Reading Charts and Graphs, Understanding Directions

This is a section with questions that can be applied to situations you find in everyday life. On the job, in your school, at the train station, in the grocery store, or in many other ordinary situations, you might find yourself trying to access information from a graph, chart, or table. You may even find situations where you have to listen to and act upon written or verbal directions.
Unlike other sections in this book, the questions you answer in this section are based on concrete informa¬tion, rather than hidden or implied material within the text. So, the most important thing is to pay attention to every detail. Read every set of directions as many times as necessary. Also, read the title and footnotes carefully.
The ability to completely understand directions, graphs, charts, and tables is vital in today’s Information Age, but as you may know, it is not always easy. With a little practice, these types of questions can be the easiest. This section gives you ample opportunity to hone your skills.

Question 288 to 326:

Below and on the following pages are tables that are typical of the type you might be asked to read in a text­book or on the job. Note their simplicity and economy.

288. A tornado with a wind speed of 143 mph would be assigned which classification?
a. F0
b. F1
c. F2
d. F3

289. The names of the categories in the third column, labeled “Damage,” could best be described as
a. scientific.
b. descriptive.
c. objective.
d. whimsical.

290. One week before the Cougar Run Ski Center fire, where did a fire occur?
a. Fenner Forest
b. Voorhees Air Base Training Site
c. Murphy County Nature Reserve
d. Burgaw Grove

291. According to the table, lightning fires
a. occurred at Burgaw Grove and Fenner Forest.
b. consumed less than 500 acres.
c. consumed more acres than suspected arson fires.
d. occurred more frequently than fires caused by campfires.

292. Which of the following incidents at Hanes- boro Crossing would be considered an act of nature?
a. A group of rowdy teenagers tossed a match into a tent.
b. A deer hunter lighting a cigarette acciden-tally tossed a match too close to a dry shrub.
c. An inexperienced camper filled a camp stove with gasoline and it exploded.
d. Lightning struck a tree in the forest.
293. The status of the town with the most number of days without significant precipitation is
a. level one.
b. level two.
c. level three.
d. level four.

294. Compared to Kings Hill, Chase Crossing
a. is more likely to experience a fire.
b. is less likely to experience a fire.
c. is just as likely to experience a fire.
d. has gone a shorter period of time without significant precipitation.

295. The largest number of men in the Baidya caste of Madaripur are involved in which field?
a. education
b. agriculture
c. government
d. publishing

296. The smallest number of men in the Baidya caste of Madaripur are involved in which field?
a. education
b. agriculture
c. government
d. publishing

ccording to the Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis chart, which country received the most medals for both men and women in table tennis?
a. China
b. Korea
c. Denmark
d. Hong Kong
298. In the Men’s Table Tennis competition, which country only won a bronze medal?
a. China
b. Hong Kong
c. Denmark
d. Korea
299. In which competition did Korea win an equal number of gold, silver, and bronze medals?
a. the Men’s competition
b. the Women’s competition
c. no equal amounts
d. the combined Men’s and Women’s competition
300. Which of the following countries won one bronze medal and no other medals?
a. Korea
b. Denmark
c. China
d. Hong Kong

301.What is the average snowfall for the month of February?
a. 7.4 inches
b. 13 inches
c. 40 inches
d. 40.8 inches

302.What is the average temperature for the
month of April?
a. 6°
b. 13°
c. 23°
d. 31.3°

303. What is the average snowfall for the year?
a. 41 inches
b. 40 inches
c. 42.5 inches
d. 31.3 inches

304. What is the average precipitation for the month of March?
a. 90.7 inches
b. 7.4 inches
c. 7.9 inches
d. 7.2 inches

solely on BMI?
a. low
b. moderate
c. high
d. very high
307. All these are categories for the BMI chart except which one?
a. BMI
b. Health Risk l
c. Risk Adjusted for Other Health Conditions
d. heart rate

306. What range BMI is considered a minimal health risk?
a. 19-24
b. 25-26
c. 27-29
d. 30-34
308. In the 27-29 BMI range, what is the risk based solely on BMI?
a. minimal
b. low
c. moderate
d. high

