ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Practice Test 991902 Results

	Your Results	Global Average
Questions	5	5
Correct	0	2.69
Score	0%	54%

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USS Gilliam (APA-57), named for Gilliam County in Oregon, was the lead ship in the her class of attack transports serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched 28 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Williams of Wilmington; acquired 31 July 1944; and commissioned 1 August 1944, Comdr. H. B. Olsen in command.

The best title for this selection is:

53% Answer Correctly

	The launch of the USS Gilliam
	The pride of Gilliam County Oregon
	A short history of the USS Gilliam
	H. B. Olsen's first command

Solution

Although each of these titles might be true, the main focus of the passage is a short account of the launch of the USS Gilliam.

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 endemic cannot have a cosmopolitan distribution.
	An organism that is indigenous to Australia can be found in India.
	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.

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.
	Animal Care and Control operates within and outside of Los Angeles County.
	The ACC handles only domestic animals.

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.

Reserve Deputy Probation Officers are deputized volunteers who have received special training in order to assist Probation staff in a wide range of supervised responsibilities, that include direct involvement with juvenile an d adult probationers. Reserve Deputies are highly motivated, skilled, and caring people who want to serve their community as a part of the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Reserve Deputies are not a replacement for or an alternative to paid staff, but are intended to be an enhancement to existing resources.

From the passage, it can be inferred that:

61% Answer Correctly

	Direct interaction with probationers is the primary Duty of a Reserve Deputy.
	Members of the community who become Reserve Deputie s have a desire to give back to the community.
	Reserve Deputies are able to act independently on the job once they have successfully passed all training requirements.
	Experienced Reserve Deputies supervise new volunteer Reserve Deputies.

Solution

The passage states that Reserve Deputies are "people who want to serve their community."

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?

74% Answer Correctly

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