ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 945793 Results

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Questions	5	5
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Review

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.
	The Workforce Investment Act will put into practice the Workforce Investment Board.
	WIB is chiefly responsible for providing decisions related to policy.

Solution

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

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC) is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. The ACC operates six animal shelters serving all unincorporated County areas and 50 contract cities. The ACC covers more than 3,200 square miles of cities, deserts, beaches, and mountains; from the Antelope Valley in the north to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the south; as far east as the border of San Bernardino County and west all the way to Thousand Oaks. The ACC provides animal control and rescue services 24 hours a day, seven days a week in our service area.

According to this passage:

34% Answer Correctly

	The ACC provides control and rescue services for some cities.
	Services are provided to any city or unincorporated area within the 3,200 miles covered by the Agency.
	The ACC handles only domestic animals.
	Animal Care and Control operates within and outside of Los Angeles County.

Solution

The passage states that the ACC serves 50 contract cities within Los Angeles County, not any city, and does not state that the ACC handles only domestic animals.

The expert predicted that America's gross domestic product will return to more than 3 percent yearly expansion. For example, Dow Chemical is investing $4 billion in Texas plastics production that will be operational by 2019. Such growth requires cheap oil and natural gas - and "by 2022 or so, the United States will surpass Saudi Arabia in oil output, and Russia in gas." He continued: "The big attraction is the low price of natural gas, the lowest-carbon fossil fuel, which can be produced profitably at about a third the price per unit of energy as other hydrocarbons. That is particularly attractive to chemical companies. It is the raw material for plastics, Styrofoam, tires, sealants, adhesives, films, liquid crystal screens, nylons, polyesters - nearly everything around us."

According to this passage, what's going to cause America's future growth?

69% Answer Correctly

	Cheap oil and natural gas.
	Surpassing Saudi Arabia in oil output, and Russia in gas.
	Dow Chemical's $4 billion investment in Texas plastics production.
	Increased plastics production.

Solution

After predicting that America's gross domestic product will grow to more than 3 percent yearly expansion the expert states that "such growth requires cheap oil and natural gas".

"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 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:

43% Answer Correctly

	Grandmaster is a higher title than World Champion.
	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.

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.