ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension Exam
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. A year on Uranus is
approximately 348 Mercury years.
According to the passage, the way time is usually measures shows that time is -
ANSWER-B. relative
According to Mark Twain, October is a particularly dangerous month to speculate in
stocks....
What was Mark Twain's point?
-certain times of the year better than others for buying stocks.
- october is an especially bad month for speculating stocks.
-speculating in stocks is not a safe investment for your money
-it's always a good time to make a sound investment in stocks. - ANSWER-Speculating
in stocks is not a safe investment for your money
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 the overabundance of
histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing.
The passage states all of the following about allergies EXCEPT - ANSWER-B. an
allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system
an analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were
establish for crude oil and for petroleum products.the passage implies which of the
following about the oil quota program - ANSWER-The quota for residual fuel oil
products was the same as for crude oil products
From Texas to Southern CA, low-water maintenance landscaping and the popularity of
desert themes have made cactus very valuable. Considering the fact that cactus have
extremely slow growth and reproduction rates, rustlers anticipate significant profits of
this shallow rooted succulent. Removing cactus from state-owned land, however, is a
felony, and if state lines are crossed, the 1900 Lacey Act makes this same crime a
federal offense.
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. A year on Uranus is
approximately 348 Mercury years.
According to the passage, the way time is usually measures shows that time is -
ANSWER-B. relative
According to Mark Twain, October is a particularly dangerous month to speculate in
stocks....
What was Mark Twain's point?
-certain times of the year better than others for buying stocks.
- october is an especially bad month for speculating stocks.
-speculating in stocks is not a safe investment for your money
-it's always a good time to make a sound investment in stocks. - ANSWER-Speculating
in stocks is not a safe investment for your money
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 the overabundance of
histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing.
The passage states all of the following about allergies EXCEPT - ANSWER-B. an
allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system
an analysis of the mandatory oil quota program shows that separate quotas were
establish for crude oil and for petroleum products.the passage implies which of the
following about the oil quota program - ANSWER-The quota for residual fuel oil
products was the same as for crude oil products
From Texas to Southern CA, low-water maintenance landscaping and the popularity of
desert themes have made cactus very valuable. Considering the fact that cactus have
extremely slow growth and reproduction rates, rustlers anticipate significant profits of
this shallow rooted succulent. Removing cactus from state-owned land, however, is a
felony, and if state lines are crossed, the 1900 Lacey Act makes this same crime a
federal offense.
