ASVAB STUDY - PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION EXAM

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ASVAB STUDY - PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION EXAM

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Question 1: admiring of Carnegie for donating a large part of his wealth

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One of a group of talented and sometimes ruthless entrepreneurs Andrew Carnegie is Scottish immigrant worked his way up from modest beginnings to become one of the richest people in the 19th century America in 1873 he organized his own steel company in Pittsburgh and it's soon dominated the industry in 1901 he sold his holdings in the company for 480 million to banker JP Morgan Carnegie believed that the wealthy are merely trustees of their money and are obligated to use the resources for the benefit of society convinced that the best way to improve the lives of others was providing them with access to knowledge Carnegie found thousands of public libraries by the time of his death in 1919 he had given away most of his fortune to support a variety of plethropic causes which of the following phrases best categorizes the tone of this passage

Question 2: B. explain the political satire and why it is important

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In every healthy democracy one will find, in addition to lively discussion and a thriving press, lots of political satire.Political satire is a genre of written, oral, and graphic communication that pokes fun at politicians, political parties, and the activities of government. It is humor, but humor with a purpose; by exaggerating faults and foibles, the satirist hopes to provoke laughter while making a point.Leaders of governments and political parties often suffer most at the hands of the satirist, so it is wise for those who wish to make a career of politics to be able to laugh at themselves and take a joke. Like a forest without the sounds of birds, a democracy without the sights and sounds of political satire is a sign that something is amiss.The author's main purpose in writing the passage is most likely to

• describe the different kinds of political satire.

• explain what political satire is and why it

Question 3: D. inner ear

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In order for a human to hear a sound, many things have to happen. The first is that sound waves must travel through matter, such as air, to the outer ear. Once they reach the outer ear, the sound waves travel through the ear canal and hit the eardrum, causing it to vibrate. This also causes vibration in the ossicles in the middle ear. These three bones, the smallest in the human body, are called the malleus (or hammer), the incus (or anvil), and the stapes (or stirrup). Their vibration amplifies the force of the sound waves and passes the sound information to the inner ear. The fluid in the inner ear, along with thousands of tiny hairs cells of the organ of Corti, then transmits nerve impulses through the cochlear nerve to the brain. It is here that the nerve impulses are interpreted as sound.According to the passage, in what part of the body is the force of sound waves amplified?

• brain

• ossicles

• eardrum

• Inner Ear

Question 4: brings both dollars and recognition to International Falls.

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international falls Minnesota a city on the US and Canadian border earned the legal right to call itself the icebox of the nation after battling the ski town of Frazier Colorado for the title after learning that Frazier had been using the slogan which their own town had claimed since 1948 international falls officials headed for the US patent and trademark offices and successfully obtained the registration certification or certificate The legal victory is about more than simple bragging rights international falls uses the icebox moniker to market itself as the country's best location for cold weather testing projects. The passage implies that the ice box of the nation slogan

• brings both dollars and recognition to International Falls.

• was rightfully awarded to the city with the colder weather.

• had no significant effect on the ski industry in Fraser, Colorado.

• sparked an extended and expensive legal fight b

Question 5: Recent findings suggest people can accurately predict earthquakes based on weather conditions.

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Human beings have always had ideas about what cause earthquakes. The influential ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle suggested that winds trapped in underground caves pushed on the cave roofs, resulting in minor earth tremors. He believed large earthquakes occurred when a vast amount of air was trapped underground and then abruptly released to the surface. Aristotle's misconceptions led to the belief in"earthquake weather," and that belief was reinforced by others, who suggested that strong winds, fireballs, and meteors along with calm and cloudy weather conditions was a pattern predictive of earthquakes. Early 21st century scientific research has shown that earthquakes occur in all types of weather. There is, however, some data to suggest that when a low-pressure system accompanies a major storm, the probability of an earthquake occurring in the earth's crust does slightly increase.According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

Question 6: B. They involved interruptions to the flow of gravity-driven water.

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I decided to troubleshoot the plumbing problem myselt. I consulted resources and learned that my home's drain, waste, and vent system took advantage of gravity and was designed so that water into my home's drains flowed downhill from start to finish. The waste water from each sink, toilet, shower, tub, and appliance collected into ever larger pipes, finally merging into the main sewer line from my home to the city sewer. Based on my research, the fact that I had two sinks, a tub, and the toilets all backing up indicated that the solution was beyond a few simple doses of chemical drain cleaner this time. Instead, it was more likely that there was a clog in the main sewer drain from my home, meaning tree roots, a damaged pipe, or a major clog was responsible.According to the passage, which of the following is true about the author's plumbing problems?A.They were repaired by professionals using chemical drain

• They involved interruptions to the flow of gravity-driven water.

Question 7: B. friendly

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The American newspaper columnist Art Buchwald wrote humor columns--first for the European edition of the New York Herald Tribune in the 1950s and later for the Washington Post. Rather than the stinging wit of some of his contemporaries, Buchwald's style was kindly. Every once in a while, however, his patience with a politician, institution, or policy would wear thin, and his readers would see another, less avuncular side. Art Buchwald's newspaper column was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in

• Over the course of his career he would write newspaper columns and publish humorous books for

half a century.One can infer from the passage that Art Buchwald's writing, when he nearly lost his patience, was

• biting.

B.friendly.

C.humorous.D.dismissive.

Question 8: Are at much higher risk then those without silver fillings

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after hearing reports on the dangers of Mercury vapor from silver fillings many people have decided to have their feelings replaced with a non-metal material well leechers why researchers know that Mercury levels are slightly higher in people with silver fillings there then in people without silver fillings it would take at least 100 fillings to reach an unsafe level of mercury The passage implies that people with normal numbers of silver fillings

Question 9: can only consume small particles of food

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similar to how snow falls from above on a winter's day Marine snow falls from the ocean sunless surface waters to animals at the deepest depths of the world's oceans Marine snow is composed of organic materials such as decaying plants and animal matter and of inorganic material such as sand or soot national oceanic and atmospherical administration scientists have studied the composition of the Marine snowflakes and found them to have high carbon content without the light necessary for the organisms that use photosynthesis to produce their own food The oceans bottom dwelling scavengers eagerly devour the carbon rich material from above for their substance provided flags do not break apart or are not consumed by organisms at a shallow's death based on the passage marine snow is good source for creatures at or near the oceans for because the organisms