ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 587848 Results

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Review

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 the "eggbeater kick".
	Power play situations occur frequently.
	Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
	Both sports feature passing.

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.

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:

62% Answer Correctly

	The need to be immunized is less important for un-immunized adults than it is for un-immunized children.
	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.
	Specialized outreach services to populations in rural parts of the County are a valued service.

Solution

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

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.
	The title World Champion is awarded by the world chess organization FIDE.
	World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.
	Grandmaster is a higher title than World Champion.

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.

Volunteer hosts went to the airport, picked up assigned students, fed them dinner, took them to the opening lecture at the Clay Center, put them in spare bedrooms for the night, then fed them breakfast this morning and will deliver the outstanding teens to buses that convey them to the mountain retreat where they undergo a month of intensive science training and outdoor fun.

Luckily, this year, enough local families volunteered to host all the brilliant youths. In the past, the number of guest homes sometimes fell short, and some of the visitors slept on cots and sleeping bags at local churches. They're adventurous teens and don't mind this makeshift camp-in but it's better if friendly hosts give them a more personal welcome for their stay.

Which of the following topics would the next paragraph in this passage most likely cover?

60% Answer Correctly

	Instructions for how local families can enroll their children in a similar program.
	An overview of what the student's science training will cover.
	The story of a time when one of the students stole from his host family.
	Instructions for how local families can volunteer to become hosts.

Solution

The author of this passage is painting a positive picture of the students and outlining their need for local host families. Although the next paragraph could be about the student's training, history of crime, or how local children can attend camps overseas the most likely next topic would be instructions for how local families can volunteer to become hosts.

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

	A store receives a violation when the shelf or advertised price does not match the charged price.
	An inspector will usually find a pricing error when 15 items are being purchased.
	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.

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."