ASVAB PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Your heart's mitral valve performs a tremendous amount of work. One of the
most difficult duties in the circulatory system is to transport blood from the left
atrium of the heart to the left ventricle without losing any. In fact, if the system
were suddenly opened at that time, the power of the closing valve would propel
blood five feet into the air.
The author's objective in this chapter is to
A: describe the vascular system.
B. persuade readers about the tension on the mitral valve.
C. Inform readers about anomalies in the mitral valve
D. diminish the relevance of the mitral valve - ANSWER B. persuade readers
about the stress on the mitral valve
Riding the mail plane is a low-cost way to see America's largest national park,
Wrangell St. Elias, which covers 13 million acres of breathtaking scenery.
Prospectors were initially drawn to this area of Alaska because of copper.
Between 1991 and 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it.
When the copper ran out, the town of Kennicott, which is now a tourist
destination, became a haven for ghosts.
According to the paragraph, which of the following depicts the true order of
events?
A. Copper attracted prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist
attraction.
B. copper crew prospectors, tourist attraction, copper depleted, settlement
abandoned
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Your heart's mitral valve performs a tremendous amount of work. One of the
most difficult duties in the circulatory system is to transport blood from the left
atrium of the heart to the left ventricle without losing any. In fact, if the system
were suddenly opened at that time, the power of the closing valve would propel
blood five feet into the air.
The author's objective in this chapter is to
A: describe the vascular system.
B. persuade readers about the tension on the mitral valve.
C. Inform readers about anomalies in the mitral valve
D. diminish the relevance of the mitral valve - ANSWER B. persuade readers
about the stress on the mitral valve
Riding the mail plane is a low-cost way to see America's largest national park,
Wrangell St. Elias, which covers 13 million acres of breathtaking scenery.
Prospectors were initially drawn to this area of Alaska because of copper.
Between 1991 and 1938, the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it.
When the copper ran out, the town of Kennicott, which is now a tourist
destination, became a haven for ghosts.
According to the paragraph, which of the following depicts the true order of
events?
A. Copper attracted prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist
attraction.
B. copper crew prospectors, tourist attraction, copper depleted, settlement
abandoned
