PICAT ASVAB PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Decoding. Answer: The ability to use letter sounds to form and
understand a word(s)
◉ Fluency. Answer: The pace at which one reads
◉ Vocabulary knowledge. Answer: The understanding of words one
reads
◉ Background knowledge. Answer: The use of familiar to decipher
unfamiliar texts
◉ Topic. Answer: The subject of the text
◉ Main idea. Answer: The author's central thought
◉ Supporting details. Answer: Help readers better develop and
understand the main idea
, ◉ Theme. Answer: The central message of the story
◉ Informative text. Answer: a text that informs the reader or
explains something
◉ Entertaining texts. Answer: the purpose is to entertain or amuse
the reader
◉ Descriptive texts. Answer: Use adjectives and adverbs to describe
people, places, or things to provide a clear image to the reader
throughout the story
◉ Comparison. Answer: In a Comparison, the author makes a claim
about one thing in relation to another thing.
◉ Contrasting. Answer: When authors take the same two objects
and show how they differ
◉ Cause. Answer: The reason why something happens
◉ Effect. Answer: The result that occurs because of the cause
◉ Analogy. Answer: A comparison between two things that are quite
different from one another
EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Decoding. Answer: The ability to use letter sounds to form and
understand a word(s)
◉ Fluency. Answer: The pace at which one reads
◉ Vocabulary knowledge. Answer: The understanding of words one
reads
◉ Background knowledge. Answer: The use of familiar to decipher
unfamiliar texts
◉ Topic. Answer: The subject of the text
◉ Main idea. Answer: The author's central thought
◉ Supporting details. Answer: Help readers better develop and
understand the main idea
, ◉ Theme. Answer: The central message of the story
◉ Informative text. Answer: a text that informs the reader or
explains something
◉ Entertaining texts. Answer: the purpose is to entertain or amuse
the reader
◉ Descriptive texts. Answer: Use adjectives and adverbs to describe
people, places, or things to provide a clear image to the reader
throughout the story
◉ Comparison. Answer: In a Comparison, the author makes a claim
about one thing in relation to another thing.
◉ Contrasting. Answer: When authors take the same two objects
and show how they differ
◉ Cause. Answer: The reason why something happens
◉ Effect. Answer: The result that occurs because of the cause
◉ Analogy. Answer: A comparison between two things that are quite
different from one another