ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 952371 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.71
Score	0%	54%

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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

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

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.
	The title World Champion is awarded by the world chess organization FIDE.
	World Champion is a title that is held for life.

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.

Since 1944, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has been meeting the diverse needs of not only residents, but also visitors from around the world. With over 63,000 acres of parks, gardens, lakes, trails, natural areas, and the world's largest public golf course system, the Department of Parks and Recreation is committed to providing the public with social, cultural, and recreational activities to enjoy the whole year.

According to this passage:

55% Answer Correctly

	The Department of Parks and Recreation focuses its efforts entirely on recreational activities.
	The County has boasted the largest public golf course system since 1944.
	The natural areas of Los Angeles County are one of the biggest attractions for visitors.
	The department offers a variety of activities that represent the needs of the community.

Solution

The passage states that Department meets the diverse needs of both residents and visitors.

Water polo, or water ball, is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores the most goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water (using a sort of kicking motion known as "eggbeater kick"), players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie. "Man-up" (or "power play") situations occur frequently. Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of team handball.

Which of the following is not a similarity between water polo and team handball?

64% Answer Correctly

	Power play situations occur frequently.
	Both sports feature the "eggbeater kick".
	Goals are scored by throwing the ball into a net defended by a goalie.
	Both sports feature passing.

Solution

The "eggbeater kick" is used in water polo when treading water. Treading water would not be necessary in the land-based game of team handball.

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. The extreme opposite of endemism is cosmopolitan distribution.

Based on this passage, which of the following statements is false?

47% Answer Correctly

	An organism that is indigenous to Australia can be found in India.
	An organism that is endemic cannot have a cosmopolitan distribution.
	An organism that is endemic to Australia can be found in India.
	Endemism requires an organism be unique to a defined geographic location.

Solution

You don't necessarily need to know the definitions of the words in a paragraph to figure out the correct answer. Just go through the answers one by one and logically compare the answer to the the paragraph and eliminate the answers that aren't supported by the facts.