For many occupations, workers are asked to read pol¬icy, work instructions, and rules. Following are a num¬ber of job-related passages. Start with these relatively simple notices posted for workers.
Notice 1
All drivers are responsible for refueling their vehicles at the end of each shift. All other routine mainte¬nance should be performed by maintenance- department personnel, who are also responsible for maintaining service records. If a driver believes a vehicle is in need of mechanical repair, the driver should fill out the pink repair requisition form and give it to the shift supervisor. The driver should also notify the shift supervisor verbally whether, in the driver’s opinion, the vehicle must be repaired immediately or may be driven until the end of the shift.
309. If a vehicle is due to have the oil changed,
whose responsibility is it?
a. maintenance-department personnel
b. the drivers at the end of their shifts
c. shift supervisors
d. outside service mechanics
310. The passage implies that the vehicles
a. are refueled when they have less than half a tank of gas.
b. have the oil changed every 1,000 miles.
c. are refueled at the end of every shift.
d. are in frequent need of repair.
Notice 2
Beginning next month, the city will institute a program intended to remove graffiti from city- owned delivery trucks. Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the end of the driver’s shift will return to its lot where supervisors will pro¬vide materials for that driver to use while clean¬ing the truck. Because the length of time it takes to complete different tasks and routes vary, trucks within the same department will no longer be assigned to specific routes but will be rotated among the routes. Therefore, drivers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, because they will not necessarily be driving the same truck each day, as they did in the past.
311. According to the passage, the removal of graf¬fiti from trucks will be done by
a. a small group of drivers specifically assigned to the task.
b. custodians who work for the city.
c. any supervisor or driver who finishes a route first.
d. each driver as that driver finishes the assigned route.
312. According to the passage, routes within partic¬ular departments
a. vary in the amount of time they take to complete.
b. vary in the amount of graffiti they are likely to have on them.
c. are all approximately of equal length.
d. vary according to the truck’s driver.
313. According to the passage, prior to instituting
the graffiti clean-up program, city workers
a. were not responsible for cleaning the trucks.
b. had to repaint the trucks at intervals.
c. usually drove the same truck each workday.
d. were not allowed to leave personal belong¬ings in the trucks.
Memo to Supervisory Personnel
Members of your investigative team may have skills and abilities of which you are not aware. As investigator in charge of a case, you should seek out and take advantage of potential talent in all the members of your team. Whenever a new case is given to your team, it is usually a good idea to have all the members devise ideas and sugges¬tions about all aspects of the case, rather than insisting that each member stick rigidly to his or her narrow area of expertise. This way, you are likely to discover special investigative skills you never suspected your team members had. It’s worthwhile to take extra time to explore all your team’s talents.
314. The paragraph best supports the statement
that a single member of an investigative team
a. may have abilities that the leader of the team doesn’t know.
b. usually stands out as having more ideas than other members do.
c. should be assigned the task of discovering the whole team’s talents.
d. can have more skills and abilities than all the rest.
All Drivers Take Note
The City Transit supervisors have received numerous complaints over the last several weeks about buses on several routes running hot. Dri¬vers are reminded that each route has several checkpoints at which drivers should check the time. If the bus is ahead of schedule, drivers should delay at the checkpoint until it is the proper time to leave. If traffic makes it unsafe for a driver to delay at a particular checkpoint, the driver should proceed at a reasonable speed to the next stop and hold there until the bus is back on schedule.
315. According to the passage, when a bus is run¬ning hot, it means
a. the bus is going too fast and the engine is overheating.
b. the bus is running ahead of schedule.
c. the bus is running behind schedule.
d. passengers are complaining about the bus being off schedule.
316. The main point of the passage is that drivers
should
a. stop their buses when traffic is unsafe.
b. drive at a reasonable speed.
c. check the time at every stop.
d. see that their buses run on schedule.
Important Warning
Only certain people are qualified to handle haz-ardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated by the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency as hazardous. If you are unclear whether a particular item is hazardous, you should not handle the item but should instead notify a supervisor of the Sanitation Department.
317. Hazardous waste is defined as
a. anything too dangerous to handle.
b. waste picked up by special sanitation trucks.
c. anything so designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
d. waste not allowed to be placed alongside regular residential garbage.
318. Sanitation Worker Harris comes upon a con¬tainer of cleaning solvent along with the regu¬lar garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list the contents of the cleaner. Therefore, according to the directions, Harris should
a. assume the solvent is safe and deposit it in the sanitation truck.
b. leave a note for the residents, asking them to list the contents of the solvent.
c. simply leave the container on the curb.
d. contact the supervisor for directions.
Notice of Mandatory Refresher Training Course
During the next ten months, all bus operators with two or more years of service will be required to have completed 20 hours of refresher training on one of the Vehicle Maneuvering Training Buses.
Instructors who have used this new tech-nology report that trainees develop skills more quickly than with traditional training methods. In refresher training, this new system reinforces defensive driving skills and safe driving habits. Drivers can also check their reaction times and hand-eye
coordination.
As an added benefit, the city expects to save money with the simulators, because the new sys-tem reduces the amount of training time in an actual bus—saving on parts, fuel, and other oper-ating expenses.
319. All bus operators are required to do which of
the following?
a. Receive training in defensive driving and operating a computer.
b. Complete ten months of refresher driver training.
c. Train new drivers on how to operate a simulator.
d. Complete 20 hours of training on a simulator.
320. The main purpose of the refresher training
course on the simulator is to
a. make sure that all bus operators are main-taining proper driving habits.
b. give experienced bus operators an opportu¬nity to learn new driving techniques.
c. help all bus operators to develop hand-eye coordination.
d. reduce the city’s operating budget.
Notice: Training to Begin for F.A.S.T. Membership
A training calendar and schedule for Fire Agency Specialties Team (F.A.S.T.) membership is avail¬able in this office to all applicants for F.A.S.T. membership. Training will take place the third week of each month. Classes will be taught on Monday afternoons, Wednesday evenings, and Saturday afternoons.
So that the F.A.S.T. can maintain a high level of efficiency and preparedness for emergency response situations, its members must meet cer¬tain requirements.
First, in order for you to be considered for membership on F.A.S.T., your department must be a member of the F.A.S.T. organization, and you must have written permission from your fire chief or your department’s highest ranking administrator.
Once active, you must meet further require¬ments to maintain active status. These include completion of technician-level training and cer¬tification in hazardous material (hazmat) opera¬tions. In addition, after becoming a member, you must also attend a minimum of 50% of all drills conducted by F.A.S.T. and go to at least one F.A.S.T. conference. You may qualify for alterna¬tive credit for drills by proving previous experi-ence in actual hazmat emergency response.
If you fail to meet minimum requirements, you will be considered inactive, and the director of your team will be notified. You will be placed back on active status only after you complete the training necessary to meet the minimum requirements.

