PICAT ASVAB PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ anecdotes. Answer: Brief, often amusing stories
◉ reasons. Answer: a statement presented in justification or
explanation of a belief or action
◉ reasons. Answer: one reason we should continue space program
is that we have need for adventure
◉ anecdotes. Answer: while visiting the space museum, I saw an
exhibit on discovery.
◉ examples. Answer: for example, one study conducted the shuttle
was to examine cell growth.
◉ descriptions. Answer: Discoverys launch was very powerful and
thrilling
◉ sequence of events. Answer: the first stop for the shuttle is the
International Space Station
,◉ facts. Answer: the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on February
24th 2011
◉ topic. Answer: Mount Everest
◉ main idea. Answer: climbing Mount Everest is an extreme
Challenge for all who attempt it
◉ 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
A. Gramma cooked supper.
B. Gramma didn't like the forest.
C. Gramma didn't change her routine.
,D. Gramma couldn't hear very well.. 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.
◉ A lamb's thick winter coat keeps it warm during the cold winter
months. When the summer brings sunny days, the sheep doesn't
need its thick coat and the sheep's wool is sheared. That wool is
made into yarn, further processed, and then transformed into
sweaters, socks, pants, skirts, and blankets.
The verb "transformed" referred to in the passage suggests that the
wool changes by
A. magic
B. metamorphosis
C. computer input and output.
D. mechanical or chemical operations.. Answer: The correct answer
is (D) mechanical or chemical operations.
If you are taking yarn, processing it, and then turning it into clothing,
the yarn is undergoing a mechanical operation.
◉ DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It has proteins attached to
it and exists in the form of chromosomes. DNA in chromosomes
contains the information that determines all of the physical
characteristics that were inherited from the previous generation.
, Although some features of DNA are different from species to species,
there are many things that are the same about DNA, regardless of
the parent organism. Strawberries, for example, have DNA.
This author implies that
A. species are subdivisions of a genus.
B. strawberries are organisms.
C. DNA is only found in the organism's parents.
D. all species have similar physical characteristics.. Answer: The
correct answer is (B) strawberries are organisms.
The author mentions the similarities of DNA between all organisms,
and then uses strawberries as an example of this in the very next
sentence. This implies that strawberries are organisms.
◉ The Mississippi River is key to New Orleans' flavor and pizzazz.
The seafood, the steamboat cruise, the swamp tours, and the history-
it's all there. And the jazz? There are those who would swear that
the uncanny beat of the music comes from the intrepid rhythm of
the Mississippi's waters.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ anecdotes. Answer: Brief, often amusing stories
◉ reasons. Answer: a statement presented in justification or
explanation of a belief or action
◉ reasons. Answer: one reason we should continue space program
is that we have need for adventure
◉ anecdotes. Answer: while visiting the space museum, I saw an
exhibit on discovery.
◉ examples. Answer: for example, one study conducted the shuttle
was to examine cell growth.
◉ descriptions. Answer: Discoverys launch was very powerful and
thrilling
◉ sequence of events. Answer: the first stop for the shuttle is the
International Space Station
,◉ facts. Answer: the Space Shuttle Discovery launched on February
24th 2011
◉ topic. Answer: Mount Everest
◉ main idea. Answer: climbing Mount Everest is an extreme
Challenge for all who attempt it
◉ 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
A. Gramma cooked supper.
B. Gramma didn't like the forest.
C. Gramma didn't change her routine.
,D. Gramma couldn't hear very well.. 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.
◉ A lamb's thick winter coat keeps it warm during the cold winter
months. When the summer brings sunny days, the sheep doesn't
need its thick coat and the sheep's wool is sheared. That wool is
made into yarn, further processed, and then transformed into
sweaters, socks, pants, skirts, and blankets.
The verb "transformed" referred to in the passage suggests that the
wool changes by
A. magic
B. metamorphosis
C. computer input and output.
D. mechanical or chemical operations.. Answer: The correct answer
is (D) mechanical or chemical operations.
If you are taking yarn, processing it, and then turning it into clothing,
the yarn is undergoing a mechanical operation.
◉ DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It has proteins attached to
it and exists in the form of chromosomes. DNA in chromosomes
contains the information that determines all of the physical
characteristics that were inherited from the previous generation.
, Although some features of DNA are different from species to species,
there are many things that are the same about DNA, regardless of
the parent organism. Strawberries, for example, have DNA.
This author implies that
A. species are subdivisions of a genus.
B. strawberries are organisms.
C. DNA is only found in the organism's parents.
D. all species have similar physical characteristics.. Answer: The
correct answer is (B) strawberries are organisms.
The author mentions the similarities of DNA between all organisms,
and then uses strawberries as an example of this in the very next
sentence. This implies that strawberries are organisms.
◉ The Mississippi River is key to New Orleans' flavor and pizzazz.
The seafood, the steamboat cruise, the swamp tours, and the history-
it's all there. And the jazz? There are those who would swear that
the uncanny beat of the music comes from the intrepid rhythm of
the Mississippi's waters.
