ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 75731 Results

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1
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 item costing less than the announced price will no t be considered a violation.
An inspector will usually find a pricing error when 15 items are being purchased.
Price violation cases are automatically turned over to the appropriate jurisdiction’s attorney office.
A store receives a violation when the shelf or advertised price does not match the charged price.

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."

2
"Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinions." - Ellery Sedgwick
Showing respect for a minority opinion _______________ democracy.
67% Answer Correctly
validates
invalidates
undermines
challenges

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.

3
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?
78% Answer Correctly
Fantastic
Ace Books
Lancer Books
Sphere Books

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

4
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC) is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. The ACC operates six animal shelters serving all unincorporated County areas and 50 contract cities. The ACC covers more than 3,200 square miles of cities, deserts, beaches, and mountains; from the Antelope Valley in the north to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the south; as far east as the border of San Bernardino County and west all the way to Thousand Oaks. The ACC provides animal control and rescue services 24 hours a day, seven days a week in our service area.
According to this passage:
34% Answer Correctly
The ACC handles only domestic animals.
Animal Care and Control operates within and outside of Los Angeles County.
Services are provided to any city or unincorporated area within the 3,200 miles covered by the Agency.
The ACC provides control and rescue services for some cities.

Solution
The passage states that the ACC serves 50 contract cities within Los Angeles County, not any city, and does not state that the ACC handles only domestic animals.

5
USS Gilliam (APA-57), named for Gilliam County in Oregon, was the lead ship in the her class of attack transports serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched 28 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Williams of Wilmington; acquired 31 July 1944; and commissioned 1 August 1944, Comdr. H. B. Olsen in command.
The best title for this selection is:
53% Answer Correctly
A short history of the USS Gilliam
The pride of Gilliam County Oregon
The launch of the USS Gilliam
H. B. Olsen's first command

Solution
Although each of these titles might be true, the main focus of the passage is a short account of the launch of the USS Gilliam.