ASVAB-SECTION-8 Online Practice Questions and Answers

An ex-post-facto law is a law applied retroactively. Usually it makes an act illegal that was legal at the time it was performed. The U.S. Constitution prohibits ex-post-facto criminal laws, although the British Commonwealth allows them.

According to this passage, it can be assumed that __________.

A. ex-post-facto laws are a problem in the United States

B. laws applied retroactively are fair

C. a person could be prosecuted for an act that was not a crime when he or she did it

D. retroactive laws are illegal in the British Commonwealth

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

Linewatch operations are conducted near international boundaries and coastlines in areas of Border Patrol jurisdiction to prevent the illegal entry and smuggling of aliens into the United States and to intercept those who do enter illegally before they can escape from border areas. Signcutting is the detection and the interpretation of any disturbances in natural terrain conditions that indicate the presence or passage of people, animals, or vehicles.

The operation that's designed to detect changes in the natural environment, which may indicate passage of illegal aliens is called __________.

A. Linewatching

B. Signcutting

C. Border Patrol Operations D. Terrain Observation

Wales was in ancient times divided into three parts nearly equal, consideration having been paid, in this division, more to the value than to the just quantity or proportion of territory. They were Venedotia, now called North Wales; Demetia, or South Wales, which in British is called Deheubarth, that is, the southern part; and Powys, the middle or eastern district. Roderic the Great, or Rhodri Mawr, who was king over all Wales, was the cause of this division. He had three sons, Mervin, Anarawt, and Cadell, amongst whom he partitioned the whole principality.

Wales was divided into divisions because __________.

A. Natural boundaries, such as rivers and mountains made the division necessary

B. Wales was too large for the King to oversee personally

C. The King of Wales wanted his sons to rule

D. all of the above

Nucleic acids are found in all living organisms, from viruses to man. They received their name because of their discovery in the nuclei of white blood cells and fish sperm by Swiss physiologist Johann Mescher in 1869. However, it is now well established that nucleic acids occur outside the cell nucleus as well.

Nucleic acids are found __________.

A. only in human cells

B. only in viruses

C. in all living cells

D. only in the cell nucleus

Doctors in many countries have gone back to using old antibiotics that were abandoned... because their toxic side effects were so frequent and so bad. But superbugs; like Acinetobacter, have challenged doctors all over the world by now be-coming resistant to these older and considered more dangerous medicines. Even colistin, an antibiotic discovered 60 years ago, has recently been used as a salvage remedy to treat patients with Acinetobacter infections. And it was successful for a while, but now it occasionally fails due to recent extensive use that has caused the bacteria to become resistant; leading to problem superbugs that are resistant to all available antibiotics.

Quote from Matthew Falagas of the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Athens, Greece and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Mass.

Based on the above passage, the author would agree that __________.

A. newer drugs are more dangerous than old ones

B. acinetobacter is the only "superbug"

C. old antibiotics are not as strong as newer ones

D. the widespread use of antibiotics for minor illnesses should be reduced

Make a special appointment by calling the passport office if you’re leaving in less than 14 days. If you’re leaving within six business days, skip the appointment and head to the nearest passport office immediately and take along your airline tickets or airline-generated itinerary to prove your need for speed. Bring the photos and your old passport – or, if you don't have one, your birth certificate and valid driver's license. For each application, in addition to the standard fee (see travel.state.gov/newfees.html), you will need to pay a $60 fee for expedited service plus fees for two-way overnight mail.

What is the best title for this passage?

A. "Obtaining a Passport in a Hurry"

B. "Guidelines for Getting a Passport Photo"

C. "Costs Involved in Getting a Passport"

D. "Passport Office Locations"

My cousin has an interesting job. He contacts museums, organizers of cultural events, and performing arts companies in San Francisco about interesting activities they are planning. Then he does all sorts of promotions for these activities for visitors to the city. He has a background in hospitality and tourism and is very good at multi-tasking. These things really help! Another part of his job is to create ads, including those for billboards, magazines, and Web sites in other cities.

From the above passage, the reader can infer that the cousin's job title is most likely __________.

A. Director of Travel Marketing

B. Director of a San Francisco outdoor advertising company

C. Director of San Francisco's Art Museum

D. Director of San Francisco's Art Gallery

If you are thirsty, most likely you are already dehydrated. Most people underrate the importance of drinking water all day long. They wait until their throats are parched or they eat meals before they drink any fluids – and they usually don't choose water. Since the human body is about two-thirds water, drinking it is essential to maintaining good health. Just a few of the benefits of staying hydrated are better memory throughout the day, increased energy, and less tiredness.

In this context, parched means __________.

A. hydrated

B. sore

C. dry

D. wet

Some pollutants that render air unsafe to breathe cannot be seen or smelted. Nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and radon gas are examples. Other pollutants, such as formaldehyde, can be smelted at high levels only but are still unsafe to breathe even at lower levels.

You can conclude from the paragraph that formaldehyde __________.

A. is safer to breathe than nitric oxide

B. can never be seen or smelted

C. cannot be smelted at lower levels

D. is not one of the pollutants that renders air unsafe to breathe