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Paragraph comprehension · Difficulty 2

Try this ASVAB-style question.

Choose your answer before opening the explanation. This original practice item is for preparation and does not reproduce an official test question.

Question

During a power outage, a grocery store kept refrigerator doors closed. Cold air escaped more slowly, helping food remain at a safe temperature longer. Employees opened a unit only when an item was urgently needed. Which statement is directly supported by the passage?

  1. Keeping refrigerator doors closed preserved cold air.
  2. Frequent door opening would warm the refrigerators faster.
  3. To describe a method for protecting refrigerated food during an outage.
  4. Employees opened a unit only for urgent items.
Reveal answer and explanation

Employees opened a unit only for urgent items.

The passage supports this answer: employees opened a unit only for urgent items..