ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 546855 Results

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Questions 5 5
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1
Since 1944, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has been meeting the diverse needs of not only residents, but also visitors from around the world. With over 63,000 acres of parks, gardens, lakes, trails, natural areas, and the world's largest public golf course system, the Department of Parks and Recreation is committed to providing the public with social, cultural, and recreational activities to enjoy the whole year.
According to this passage:
55% Answer Correctly
The Department of Parks and Recreation focuses its efforts entirely on recreational activities.
The County has boasted the largest public golf course system since 1944.
The department offers a variety of activities that represent the needs of the community.
The natural areas of Los Angeles County are one of the biggest attractions for visitors.
Solution
The passage states that Department meets the diverse needs of both residents and visitors.
2
Water polo, or water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as "eggbeater kick"), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. "Man-up" (or "power play") situations occur frequently. Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball.
Which of the following is not a similarity between water polo and team handball?
64% Answer Correctly
Both sports feature passing.
Power play situations occur frequently.
Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
Both sports feature the "eggbeater kick".
Solution
The "eggbeater kick" is used in water polo when treading water. Treading water would not be necessary in the land-based game of team handball.
3
"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
overflowing
alone
foreign
Solution
In this quotation, "teeming" is closest in meaning to overflowing.
4
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.
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.
A store receives a violation when the shelf or advertised price does not match the charged price.
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."
5
The 1980 New York Mets season was the 19th regular season for the Mets, who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre, the team had a 67-95 record, yielding a 5th place finish in the National League East.
In the context of this paragraph, the word "yielding" most closely means:
52% Answer Correctly
Complying with the requests or desires of others.
Being submissive.
Giving way under pressure.
Being flexible.