321. Potential F.A.S.T. members can attend less than half of F.A.S.T. drills if they
a. complete technician-level training requirements.
b. indicate prior real emergency experience.
c. receive permission from their fire chief.
d. enroll in three weekly training sessions.

322. Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?
a. preparing for hazmat certification
b. the main goal of F.A.S.T.
c. completing F.A.S.T. membership requirements
d. learning about your department’s F.A.S.T. membership

323. Applicants must be available for training
a. three days each month.
b. three days each week.
c. every third month.
d. for 50% of classes.
One of the most common injuries teenagers and adults experience is a sprained ankle. A sprain occurs when the ligaments of a joint are twisted and possibly torn. Ligaments are bands of stringy fibers that hold the bones of a joint in position. A sprain can occur from a sudden wrenching at the joint, or a stretching or tearing of the fibers of the ligaments. The injured area usually swells and becomes black and blue. Stepping off the sidewalk at the wrong angle or having one foot land in a hole while jogging can leave you rolling on the ground in agony with an ankle on fire! If you cannot walk without experiencing intense pain, you must seek medical help. If the pain is man¬ageable, and you can walk, here are three words to help you remember how to treat yourself:
■ Elevate
■ Cool
■ Bandage
As soon as there is injury to that ligament, there will be a certain amount of bleeding under the skin. Once the blood pools around the dam¬aged blood vessels, inflammation and swelling occur. The pressure from the swelling results in additional stress and tenderness to the region. In order to minimize the degree of swelling, lie down as soon as possible and keep the ankle elevated so that it is actually higher than your heart. Next, to shrink the blood vessels and keep bleeding (hence
bruising) to a minimum, apply a cold pack. After 20 minutes, take the pack off, wait half an hour, and then reapply. This can be done several times a day for a total of three days.
Never leave a cold pack on for more than 20 minutes at a time. Reducing the temperature in that area for an extended period of time signals the body to increase blood flow to raise the body temperature! Therefore, one inadvertently trig¬gers more blood distribution to the affected area by leaving a cold pack on for too long! Finally, bandage the ankle. Be careful not to wind it too tightly; doing so can restrict blood flow and cause harm to the entire foot.

324. The main idea of the passage is to
a. describe sprains to the ligaments.
b. explain how to bandage injuries.
c. explain how to treat your own sprained ankle.
d. explain how the temperature of a wound is important.

325. According to the passage, a sprain is caused by
a. enlarged blood vessels in the foot.
b. fluctuating temperature signaling the eleva¬tion of body temperature.
c. torn tissue in the ball of the foot.

326.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a warning?
a. If there is intense pain, seek medical attention.
b. Do not wind the bandage too tightly.
c. Do not put your ankle near the fire.
d. Do not keep the cold pack on for more than 20 minutes at a time.

