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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.3 Summary. What is the main purpose of this passage?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Vocabulary-In-Context. In this passage, the word "illustrious" most nearly means...what?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 4.4 Detail 169 Views
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 4.4 Detail. Which of the details is not included in the passage?
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- 00:01
We speak student!
- 00:04
[ musical flourish ]
- 00:07
And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by peat bogs.
- 00:11
Hey, would the plural of "peat bog" be, uh, repeat bog? [a field with many sign boards - Repeat bog]
- 00:15
All right, let's check out the following passage.
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- 00:17
[ mumbles ]
- 00:23
All right, which of the details is not included in the passage?
- 00:25
And here are our potential answers.
- 00:27
[ mumbles ]
- 00:30
All right, well, answers A and C can be eliminated in a double whammy, [a man, in a forest with a gun, looking for something]
- 00:34
as we recognize both pieces of information
- 00:37
from the second sentence of the passage.
- 00:39
Though it does make us wonder - what if peat bog zombies
- 00:42
are so well-preserved that they could easily
- 00:44
blend in with everyone else until it's too late? [a zombie trying to scare people]
- 00:49
Answer D bites the peat next. Heh.
- 00:51
And gives us another good reason to avoid peat bogs.
- 00:54
Make that dozens of reasons.
- 00:56
Now that we're no longer bogged down by incorrect answers,
- 00:59
we can determine that B is correct. [man in a snow clad mountain]
- 01:01
While the passage states that the Lindow Man and Woman
- 01:04
were likely killed in a ritualistic way,
- 01:07
it does not specify that it was a Druidic ritual.
- 01:10
But, uh, we'd probably advise the Druids to not leave town. [a man and a woman tied up and being burnt]
- 01:14
[ chewing ]
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