ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 925732 Results

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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
	form
	territory
	category

Solution

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

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:

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	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.
	Children considered high risk are a special concern for the County Immunization Program.
	The County Immunization Program operates as an independent agency providing immunization services.

Solution

The passage states that many Program activities are "specifically directed toward communities with children at high risk of under-immunization."

"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.
	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.
	It is more advantageous to be able to see, even a little bit, than to be blind.

The Urnero (Leptodactylus latinasus) is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrub land, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, and ponds.

What can you conclude about the Urnero?

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	It is found primarily in Central America.
	It prefers a wet habitat.
	It prefers an urban habitat.
	It prefers a habitat with high altitude.

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

	misleading
	inflammatory
	neutral
	negative

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.