ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 687772 Results

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Balluta Bay is a bay on the northeast coast of Malta within St. Julian's. It is a popular recreation spot used for swimming, diving, and water sports, with a triangular pjazza surrounded by cafes and shaded by Judas trees.

Its skyline is dominated by the neo-gothic Carmelite Parish Church and the stunning art nouveau Balluta Buildings, which are apartment buildings on the eastern shore, as well as a cluster of terraced townhouses in the local variant of Georgian-style architecture. The south shore of Balluta Bay features Le Meridien St. Julian's Hotel, built on the grounds surrounding the 18th century Villa Cassar Torregiani.

In what type of publication would you be most likely to find the above passage?

72% Answer Correctly

	In a real estate ad.
	In a book about historic buildings in Malta.
	In a magazine devoted to water sports.
	In a travel guide to Malta.

Solution

Although this passage could be in any of these publications, the wide range of topics it covers makes it most likely that it's in a travel guide to Malta.

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

	Old folk songs that have been passed down among generations of speakers of the language.
	An ancient text written in the language.
	Two editions of the same text written one-hundred years apart.
	The same text written in two different dialects 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.

The Marion County Board of Supervisors has appointed a newly established Workforce Investment Board (WIB) , which will implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. WIB’s mandate is to provide key policy decisions affecting the local workforce development system, and to identify and certify the areas within Marion County where WorkSource Texas Centers are located to be designated as Workforce Investment Areas.

According to this passage:

51% Answer Correctly

	WIB is chiefly responsible for providing decisions related to policy.
	WorkSource Texas Centers are unique to areas within Marion County.
	The Workforce Investment Act will put into practice the Workforce Investment Board.
	County Board of Supervisors passed the Workforce Investment Act.

Solution

The passage states that the WIB is mandated to "provide key policy decisions".

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." - Desiderius Erasmus

What does this proverb mean?

61% Answer Correctly

	Someone who can see will be able to take advantage of others who cannot see.
	It is more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.
	It would be easy for someone who can see to become king in a land of people who cannot see.
	Even someone with minor ability is considered special by those with no ability at all.

The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name, and Mexico recognizes eight more. The Mayan language family is one of the best documented and most studied in the Americas. Modern Mayan languages descend from Proto-Mayan, a language thought to have been spoken at least 5,000 years ago.

Based on this passage, which of the following statements is true?

75% Answer Correctly

	Not much is known about the Mayan language family.
	Mayan languages are mainly spoken in South America.
	The Mayan language family is well documented.
	Proto-Mayan is a modern variation of Mayan.