Free ASVAB Section 8: Paragraph comprehension Exam Braindumps
ASVAB Section Eight : Paragraph comprehension Questions 31–35 (page: 8)

Because leadership is charged with bringing new ideas, methods, or solutions into use, innovation is inextricably connected with the process of being an effective leader. Innovation means change, and change requires leadership. Leaders must be the chief transformation officers in their organizations and learn everything there is to know about the change before it even takes place. Furthermore, they must learn how to deal with the emotions that result from the chaos and fear associated with change.
According to the passage, _______________.

Cougars are the most wide-ranging big cats in North America, inhabiting a wide variety of environments. A cougar, also called a puma or a mountain lion, lives about 18 years in the wild, can jump 20 feet (in distance) at a time, and can range 50 miles when on the prowl for food.

According to this passage, ________________.

Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes saga has enjoyed – or in some cases suffered – countless reinventions since its original publication from 1887 to 1927. The BBC’s current television version starring Benedict Cumberbatch is perhaps one of the most successful, not least as its scriptwriters combine a deep knowledge of the original with a flair for departing wittily from it: the show’s strategy of allusion, transformation, and up-to-dateness gives it both freshness and familiarity. The new series begins with "The Empty Hearse", its title alluding playfully to Conan Doyle’s 1903 story "The Empty House" in which Holmes returns from apparent death at the hands of Professor Moriarty in Switzerland.
The word flair, as used in the above passage, most nearly means ___________.

Many small cities and towns rely on volunteer fire departments to put out fires. A professional fire department, however, has more training, more expertise, and more experience in fighting fires and investigating their causes. In many cases, it’s worthwhile for even very small towns to hire professional firefighters.
According to this passage, it’s reasonable to assume that ________________.

The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed and groped his way to the window. He was obliged to rub the frost off with the sleeve of his dressing-gown before he could see anything and could see very little then. All he could make out was that it was still very foggy and extremely cold and that there was no noise of people running to and fro and making a great stir, as there unquestionably would’ve been if night had beaten off bright day, and taken possession of the world.
This story takes place ______________ .