ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 655983 Results

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1
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:
83% Answer Correctly
Educational opportunities are restricted to the museum’s permanent collection.
Retired teachers serve as program designers and instructors at the museum.
The Education Department of the County Museum o f Art targets its educational materials to children.
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."

2
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:
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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.
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.

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."

3
The Doppler effect (or Doppler shift), named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who proposed it in 1842 in Prague, is the change in frequency of a wave (or other periodic event) for an observer moving relative to its source. It is commonly heard when a vehicle sounding a siren or horn approaches, passes, and recedes from an observer. The received frequency is higher (compared to the emitted frequency) during the approach, it is identical at the instant of passing by, and it is lower during the recession.
In this paragraph, what is "relative"?
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The frequency of the observer compared to the source.
The position of the observer compared to the source.
The speed of the observer compared to the source.
The hearing of the observer compared to the source.

Solution
According to this passage, the Doppler effect is the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave. This indicates a difference in the movement and therefore the position of the observer and source.

4
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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Imagination and planning for the future.
Describing and understanding the nature of reality.
Reflection and learning from the past.
Practicality and present problem solving.

Solution
According to this passage, pragmatists focus on present problem solving and the practical uses of philosophy.

5
Conan of Aquilonia is a collection of four linked fantasy short stories written by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter featuring Robert E. Howard's seminal sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian. The stories were originally published in Fantastic for August 1972, July 1973, July 1974, and February, 1975. The collected stories were intended for book publication by Lancer Books, but this edition never appeared due to Lancer's bankruptcy. The first book edition was issued in paperback by Ace Books in May 1977 and the first British edition was published by Sphere Books in October 1978.
Which publication did not publish content from this series of short stories?
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Lancer Books
Fantastic
Ace Books
Sphere Books

Solution
The Lancer Books edition of Conan of Aquilonia never appeared due to Lancer's bankruptcy.