ASVAB ASVAB Certifications ASVAB-SECTION-8 Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th Amendment to the

  U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.

  The author of the above passage would agree that __________.

  A. without the passage of the 14th Amendment, many laws restricting civil rights would still exist in various states

  B. the Supreme Court overstepped its jurisdiction when it struck down laws infringing on citizens’ civil rights

  C. the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment

  D. the 14th Amendment was opposed by all states

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation: Because the Supreme Court struck down many state laws after the 14th Amendment was enacted, it's probably true that these laws would still exist if there had been no 14th Amendment. The passage doesn't support Choices "the Supreme Court overstepped its jurisdiction when it struck down laws infringing on citizens’ civil rights", "the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment" or "the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment."

• Question 142:

  Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th Amendment to the

  U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.

  According to the above passage, it's reasonable to assume that the 5th Amendment ___________.

  A. is about taxes

  B. guarantees due process in all criminal and civil cases

  C. guarantees due process in federal law

  D. should never have become part of the Bill of Rights

  Correct Answer: C

  Explanation:

  Because the 14th Amendment guarantees due process in states’ laws, the 5th Amendment must

  guarantee due process only in federal law.

  Nothing in the passage implies that the 5th Amendment is about taxes, so Choice " is about taxes " is

  wrong.

  Because the passage states that the 14th Amendment had to be enacted to require states to abide by due

  process, Choice "guarantees due process in all criminal and civil cases" is incorrect.

  Choice "should never have become part of the Bill of Rights" is neither stated nor implied in the passage.

• Question 143:

  Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th Amendment to the

  U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil

  rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.

  According to the above passage, due process ____________.

  A. is an outdated concept

  B. guarantees fairness in the justice system

  C. never became part of the U.S. Constitution

  D. is the process by which winning lottery tickets are selected

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Nothing in the paragraph supports Choice "is an outdated concept", which is incorrect.

  When an amendment is passed, it becomes part of the Constitution, so Choice "never became part of the

  U.S. Constitution" is incorrect.

  The passage doesn't support Choice "is the process by which winning lottery tickets are selected".

• Question 144:

  High-school and college graduates attempting to find jobs should participate in mock job interviews. These mock interviews help students prepare for the types of questions they’ll be asked, make them more comfortable with common interview formats, and help them critique their performance before facing a real interviewer. Because they’re such a valuable aid, schools should organize mock job interviews for all of their graduating students.

  From the above passage, it is reasonable to assume that ___________.

  A. mock interviews can increase a student's confidence when he or she goes into a real job interview

  B. mock interviews are expensive to organize

  C. few students are interested in mock interviews

  D. students don't need job interview preparation

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  Choices "mock interviews are expensive to organize", "few students are interested in mock interviews",

  "students don't need job interview preparation" are the opposite of what the paragraph states and implies.

• Question 145:

  High-school and college graduates attempting to find jobs should participate in mock job interviews. These mock interviews help students prepare for the types of questions they’ll be asked, make them more comfortable with common interview formats, and help them critique their performance before facing a real interviewer. Because they’re such a valuable aid, schools should organize mock job interviews for all of their graduating students.

  The above passage states that mock job interviews ___________.

  A. frighten students

  B. should be offered to the best students

  C. help prepare students for real job interviews

  D. should be organized by students

  Correct Answer: C

  Explanation:

  The passage doesn't say anything about mock job interviews being frightening, so Choice "frighten

  students" is wrong.

  The passage says that mock job interviews should be available to all students, so Choice "should be

  offered to the best students" is wrong.

  The passage says that schools, not students, should organize mock interviews, so Choice "should be

  organized by students" is incorrect.

• Question 146:

  Surveys show that the average child under the age of 18 watches four hours of television per day. Although some of the programming may be educational, most isn't. Spending this much time watching television interferes with a child's ability to pursue other interests, such as reading, participating in sports, and playing with friends.

  The author of this passage would agree that ___________.

