ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 876673 Results

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"Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinions." - Ellery Sedgwick

Showing respect for a minority opinion _______________ democracy.

67% Answer Correctly

	invalidates
	validates
	challenges
	undermines

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.

The Marion County Board of Supervisors has appointed a newly established Workforce Investment Board (WIB) , which will implement the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. WIB’s mandate is to provide key policy decisions affecting the local workforce development system, and to identify and certify the areas within Marion County where WorkSource Texas Centers are located to be designated as Workforce Investment Areas.

According to this passage:

51% Answer Correctly

	County Board of Supervisors passed the Workforce Investment Act.
	WorkSource Texas Centers are unique to areas within Marion County.
	WIB is chiefly responsible for providing decisions related to policy.
	The Workforce Investment Act will put into practice the Workforce Investment Board.

Solution

The passage states that the WIB is mandated to "provide key policy decisions".

The South Shore Estuary is an estuary located along the south shore of Long Island, between the mainland and the outer barrier islands, in eastern New York state. It stretches for over 70 miles (110 km) from West Bay in Nassau County to the Shinnecock Bay in Suffolk County.

According to this passage where is the South Shore Estuary located?

61% Answer Correctly

	Off the coast of Long Island
	West Nassau County
	Eastern New York state
	The south shore of Manhattan

Longtime Attorney General Darrell McGraw was a fierce enforcer of state consumer protection laws, winning billions from firms and fly-by-night outfits that committed consumer violations. For West Virginia illness and death caused by cigarettes, McGraw won two lawsuit settlements from 23 tobacco firms for $1.7 billion and $200 million. In 2002, McGraw won $56 million from 15 coal companies that used "independent contractors" to duck state workers' compensation obligations.

A company who has violated state consumer protection laws in West Virginia would likely have which of the following opinions of Mr. McGraw?

67% Answer Correctly

	negative
	misleading
	neutral
	inflammatory

Solution

This paragraph states the the Attorney General was a fierce enforcer of state consumer protection laws and cites lawsuit settlements that he won against companies that tried to avoid or break those laws. A company who has violated state consumer protection laws in West Virginia would likely have a negative opinion of Mr. McGraw.

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?

73% Answer Correctly

	condition
	category
	territory
	form

Solution

Although each of these words are synonyms for "state", form is the most appropriate given the context of this paragraph.