PiCat/ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension
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 - ANS - relative
\According to Mark Twain, October is a particular dangerous month is speculate in stocks - ANS
- 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 overabundance of histamine that causes allergic
symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. - ANS - 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 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? - ANS - The quota for residual fuel oil products was
the same for crude oil
\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 - ANS - cactus popularity, transport of stolen cactus,
cactus theft
\Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear(the prinna) and the middle ear
into the inner - ANS - in the inner ear
\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. - ANS - How fast do stones of a particular size fall?
\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. - ANS - copper
drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attracvtion
\Weather radar is a great help to pilots in detecting thunderstorms - ANS - faulty pulse
transmission by the radar
\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.
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 - ANS - relative
\According to Mark Twain, October is a particular dangerous month is speculate in stocks - ANS
- 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 overabundance of histamine that causes allergic
symptoms such as headaches, rashes, and sneezing. - ANS - 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 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? - ANS - The quota for residual fuel oil products was
the same for crude oil
\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 - ANS - cactus popularity, transport of stolen cactus,
cactus theft
\Physical sound energy is transmitted through the external ear(the prinna) and the middle ear
into the inner - ANS - in the inner ear
\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. - ANS - How fast do stones of a particular size fall?
\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. - ANS - copper
drew prospectors, copper ran out, town abandoned, tourist attracvtion
\Weather radar is a great help to pilots in detecting thunderstorms - ANS - faulty pulse
transmission by the radar
\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.
