ParaProfessional Test Study Guide 2024-2025 - ParaPro
Assessment Secrets Prep Book [4th Edition]
PARAPROFESSIONAL (PARAPRO) PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1–25
READING: COMPREHENSION & ANALYSIS
1. Read the passage:
"Children learn best when lessons are engaging and interactive. Teachers who use hands-on activities
help students retain information longer."
Question: Which statement summarizes the main idea?
A) Hands-on activities are fun.
B) Children retain information longer when lessons are interactive
C) All teachers should use hands-on activities
D) Lessons should be shorter
Answer: B) Children retain information longer when lessons are interactive
Rationale: Main idea focuses on learning retention via interactive lessons.
2. Which sentence expresses an opinion?
A) The sky is blue.
B) Reading improves vocabulary.
C) Math is the most important subject
D) Water boils at 100°C
Answer: C) Math is the most important subject
Rationale: Opinions are subjective; others are facts.
3. What is the author’s purpose in a passage about school rules?
A) Entertain
B) Persuade
, C) Inform
D) Describe
Answer: B) Persuade
Rationale: The passage encourages readers to follow rules.
4. Read the sentence:
"Although the test was hard, most students passed with high scores."
What does “although” show?
A) Addition
B) Contrast
C) Cause
D) Time
Answer: B) Contrast
Rationale: “Although” introduces a contrasting idea.
5. Which of the following best makes a paragraph coherent?
A) Random ideas
B) Topic sentence and supporting details
C) Only one sentence
D) Lists without explanation
Answer: B) Topic sentence and supporting details
Rationale: Coherence is achieved by clear topic sentences and supporting details.
WRITING / GRAMMAR
6. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) The teacher asked, "Who completed their homework?"
B) The teacher asked "Who completed their homework?"
C) The teacher asked "Who completed their homework"?
D) The teacher asked who completed their homework?
Answer: A
Rationale: Quotation marks and punctuation placement are correct.
7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) Me and him went to the library
B) He and I went to the library
C) Him and I went to the library
D) I and he went to the library
Assessment Secrets Prep Book [4th Edition]
PARAPROFESSIONAL (PARAPRO) PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1–25
READING: COMPREHENSION & ANALYSIS
1. Read the passage:
"Children learn best when lessons are engaging and interactive. Teachers who use hands-on activities
help students retain information longer."
Question: Which statement summarizes the main idea?
A) Hands-on activities are fun.
B) Children retain information longer when lessons are interactive
C) All teachers should use hands-on activities
D) Lessons should be shorter
Answer: B) Children retain information longer when lessons are interactive
Rationale: Main idea focuses on learning retention via interactive lessons.
2. Which sentence expresses an opinion?
A) The sky is blue.
B) Reading improves vocabulary.
C) Math is the most important subject
D) Water boils at 100°C
Answer: C) Math is the most important subject
Rationale: Opinions are subjective; others are facts.
3. What is the author’s purpose in a passage about school rules?
A) Entertain
B) Persuade
, C) Inform
D) Describe
Answer: B) Persuade
Rationale: The passage encourages readers to follow rules.
4. Read the sentence:
"Although the test was hard, most students passed with high scores."
What does “although” show?
A) Addition
B) Contrast
C) Cause
D) Time
Answer: B) Contrast
Rationale: “Although” introduces a contrasting idea.
5. Which of the following best makes a paragraph coherent?
A) Random ideas
B) Topic sentence and supporting details
C) Only one sentence
D) Lists without explanation
Answer: B) Topic sentence and supporting details
Rationale: Coherence is achieved by clear topic sentences and supporting details.
WRITING / GRAMMAR
6. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
A) The teacher asked, "Who completed their homework?"
B) The teacher asked "Who completed their homework?"
C) The teacher asked "Who completed their homework"?
D) The teacher asked who completed their homework?
Answer: A
Rationale: Quotation marks and punctuation placement are correct.
7. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) Me and him went to the library
B) He and I went to the library
C) Him and I went to the library
D) I and he went to the library