327. According to the directions, once the initial
cold pack is removed, what is to be done?
a. Begin wrapping the bandage.
b. Begin wrapping by encircling the ball of the foot twice.
c. Wait 20 minutes and then reapply the ice pack for 30 minutes.
d. Wait 30 minutes and then reapply the ice pack for 20 minutes.

328. It can be inferred that the black-and-blue symptom of the sprain is due to
a. torn fibers of ligaments.
b. too tight of a bandage.
c. bleeding under the skin.
d. dirt ground into the wound from the fall.e. torn or twisted ligament fibers that hold the joint in position.

Answer to the question number 288 to 326

288. c.A wind speed of 143 miles per hour falls
between 113 and 157, which is the range for an F2 tornado, choice c.
289. b. Applying words such as mild, moderate, signif¬
icant, severe, devastating, incredible, and incon-ceivable to the damage done by a tornado is a means of describing the damage, therefore, the words are descriptive, choice b.
290. b. The Voorhees fire occurred on June 7. The
Cougar Run fire occurred on June 14.
291. b. 115 acres at Burgaw Grove and 320 acres at
Hanesboro Crossing adds up to 435 acres.
292. d. This is the only choice that is an act of nature.
Choice a is arson. Choices b and c are accidents.
293. c. Parkston, with 74 days, is at level three.
294. a. Chase Crossing is at level four; Kings Hill is at
level two.
295. a. The question asks in what field the most men
are involved, not employed. The answer would include students, who are not necessarily salaried workers. Therefore, combining the number of students and teachers gives the largest number involved in education.
296. b. Only two of the 200 men in the Baidya caste
are farmers.
297. a. The Men’s and Women’s table shows this as the
only correct response.
298. c. The Men’s table shows this as the only correct
response.
299. d. The Men’s and Women’s table shows this as the
only correct response.
300. b. This choice is reflected in both the Men’s table
and the Men’s and Women’s table.
301. d. This is the only correct choice as stated in
the chart.
302. c. According to the chart, this is the correct choice.
303. a. This is the correct response for the yearly
average.
304. c. The correct response for this month is 7.9 inches.
305. d. The risk, based solely on BMI, is very high.
306. a. This range shows the only minimal health risk.
307. d. Heart rate does not appear on the chart.
308. c. Moderate is the only choice in the second
column for health risk based solely on BMI.
309. a. The second sentence states that routine main¬
tenance is performed by the maintenance department.
310. c. The first sentence states that workers are
responsible for refueling at the end of each shift; this implies that vehicles are refueled at the end of every shift.
311. d. The second sentence of the passage indicates
that each driver who finishes a route will clean a truck.
312. a. The third sentence of the passage indicates that
routes vary in the length of time they take to complete. The other choices are not included in the passage.
313. c. According to the last sentence of the passage, in
the past, city workers usually drove the same truck each day.
314. a. See the first sentence of the passage.
315. b. The third sentence tells what drivers should do
if the bus is ahead of schedule. The passage does not mention choice a or c, and the passengers’ complaints have nothing to do with how the bus “runs.”
316. d. The whole passage deals with methods drivers
should use to keep their buses from running ahead of schedule.
317. c. According to the passage, hazardous waste is
defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
318. d. The directions imply that Harris should call
the supervisor.
319. d. See paragraph 1. (Paragraphs 2 and 3 make it
clear that the Vehicle Maneuvering Training Buses are simulators.)
320. a. See the second sentence of paragraph 2.
321. b. See the last sentence of the fourth paragraph.
322. c. Virtually, the whole passage deals with F.A.S.T.
membership requirements. The other choices are too narrow to be main ideas.
323. a. See the first paragraph.
324. c. The specific focus of this passage is stated in the
first sentence. It introduces the topic of the sprained ankle. Choice a is only one detail of the passage; the entire passage does not describe sprains. Choice b is incorrect because there are only two sentences that deal with bandaging, and they only mention ankle sprains. Choice d also focuses on only one detail of the passage.
325. d. This is explicitly stated in the fourth sentence of
paragraph 1. Choice a is not supported by the passage, because enlarged blood vessels are not discussed. Choice b is not the cause of a sprain. This was an explanation of the danger of keep¬ing an ice pack on the wound for too long. Choice c confuses two details: The ball of the foot is used as the starting point for wrapping the bandage, tissue is not mentioned, and torn describes damage to the ligament.
326. c. Choices a, b, and d are all clearly stated in the
passage as warnings. Only c is not supported by the passage. Ankle and fire appear in the same sentence, but only to describe the pain of the injury.

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