price violation cases are automatically turned over to the appropriate jurisdiction’s attorney office.
	A store receives a violation when the shelf or advertised price does not match the charged price.
	An item costing less than the announced price will no t be considered a violation.
	An inspector will usually find a pricing error when 15 items are being purchased.

Solution

The passage states that a store will receive a violation if the price showing at the register does not "match what is posted on the shelf or advertised."

The main function of the Civil Grand Jury is to investigate county, city, and joint - power agencies. This is a significant civil function. The Grand Jury acts in a watchdog capacity by examining carefully and completely the operations of various government agencies with in Los Angeles County. The Civil Grand Jury cannot investigate state or federal agencies, which lie outside their jurisdiction. Part of the investigation of governmental agencies includes the ability to audit operations, accounts, and records of officers and departments within the agency under investigation. The Civil Grand Jury is further charged with investigating individual complaints from citizens. By statute the Grand Jury is required to inquire regarding the conditions and management of all public prisons within the County of Los Angeles.

According to this passage:

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	Auditing is the only method the Grand Jury uses during an investigation of a department .
	The Civil Grand Jury is able to investigate any public sector agency within the County of Los Angeles.
	The Grand Jury monitors and investigates the operations of local government agencies in Los Angeles County.
	Complaints filed by prisoners are not investigated by the Grand Jury.

Solution

The passage states that the Grand Jury examines the operations of various government agencies within Los Angeles County.

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:

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	Reserve Deputies are able to act independently on the job once they have successfully passed all training requirements.
	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.
	Direct interaction with probationers is the primary Duty of a Reserve Deputy.

Solution

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

"Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinions." - Ellery Sedgwick

Showing respect for a minority opinion _______________ democracy.

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	invalidates
	challenges
	validates
	undermines

Solution

If democracy's test is whether or not it respects minority opinions then showing respect for a minority opinion is positive and validates democracy. Each of the other answers paints showing respect for minority opinion negatively.

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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	Two editions of the same text written one-hundred years apart.
	The same text written in two different dialects of the language.
	Old folk songs that have been passed down among generations of speakers of the language.
	An ancient text written in the language.

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.