ASVAB PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION STUDY GUIDE

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ENGLISH TERMS & DEFINITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS Actual Qs and Ans - Expert-Verified Explanation -Guaranteed passing score -66 Questions and Answers

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Question 1: The metal porch swing virtually sizzled on the old wooden front porch today.But we sat there anyway. Gramma wouldn't hear of anything else. I suggested a walk through the forest, hoping to entertain a breeze or two and to take advantage of the shade.Gramma shook her head. You were supposed to sit on the porch after supper, and that's what we were going to do.This author implies that

• Gramma cooked supper.
• Gramma didn't like the forest.
• Gramma didn't change her routine.
• Gramma c

Answer:

The correct answer is (C) Gramma didn't change her routine. The last sentence implies a routine of sitting on the porch every night after supper.

Question 2: who or whom is the passage about?

Answer:

topic

Question 3: In Alaska, there are long periods of darkness in certain regions since much of the state is located so far north of the Arctic Circle. Thus, those regions above the Arctic Circle experience unending daylight in certain summer months and unending darkness in some winter months.It can be inferred from the above passage that

• all regions of Alaska experience unending dark in winter.
• all regions of Alaska experience unending daylight in summer.
• regions south of the Arctic Circle experien

Answer:

• regions south of the Arctic

• The selection states that regions north of the Arctic Circle experience unending periods of daylight

and dark. However, regions below the Arctic Circle are not included in this analysis of daylight and dark.Question 4: the single most important point the author is making about the topic

Answer:

explicit main idea

Question 5: Mount Everest

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topic Question 6: for the coward, it is easier to malinger in the aid station than to return to his unit on the battlefield. Salinger nearly means

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pretend to be sick, exaggerate to extent of illness or injury Question 7: Although carjacking has become more common in the past 10 years, there are several preventive measures that drivers can take. The first way to prevent carjacking is to never walk alone to your car at night. Another means of prevention is always driving with the windows rolled up and the doors locked. Also, driving on well-lit and often-traveled roads is another preventive measure that drivers can take to ensure their safety from carjacking.The best title for this selection is

Answer:

• Preventing Carjacking.

• The first sentence of the paragraph states that there are many preventive measures drivers can take

to avoid carjacking. The supporting sentences in the paragraph give specific ways to prevent carjacking.

Question 8: facts

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something that actually exists and can be proven true Question 9: climbing Mount Everest is an extreme Challenge for all who attempt it

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main idea Question 10: In an age that stresses the importance of water conservation, there are many plants that require less water than other more traditionally grown plants. In order to optimize their water usage efficiency, experts recommend watering such plants during the cooler times of the day.One may conclude from the above statements that water efficient plants should be watered

A. at 12:00 noon, when the sun is at its hottest.

B. at 6:00 a.m., when the sun has just risen.

C. at 10:00 a.m., when the day is

Answer:

B. at 6:00 a.m., when the sun has just risen.

• The selection states that such plants should be watered during the cooler parts of the day. 6:00 a.m.

is the coolest time of day listed.

Question 11: the key points of a speech

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main ideas

Question 12: anecdotes

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Brief, often amusing stories

Question 13: the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on February 24th 2011

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fact

Question 14: descriptions

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details that tell what something looks like, sounds like, and so on Question 15: she was in a melancholy frame of mind after the breakup. melancholy nearly

means:

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sad gloomy depressed Question 16: Your heart's mitral valve does an awfully big job. Letting blood from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle without losing a drop is one of the toughest tasks in the circulatory system. In fact, if the system was suddenly opened at that point, the force of the valve closing would send blood five feet in the air.In this passage, the author's purpose is to

• describe the circulatory system
• convince readers of the stress on the mitral valve
• inform readers of defects

Answer:

• convince readers of the stress on the mitral valve

Question 17: B. an allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood reasons, the immune system malfunctions and marshals up an army of antibodies to fight these substances. For many allergies, this malfunction causes a large amount of histamine to flood into the bloodstream. It is the overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and snee

Answer:

• an allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system