  A. television viewing should be restricted

  B. parents who let their children watch this much television is neglectful

  C. reading, participating in sports, playing with friends, and watching television should all be given equal time

  D. adults over 18 can watch as much television as they want

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  The author makes no reference to parents in the passage, so Choice "parents who let their children watch

  this much television is neglectful" is incorrect.

  The author doesn't imply anything about all these interests requiring equal time, so Choice "reading,

  participating in sports, playing with friends, and watching television should all be given equal time" is

  incorrect.

  The passage is about children under 18; no conclusion can be drawn about what the author thinks people

  over 18 should do, so Choice "adults over 18 can watch as much television as they want" is incorrect.

• Question 147:

  I returned from the City about three o’clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life. I had been three months in the Old Country and was fed up with it. If people had told me a year ago that I would’ve been feeling like that I should’ve laughed at them; but there was the fact. The weather made me liverish, the talk of the ordinary Englishman made me sick, I couldn't get enough exercise, and the amusements of London seemed as flat as soda water that had been standing in the sun.

  The author is speaking of his travels in __________.

  A. Spain

  B. Great Britain

  C. Germany

  D. Scotland

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  The words London and Englishmen make it clear that the author is speaking of his travels in England

  (Great Britain).

• Question 148:

  The transistor, a small, solid-state device that can amplify sound, was invented in 1947. At first, it was too expensive and too difficult to produce to be used in cheap, mass-market products. By 1954, though, these cost and production problems had been overcome, and the first transistor radio was put on the market.

  According to this passage, ___________.

  A. there was no market for transistors before 1954

  B. when transistors could be produced cheaply and easily, the transistor radio was put on the market

  C. transistors were invented in 1947 by order of the Department of Defense

  D. transistors are still expensive to produce

  Correct Answer: B

  Explanation:

  Products with transistors weren't widely sold before 1954 because of the expense and difficulty of

  production, not because markets didn't exist; so Choice "there was no market for transistors before 1954"

  is incorrect.

  Choices "transistors were invented in 1947 by order of the Department of Defense" and "transistors are

  still expensive to produce" aren't supported in the passage.

  The passage states that the problem of transistors being expensive and difficult to produce was solved by

  1954.

• Question 149:

  To write or not to write – that is the question. If assigned a writing task, there's no option. However, if someone is looking for a specific answer, find out if they need a short answer or a detailed one. Can the requirement be met with a telephone call, e-mail, or short note, or is something more necessary? A former CEO of a major corporation once commented that he had looked at 13,000 pieces of paper in a 5-day period. Think how much easier and more economical it would be if people would use the telephone, send an e-mail, or write a short note.

  The main point of this passage is ___________.

  A. Written records are important as they provide detailed documentation.

  B. More business people should invest time and energy improving their writing skills.

  C. Writing may not be the best way to communicate information.

  D. It's pointless for business people to spend time improving their writing skills.

  Correct Answer: C

  Explanation:

  Choices "Written records are important as they provide detailed documentation." and "More business

  people should invest time and energy improving their writing skills." may be true in certain situations, but

  they’re not the point of this particular paragraph.

  The passage doesn't say anything about working to improve writing skills being a waste of time, so Choice

  "It's pointless for business people to spend time improving their writing skills" is incorrect.

  The main point of the paragraph is that writing may not be the most efficient way of communicating,

  depending on the situation.

• Question 150:

  Cloud seeding is accomplished by dropping particles of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) from a plane onto super-cooled clouds. This process encourages condensation of water droplets in the clouds, which usually, but not always, results in rain or snow.

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

  A. cloud seeding could be used to end a drought

  B. cloud seeding is prohibitively expensive

  C. cloud seeding is rarely used

  D. cloud seeding can be accomplished by using regular ice

  Correct Answer: A

  Explanation:

  One can assume that causing rain or snow would end a drought. Nothing in the passage has to do with

  expense, so Choice "cloud seeding is prohibitively expensive" is incorrect.

  The passage says nothing about how frequently the process is used, so Choice "cloud seeding is rarely

  used" is incorrect.

  The passage specifies that dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) is used; solid water (regular ice) is a different

  chemical, so Choice "cloud seeding can be accomplished by using regular ice" is wrong.