ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 943048 Results

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The Scientific Services Bureau operates one of the largest full-service crime laboratories in the United States. A staff of 198 members provides forensic science support to all Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies, except the Los Angeles Police Department. Approximately one half of the nearly 70,000 cases submitted annually to the Crime Lab is from Sheriff's Department investigators , while the remainder is from local, state, and federal agencies. Since 1989 the Scientific Services Bureau has been an accredited laboratory through the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
According to this passage:
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The crime lab is the largest lab of its kind in the country.
The number of cases the crime lab received increased after it received its accreditation.
The Bureau initiated its operation in 1989.
The crime lab is capable of performing all required forensic lab analysis.
Solution
The passage states that the Bureau operates a "full-service" crime lab.
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Volunteer hosts went to the airport, picked up assigned students, fed them dinner, took them to the opening lecture at the Clay Center, put them in spare bedrooms for the night, then fed them breakfast this morning and will deliver the outstanding teens to buses that convey them to the mountain retreat where they undergo a month of intensive science training and outdoor fun.

Luckily, this year, enough local families volunteered to host all the brilliant youths. In the past, the number of guest homes sometimes fell short, and some of the visitors slept on cots and sleeping bags at local churches. They're adventurous teens and don't mind this makeshift camp-in but it's better if friendly hosts give them a more personal welcome for their stay.

Which of the following topics would the next paragraph in this passage most likely cover?
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An overview of what the student's science training will cover.
Instructions for how local families can enroll their children in a similar program.
The story of a time when one of the students stole from his host family.
Instructions for how local families can volunteer to become hosts.
Solution
The author of this passage is painting a positive picture of the students and outlining their need for local host families. Although the next paragraph could be about the student's training, history of crime, or how local children can attend camps overseas the most likely next topic would be instructions for how local families can volunteer to become hosts.
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The Los Angeles County Tobacco Control Program (TCP) is part of the Division of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in the Department of Health Services. It was established as a result of the tobacco tax initiative of 1988, Proposition 99/AB75, in December of 1989. The goal of TCP is to establish policies, health services, public education, and media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use in Los Angeles County and the associated disease, disability, and mortality.
From the passage, it can be inferred that:
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The tobacco tax initiative was a measure to reduce taxes on tobacco products.
Television advertisements discussing health concerns related to smoking could be an example of a TCP initiative.
Proposition 99/AB75 added more regulations to the tobacco tax initiative.
The regulation of the production of tobacco products is covered by the TCP.
Solution
The passage states that the goal of TCP is to establish media conditions that support the reduction of tobacco use and associated disease, disability, and mortality.
4
The programs and resources developed by the Education Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are designed to extend the museum experience in the fullest possible way to the widest possible audience, both present and future. These programs provide visitors of all ages with the opportunity to expand their experience with works of art in both the museum's permanent collection an d its special exhibitions.
According to this passage:
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The Education Department of the County Museum o f Art targets its educational materials to children.
Educational opportunities are restricted to the museum’s permanent collection.
The learning experience provided by the museum can be enhanced through programs developed by the Education Department.
Retired teachers serve as program designers and instructors at the museum.
Solution
The passage states that the Education Department’s programs and resources are "designed to extend the museum experience."
5
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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category
condition
territory
form
Solution
Although each of these words are synonyms for "state", form is the most appropriate given the context of this paragraph.