ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 83760 Results

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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?
57% Answer Correctly
ephemeral, perennial, intermittent
perennial, intermittent, ephemeral
ephemeral, intermittent, perennial
perennial, ephemeral, intermittent
Solution
Ephemeral streams flow for hours or days, intermittent streams flow for weeks or months, and perennial streams flow continuously throughout the year.
2
Los Angeles County Immunization Program efforts are targeted primarily toward pediatric and adolescent immunizations , with some adult immunization activities. Although this Program serves the entire County population, many activities are specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization. The Immunization Program partners with other organizations to provide outreach and immunization services in pockets of need areas , which are defined as those areas with large numbers of un-immunized and under-immunized children.
According to this passage:
62% Answer Correctly
The need to be immunized is less important for un-immunized adults than it is for un-immunized children.
Specialized outreach services to populations in rural parts of the County are a valued service.
The County Immunization Program operates as an independent agency providing immunization services.
Children considered high risk are a special concern for the County Immunization Program.
Solution
The passage states that many Program activities are "specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization."
3
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." - Desiderius Erasmus
What does this proverb mean?
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Even someone with minor ability is considered special by those with no ability at all.
It is more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.
Someone who can see will be able to take advantage of others who cannot see.
It would be easy for someone who can see to become king in a land of people who cannot see.
4
Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and gas). Heating a gas may ionize its molecules or atoms (reducing or increasing the number of electrons in them), thus turning it into a plasma, which contains charged particles: positive ions and negative electrons or ions.
What does the word "state" most closely mean in the context of this paragraph?
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form
category
territory
condition
Solution
Although each of these words are synonyms for "state", form is the most appropriate given the context of this paragraph.
5
The Criminal Grand Jury of Los Angeles County attends hearings brought by the District Attorney’s Office . The objective of this jury is to determine, on the basis of evidence presented by the District Attorney’s Office, whether certain persons should be charged with crimes an d required to stand trial in Superior Court. The Criminal Grand Jury is an accusatory body and not a trial jury; therefore, the burden of proof is much lower. Specifically, the Criminal Grand Jury must decide if there is a strong suspicion the individual committed the alleged crime.
According to this passage:
67% Answer Correctly
When a strong suspicion is determined, the Grand Jury recommends the charged individuals punishment.
The Criminal Grand Jury is responsible for deciding if the alleged perpetrator of a crime should stand trial.
The burden of proof is held to a stricter standard during the review of evidence.
The District Attorney presents its case to the Criminal Grand Jury in Superior Court.
Solution
The passage states that the Criminal Grand Jury weighs evidence to determine whether certain persons should be required to stand trial in the Superior Court.