ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 750821 Results

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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:
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His first book was a best seller.
The U.S. is becoming more energy independent.
He's a published author.
His predictions have come true once already.
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.
2
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door." - Emma Lazarus, inscription for the Statue of Liberty
In the context of this paragraph the word "teeming" means:
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foreign
homeless
overflowing
alone
Solution
In this quotation, "teeming" is closest in meaning to overflowing.
3
A perennial stream or perennial river is a stream or river (channel) that has continuous flow in parts of its stream bed all year round during years of normal rainfall. "Perennial" streams are contrasted with "intermittent" streams which normally cease flowing for weeks or months each year, and with "ephemeral" channels that flow only for hours or days following rainfall.
Which of the following is the correct order of stream type from the least amount of time flowing to the most amount of time flowing over the course of a year?
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ephemeral, perennial, intermittent
ephemeral, intermittent, perennial
perennial, ephemeral, intermittent
perennial, intermittent, ephemeral
Solution
Ephemeral streams flow for hours or days, intermittent streams flow for weeks or months, and perennial streams flow continuously throughout the year.
4
Reserve Deputy Probation Officers are deputized volunteers who have received special training in order to assist Probation staff in a wide range of supervised responsibilities, that include direct involvement with juvenile an d adult probationers. Reserve Deputies are highly motivated, skilled, and caring people who want to serve their community as a part of the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Reserve Deputies are not a replacement for or an alternative to paid staff, but are intended to be an enhancement to existing resources.
From the passage, it can be inferred that:
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Members of the community who become Reserve Deputie s have a desire to give back to the community.
Reserve Deputies are able to act independently on the job once they have successfully passed all training requirements.
Direct interaction with probationers is the primary Duty of a Reserve Deputy.
Experienced Reserve Deputies supervise new volunteer Reserve Deputies.
Solution
The passage states that Reserve Deputies are "people who want to serve their community."
5
Water polo, or water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as "eggbeater kick"), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. "Man-up" (or "power play") situations occur frequently. Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball.
Which of the following is not a similarity between water polo and team handball?
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Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
Both sports feature passing.
Power play situations occur frequently.
Both sports feature the "eggbeater kick".
Solution
The "eggbeater kick" is used in water polo when treading water. Treading water would not be necessary in the land-based game of team handball.