Exam Details

  • Exam Code
    :ASVAB-SECTION-8
  • Exam Name
    :ASVAB Section Eight : Paragraph comprehension
  • Certification
    :ASVAB Certifications
  • Vendor
    :ASVAB
  • Total Questions
    :155 Q&As
  • Last Updated
    :Jun 30, 2025

ASVAB ASVAB Certifications ASVAB-SECTION-8 Questions & Answers

  • Question 111:

    Electricity is the most inefficient and costly way to heat a home. One kilowatt-hour of electricity creates about 3,400 British thermal units (BTUs). (BTUs are a standard heat measurement.) The price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is between $0.10 and $0.25 or between $29.35 and $73.13 per million BTUs. In contrast, fuel oil, which produces 140,000 BTUs per gallon, costs about $8.33 to $13.89 per million BTUs. Natural gas, which produces 100,000 BTUs per therm, can be purchased for $5.00 to $22.50 per million BTUs. Oak firewood, which produces 26,000,000 BTUs per cord, costs $5.77 to $13.46 per million BTUs. Choosing the right heating method for your home, based on the cost of fuel, may be more expensive at installation but will be cheaper in the long run.

    The title of this passage should be __________.

    A. Choosing the Right Heating Method

    B. Heating Methods for Houses

    C. Know Your BTUs

    D. Price List for Fuel

  • Question 112:

    Electricity is the most inefficient and costly way to heat a home. One kilowatt-hour of electricity creates about 3,400 British thermal units (BTUs). (BTUs are a standard heat measurement.) The price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is between $0.10 and $0.25 or between $29.35 and $73.13 per million BTUs. In contrast, fuel oil, which produces 140,000 BTUs per gallon, costs about $8.33 to $13.89 per million BTUs. Natural gas, which produces 100,000 BTUs per therm, can be purchased for $5.00 to $22.50 per million BTUs. Oak firewood, which produces 26,000,000 BTUs per cord, costs $5.77 to $13.46 per million BTUs. Choosing the right heating method for your home, based on the cost of fuel, may be more expensive at installation but will be cheaper in the long run.

    According to the above passage, __________.

    A. heating with fuel oil is always cheaper than other methods

    B. oak firewood produces fewer BTUs per dollar than the other types of fuel

    C. natural gas costs more than all other fuels except oak firewood

    D. electricity is always the most expensive way to heat a house

  • Question 113:

    Electricity is the most inefficient and costly way to heat a home. One kilowatt-hour of electricity creates about 3,400 British thermal units (BTUs). (BTUs are a standard heat measurement.) The price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is between $0.10 and $0.25 or between $29.35 and $73.13 per million BTUs. In contrast, fuel oil, which produces 140,000 BTUs per gallon, costs about $8.33 to $13.89 per million BTUs. Natural gas, which produces 100,000 BTUs per therm, can be purchased for $5.00 to $22.50 per million BTUs. Oak firewood, which produces 26,000,000 BTUs per cord, costs $5.77 to $13.46 per million BTUs. Choosing the right heating method for your home, based on the cost of fuel, may be more expensive at installation but will be cheaper in the long run.

    According to the above passage, a BTU __________.

    A. is an unusual method of measuring heat

    B. stands for "British thermal unit"

    C. is the abbreviation for a "big thermal unit"

    D. can heat a 9 × 12 room

  • Question 114:

    Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging workspaces so that people and objects interact efficiently and safely. Lack of attention to ergonomics causes thousands of workers to suffer repetitive stress injury, eye fatigue, muscle soreness, and many other medical problems each year.

    Adequate lighting, well-designed chairs, and clutter-free work areas contribute to effective ergonomic design. The opportunity to take short breaks every hour or two, especially for deskbound workers, is also helpful. It's also important for workers to avoid performing the same movements over and over for hours at a time. Variety in the type of work being done can decrease the chance of injury.

    According to this passage, it's reasonable to assume that __________.

