ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 74033 Results

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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

	An overview of what the student's science training will cover.
	Instructions for how local families can enroll their children in a similar program.
	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 main function of the Civil Grand Jury is to investigate county, city, and joint - power agencies. This is a significant civil function. The Grand Jury acts in a watchdog capacity by examining carefully and completely the operations of various government agencies with in Los Angeles County. The Civil Grand Jury cannot investigate state or federal agencies, which lie outside their jurisdiction. Part of the investigation of governmental agencies includes the ability to audit operations, accounts, and records of officers and departments within the agency under investigation. The Civil Grand Jury is further charged with investigating individual complaints from citizens. By statute the Grand Jury is required to inquire regarding the conditions and management of all public prisons within the County of Los Angeles.

According to this passage:

61% Answer Correctly

	The Grand Jury monitors and investigates the operations of local government agencies in Los Angeles County.
	Complaints filed by prisoners are not investigated by the Grand Jury.
	Auditing is the only method the Grand Jury uses during an investigation of a department .
	The Civil Grand Jury is able to investigate any public sector agency within the County of Los Angeles.

Solution

The passage states that the Grand Jury examines the operations of various government agencies within Los Angeles County.

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?

53% Answer Correctly

	The product tanker carries oil to refineries while the crude tanker carries oil from refineries.
	The product tanker is small while the crude tanker is large.
	The product tanker carries refined oil products while the crude tanker carries unrefined oil.
	The product tanker carries consumer goods while the crude tanker carries industrial goods.

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. Short track speed skating takes place on a smaller rink, normally the size of an ice hockey rink. Distances are shorter than in long track racing, with the longest Olympic race being 3000 meters. Races are usually held as knockouts, with the best two in heats of four or five qualifying for the final race, where medals are awarded. Disqualifications and falls are not uncommon. The sport originates from pack-style events held in North America and was officially sanctioned in the 1970s, becoming an Olympic sport in 1992. Although this form of speed skating is newer, it is growing faster than long track speed skating, largely because short track can be done on an ice hockey rink rather than a long-track oval.

What does the author cite as the reason that short track speed skating is growing faster than long-track speed skating?

64% Answer Correctly

	Short track speed skating is more exiting because of the shorter tracks and knockout race format.
	Short track speed skating can be played in a more accessible venue.
	Short track speed skating is more exiting due to frequent disqualifications and falls.
	Short track speed skating is newer and appeals to younger skaters.

Solution

The author states that short track speed skating is growing faster than long track speed skating "largely because short track can be done on an ice hockey rink rather than a long-track oval" which implies that the ability to be played in a more accessible venue is fueling its growth.

The Los Angeles County Tobacco Control Program (TCP) is part of the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the Department of Health Services. It was established as a result of the tobacco tax initiative of 1988, Proposition 99/AB75, in December of 1989. The goal of TCP is to establish policies, health services, public education, and media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use in Los Angeles County and the associated disease, disability, and mortality.

From the passage, it can be inferred that:

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	The regulation of the production of tobacco products is covered by the TCP.
	Proposition 99/AB75 added more regulations to the tobacco tax initiative.
	Television advertisements discussing health concerns related to smoking could be an example of a TCP initiative.
	The tobacco tax initiative was a measure to reduce taxes on tobacco products.

Solution

The passage states that the goal of TCP is to establish media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use and associated disease, disability, and mortality.