ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 811325 Results

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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:
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Auditing is the only method the Grand Jury uses during an investigation of a department .
Complaints filed by prisoners are not investigated by the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury monitors and investigates the operations of local government agencies in Los Angeles County.
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.
2
The title Grandmaster is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. Once achieved, the title is held for life.
According to this passage, which of the following is true:
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World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.
World Champion is a title that is held for life.
The title World Champion is awarded by the world chess organization FIDE.
Grandmaster is a higher title than World Champion.
Solution
The passage says that apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title that a chess player can attain. That indicates World Champion is a higher title than Grandmaster.
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"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." - Desiderius Erasmus
What does this proverb mean?
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It is more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.
Even someone with minor ability is considered special by those with no ability at all.
It would be easy for someone who can see to become king in a land of people who cannot see.
Someone who can see will be able to take advantage of others who cannot see.
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A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members. Profits are either reinvested for infrastructure or distributed to members in the form of "patronage" or "capital credits", which are essentially dividends paid on a member's investment into the cooperative. Each customer is a member and owner of the business with an equal say as every other member of the cooperative, unlike investor-owned utilities where the amount of say is governed by the number of shares held.
A utility cooperative is most similar to which of the following types of organizations?
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a monarchy
a dictatorship
a partnership
a military organization
Solution
Similar to a partnership, in a utility cooperative the members have a say in how the cooperative is run. In the other types of organizations all members do not share in the decision making.
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The Doppler effect (or Doppler shift), named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who proposed it in 1842 in Prague, is the change in frequency of a wave (or other periodic event) for an observer moving relative to its source. It is commonly heard when a vehicle sounding a siren or horn approaches, passes, and recedes from an observer. The received frequency is higher (compared to the emitted frequency) during the approach, it is identical at the instant of passing by, and it is lower during the recession.
In this paragraph, what is "relative"?
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The hearing of the observer compared to the source.
The speed of the observer compared to the source.
The frequency of the observer compared to the source.
The position of the observer compared to the source.
Solution
According to this passage, the Doppler effect is the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave. This indicates a difference in the movement and therefore the position of the observer and source.