ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 596382 Results

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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
form
category
condition
Solution
Although each of these words are synonyms for "state", form is the most appropriate given the context of this paragraph.
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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.
An ancient text written in the language.
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.
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.
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The Republican Party, also commonly called the GOP (for "Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854, it dominated politics nationally for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. There have been 18 Republican presidents, the first being Abraham Lincoln, serving from 1861 to 1865, and the most recent being Donald Trump who began serving in 2017.
Based on this passage, which of the following statements is not true?
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The Republican Party lost national political influence after the Civil War.
The Democratic Party is a major political party in the United States.
The Republican Party was formed by people opposed to slavery.
Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
Solution
The passage states that the Republican Party dominated politics nationally from 1860 to 1932 which includes the period after the Civil War.
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An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries. Product tankers, generally much smaller, are designed to move petrochemicals from refineries to points near consuming markets.
What is the primary difference between crude tankers and product tankers?
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The product tanker carries consumer goods while the crude tanker carries industrial goods.
The product tanker carries refined oil products while the crude tanker carries unrefined oil.
The product tanker is small while the crude tanker is large.
The product tanker carries oil to refineries while the crude tanker carries oil from refineries.
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Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that began in the United States around 1870. Pragmatism is a rejection of the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Instead, pragmatists develop their philosophy around the idea that the function of thought is as a instrument or tool for prediction, action, and problem solving. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics - such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science - are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes rather than in terms of representative accuracy.
Pragmatism would best be described as a philosophy that focuses on:
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Describing and understanding the nature of reality.
Imagination and planning for the future.
Practicality and present problem solving.
Reflection and learning from the past.
Solution
According to this passage, pragmatists focus on present problem solving and the practical uses of philosophy.