ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 676633 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	3.56
Score	0%	71%

Review

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?

66% Answer Correctly

	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.
	Two editions of the same text written one-hundred years apart.
	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.

Six years ago, lawyer-banker-scholar Charles Morris wrote a prophetic book - 'Two-Trillion-Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High-Rollers and the Great Credit Crunch' - that foresaw the 2008 Great Recession before it clobbered America and the world. Now Morris has reversed course and sees good times ahead. His forthcoming book, 'Comeback,' predicts that surging U.S. energy independence will bring a buoyant rise in American manufacturing and jobs.

This passage implies that you should pay attention to Charles Morris because:

73% Answer Correctly

	His first book was a best seller.
	His predictions have come true once already.
	The U.S. is becoming more energy independent.
	He's a published author.

Solution

This passage implies that because Charles Morris foresaw the 2008 Great Recession that his opinions about future economic events are credible and should be paid attention to.

The Urnero (Leptodactylus latinasus) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrub land, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds.

What can you conclude about the Urnero?

74% Answer Correctly

	It prefers an urban habitat.
	It prefers a wet habitat.
	It prefers a habitat with high altitude.
	It is found primarily in Central America.

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

Showing respect for a minority opinion _______________ democracy.

67% Answer Correctly

	challenges
	invalidates
	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.

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

	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.
	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."