    A. employers should invest in ergonomic design to protect workers

    B. lack of ergonomic design isn't dangerous

    C. labor unions have opposed ergonomic design

    D. poor design is responsible for most employee accidents

  • Question 115:

    Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging workspaces so that people and objects interact efficiently and safely. Lack of attention to ergonomics causes thousands of workers to suffer repetitive stress injury, eye fatigue, muscle soreness, and many other medical problems each year. Adequate lighting, well-designed chairs, and clutter-free work areas contribute to effective ergonomic design. The opportunity to take short breaks every hour or two, especially for deskbound workers, is also helpful. It's also important for workers to avoid performing the same movements over and over for hours at a time. Variety in the type of work being done can decrease the chance of injury.

    According to this passage, ___________.

    A. adequate lighting and well-designed chairs, although important, have nothing to do with ergonomics

    B. repetition in the type of work people do helps them accomplish their tasks safely and efficiently

    C. short breaks aren't important for deskbound employees because they do little heavy labor

    D. ergonomic design also includes keeping work areas well lit and clutter free

  • Question 116:

    Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging workspaces so that people and objects interact efficiently and safely. Lack of attention to ergonomics causes thousands of workers to suffer repetitive stress injury, eye fatigue, muscle soreness, and many other medical problems each year. Adequate lighting, well-designed chairs, and clutter-free work areas contribute to effective ergonomic design. The opportunity to take short breaks every hour or two, especially for deskbound workers, is also helpful. It's also important for workers to avoid performing the same movements over and over for hours at a time. Variety in the type of work being done can decrease the chance of injury.

    According to this passage, ___________.

    A. ergonomics can cause injuries

    B. ergonomics is about designing and arranging workspaces efficiently and safely

    C. ergonomics is expensive and time consuming

    D. few people experience problems due to poor ergonomics

  • Question 117:

    Many criminal-law statutes permit more severe punishment of a person convicted of a crime if he or she intended to harm another person. For example, voluntary manslaughter carries a heavier penalty than involuntary manslaughter in most states. Planned crimes are also punished more severely than spur-ofthe-moment crimes. The problem is that juries find it difficult to know what the intent of a person was at the time he or she committed a crime. Many defendants will deny that they intended to harm the other person and claim that any harm that occurred was “accidental.” The law asks too much of juries when it expects them to determine what a person was thinking. Juries should only be asked to weigh objective evidence.

    According to this passage, ___________.

    A. most states don't distinguish between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter

    B. punishing people more severely for voluntary manslaughter is unconstitutional

    C. it's difficult for juries to determine a defendant's intentions at the time a crime was committed

    D. prosecutors can, through careful questioning, show a defendant's intention at the time a crime was committed

  • Question 118:

    Many criminal-law statutes permit more severe punishment of a person convicted of a crime if he or she intended to harm another person. For example, voluntary manslaughter carries a heavier penalty than involuntary manslaughter in most states. Planned crimes are also punished more severely than spur-ofthe-moment crimes. The problem is that juries find it difficult to know what the intent of a person was at the time he or she committed a crime. Many defendants will deny that they intended to harm the other person and claim that any harm that occurred was “accidental.” The law asks too much of juries when it expects them to determine what a person was thinking. Juries should only be asked to weigh objective evidence.

    The author of this passage would agree that ___________.

    A. laws should not punish people based on intention

    B. juries aren't intelligent enough to weigh evidence

    C. more laws should distinguish between crimes committed with intent and crimes committed on the spur of the moment

    D. lawyers will lie about anything

  • Question 119:

    Buddhism is a religion that must be viewed from many angles. Its original form, as preached by Gautama in India and developed in the early years succeeding and as embodied in the sacred literature of early Buddhism, isn't representative of the actual Buddhism of any land today.

    According to this passage, ___________.

    A. most Buddhists live in India

    B. Buddhist teachings have changed over the years

    C. Buddhism draws its teachings from early Christianity

    D. Buddhist temples can be found in any land of the world

  • Question 120:

    Epidemiology is the study of what causes diseases, injuries, and other physiological damage to humans and why such problems occur. Epidemiologists examine where and when disease outbreaks occur. By using statistics and other scientific methods, epidemiologists determine what factors affect the frequency and severity of disease patterns. The primary goal of epidemiology is to control or prevent outbreaks of disease – other goals are subordinate.

    What would be the best title for this passage?

    A. Epidemiology: The Study of Disease Patterns.

    B. Goals for the Future of Epidemiology.

    C. Using Statistical Methods in Epidemiology.

    D. Employment Outlook for Epidemiologists.

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