ASVAB:PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION EXAM QUESTIONS

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ASVAB:PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: roosevelt made conscious use of the media almost from the moment he

entered the white house. His press conferences served to educate newspaper writers, through them the nation, about the complex, novel measures he was advocating.It can be inferred from the passage that Roosevelt..

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Was a president who recognized the power of the press Question 2: From Texas to South California low water maintenance landscaping and popularity of desert themes have made Cactus very valuable. Considering the fact that Cactus have extremely slow growth and that the reproduction rates restlers anticipates significant profits for this shallow-rooted succulent. Removing cactus from the state-owned land however is a felony and if state lines are crossed the 1900 Lacy X makes this same crime of federal offense from this passage determine the sequence of events

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cactus popularity, transport of stolen cactus, cactus theft Question 3: The women's flying training detachment was the brainchild of Jacqueline Cochran, the famous flyer. Bc of the overwhelming demand for qualified men to fly in combat during world war 2 she was able to persuade the army to train women pilots to ferry military aircraft from manufacturers to embarkation points for later shipment overseas.The author implies that the primary motivation for establishing a training program for women pilots during world war 2 was the?

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unavailability of qualified make pilots

Question 4: A period of time is usually measured by comparing it with another period of time.For example, a year on Mercury is equal to 88 earth days

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relative Question 5: Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park Wrangle Street Elias 13 million Acres of Scenic Beauty. Copper first Drew Prospectors to this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938, the kinetic mine produced 200 million tons of it now a mecca for Taurus, the town of Kennicott was abandoned to the ghost when the copper ran out according to the passage which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of events.

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copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attracvtion Question 6: A fable always explicitly states a moral truth. The fairy tales, in contrast leaves all decisions about meaning up to us. Whether we which to make any application to our life to enjoy the fantastic events it tells about According to the passage, a FABLES differs from the fairy tales takes in the fables has ?

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An ethical meaning Question 7: 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 overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing.

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an allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system Question 8: Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear(the prinna) and the middle ear into the inner

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in the inner ear Question 9: Latex (water-based) house paints have several advantages over oil-based paints.Latex dries quickly, can be cleansed up with water, doesn't peel when applied to damp wood.But the reduction or elimination of mercury compounds in latex paints created problems with mildew and storage stability...

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Peel when applied to damp wood

Question 10: The women's flying training detachment was the brainchild of Jacqueline Cochran, the famous flyer. Primary motivation for establishing a training program..?

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Fame of flyer Jacqueline Cochran Question 11: When we think of security for the home, most of us think devices that will physically hinder another person. Researchers found that some simple everyday inexpensive objects can be as effective as much more expensive security systems?Which of the following sentences would most likely come next in the paragraph?

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For example, leaving the radio on during the day can make a home sound occupied Question 12: An analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were established for crude oil and for petroleum products. Petroleum products were divided into light products mostly gasoline jet fuel and desolate and heavy or residual fuel oil products. The quota for crude oil imports was set at approximately 10% of crude oil consumption the passage implies which of the following about the oil quota program?

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The quota for residual fuel oil products was the same for crude oil Question 13: Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park - Wrangell St. Elias - 13 million acres of scenic beauty. Copper first drew prospectors to this part of Alaska. From 1991 to 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it. Now a mecca for tourists, the town of Kennicott was abadones to the ghosts when the copper ran out.According to the passage, which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of events?

• copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attraction
• copper crew prospectors, tourist attraction, copper ran out, town abandoned
• copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, tourist attraction, town abandoned
• copper drew prospectors, tourist attraction, town abandoned, copper ran out

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D

Question 14: Weather radar is a great help to pilots in detecting thunderstorms

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faulty pulse transmission by the radar Question 15: According to Mark Twain, October is a particular dangerous month is speculate in stocks

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Speculating in stocks is not a safe investment for your money 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 with send blood 5 feet into the air In this passage the author's purpose is to?

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convince readers of the stress on the mirtal mind Question 17: Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret of their success is not so much a matter of finding answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is keeping the questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena.Simple questions can be answered unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking.

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How fast do stones of a particular size fall?