ASVAB ASVAB-SECTION-8 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

ASVAB ASVAB-SECTION-8 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Because the temperature of ocean water changes more slowly than the temperature of air, oceans affect the world's climate. As ocean water moves past land masses, it affects the climate by warming the air in winter and cooling it in summer. The key idea in this paragraph is that __________.

  A. ocean water moves past land masses
  B. ocean water cools the air in winter
  C. ocean water warms land masses in summer
  D. the world's climate is affected by the temperature of the oceans
  D. the world's climate is affected by the temperature of the oceans

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  The key idea is found in the first sentence: The temperature of ocean water changes more slowly than that of the air; therefore, the oceans affect the world's climate.

• Question 72:

  Every four years, athletes from all over the world gather in a different place for the Summer Olympic Games. In 2012, the site was London, England, where 10,500 participants gathered. They represented 204 countries and territories and earned 302 medals in 26 different sports.

  According to the above passage, all of these are years of the Summer Olympics, except __________.

  A. 2016
  B. 2009
  C. 2000
  D. 2012
  B. 2009

• Question 73:

  Doctors and experts recommend that an aspirin a day may cut the risk of developing colon cancer. However, a smaller dose of baby aspirin may be more effective at this than a full size aspirin. A full size aspirin __________.

  A. does not cut the risk of developing colon cancer
  B. prevents colon cancer
  C. may cut the risk of colon cancer
  D. is not as effective as a baby aspirin
  C. may cut the risk of colon cancer

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  Of the following choices only, the only one that is true is that a full size aspirin may cut the risk of colon cancer. The last choice is not correct, because it does not limit the statement to cutting the risk of colon cancer.

• Question 74:

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

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  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 75:

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

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  The passage states that adequate lighting and well-designed chairs are part of ergonomic design, so Choice "adequate lighting and well-designed chairs, although important, have nothing to do with ergonomics" is incorrect. The passage states that repetitious work can cause injury, so Choice "repetition in the type of work people do helps them accomplish their tasks safely and efficiently" is incorrect. The passage states that desk-bound workers should take breaks, so Choice "short breaks aren't important for deskbound employees because they do little heavy labor" is incorrect.

• Question 76:

  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
  B. Buddhist teachings have changed over the years

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  The only statement that's supported by the passage is Choice "Buddhist teachings have changed over the years."

  In fact, this sentence is the primary theme of the passage.

  The other choices aren't supported by information contained in the paragraph.

• Question 77:

  In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution entitled the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This resolution stresses personal, civil, political, social, cultural, and economic rights of people. In so doing, the article promotes __________.

  A. financial well-being only
  B. fundamental freedoms
  C. social unrest
  D. only one political party
  B. fundamental freedoms

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  Answer "fundamental freedoms". Fundamental freedoms, summarizes all the rights listed in the paragraph.

• Question 78:

  To get full value for your energy dollars, first arrange for an energy audit of your home. An audit will reveal such things as energy-sapping drafts, insufficient insulation, improper weather stripping, and a need for storm windows and doors. Installing storm windows may be energy-saving but should be preceded by __________.

  A. an energy audit
  B. storm doors
  C. insulation
  D. proper weather stripping
  A. an energy audit

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  The main idea of the paragraph is that an energy audit should be done as a first step toward saving energy dollars.

  The details that follow are some of the items an audit concentrates on.

  The question, however, asks you to identify what precedes, or comes before, the installation of an energy-saving device.

• Question 79:

  The Tao-te-ching (The Way and Its Power) is the basic text of Taoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy. The Tao-te-ching is composed of 81 short chapters or poems that describe a way of life marked by quiet effortlessness and freedom from desire. Taoism teaches that this can be achieved by following the creative, spontaneous life force of the universe, called the Tao. The book is attributed to Lao-tzu, but it was probably written in the third century B.C.

  The Tao-te-ching __________.

  A. is the basic text of Chinese poetry
  B. describes a life way marked by quiet freedom
  C. is made up of 81 chapters and a short poem
  D. was probably not written by Lao-tzu, even though it is attributed to him
  D. was probably not written by Lao-tzu, even though it is attributed to him

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  The passage says that the Tao-te-ching "is attributed to Lao-tzu, but it was probably written in the third century b. c."

  The use of the word "but" clearly implies that Lao-tzu (who actually lived three centuries earlier, during the sixth century b.c.) did not write the book.

• Question 80:

  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
  C. help prepare students for real job interviews

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  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.