ParaPro Practice Questions (2026) — Free Sample Questions with Answers

Answer: B

Ana: Ana had the largest increase in minutes (50), but 50 ÷ 120 is only about 42%.

Ben: Correct. Ben increased by 45 minutes, and 45 ÷ 90 = 50%, the largest percent increase.

Cara: Cara's reading time decreased by 14 minutes (a 10% decrease).

Dev: Dev's reading time did not change, a 0% increase.

Percent increase compares the change with the starting amount; the largest change in minutes is not always the largest percent change.

Answer: A

Sea otters stay warm through dense fur, careful grooming, and eating a lot.: Correct. The passage explains each of the ways otters keep warm without blubber: fur that traps air, grooming, and eating.

Sea otters are closely related to seals and whales but are much smaller.: Seals and whales are mentioned only as a contrast; the passage says nothing about relationships or size.

Sea otters spend most of each day searching the ocean floor for food.: The passage says otters eat a lot and spend hours grooming, not that most of the day is spent searching for food.

Sea otters have a thick layer of blubber that protects them from cold.: The passage says the opposite: sea otters have no thick layer of blubber.

A good summary includes the main point and the key supporting ideas, and it contradicts nothing in the passage.

Answer: B

Tell the student that the decimal with more digits is always the greater number.: This rule is false (0.6 > 0.45) and would reinforce the same misconception.

Have the student write 0.6 as 0.60 and compare 60 hundredths with 45 hundredths.: Correct. Writing both decimals to the same place value shows that 0.60 (60 hundredths) is greater than 0.45 (45 hundredths).

Have the student compare the last digit of each number, 5 and 6, to decide.: Comparing last digits ignores place value and would fail for many pairs of decimals.

Tell the student to round both numbers to the nearest whole number first.: Rounding happens to give 0 and 1 here, but it skips place value and fails when two decimals round to the same whole number (e.g., 0.45 and 0.3).

Compare decimals by place value, starting from the left; annexing zeros (0.6 = 0.60) makes the comparison visible.

Answer: C

47: This adds 16 again, but the differences double each time (4, 8, 16, 32).

62: This doubles 31 but forgets to add 1.

63: Correct. Each term is double the previous term plus 1: 31 × 2 + 1 = 63. (The differences 4, 8, 16 double, so the next difference is 32.)

45: This adds 14, which does not follow any pattern in the sequence.

Check the differences between terms; if they are not constant, look for a multiplying pattern or a pattern in the differences themselves.

Answer: C

In this essay I am going to tell you all about the many kinds of school gardens.: This announces the topic but takes no position and gives no reasons.

Many schools around the country have gardens, while other schools do not.: This is a general observation that does not state an arguable claim.

Our school should start a garden because it would teach science and healthy eating.: Correct. It states a clear position and previews the reasons the essay will support.

A garden is a place where people grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers.: This is a definition, not a claim that a persuasive essay could argue.

A strong persuasive thesis takes a clear, arguable position and previews the main reasons; avoid announcements, facts, and definitions.

Answer: B

The childrens' coats were wet from the rain.: "Children" is already plural, so the possessive is formed by adding 's: children's.

The children's coats were wet from the rain.: Correct. For a plural noun that does not end in s, add an apostrophe and s.

The childrens coats were wet from the rain.: A possessive apostrophe is required to show the coats belong to the children.

The children's coat's were wet from the rain.: "Coats" is a simple plural, not a possessive, so it takes no apostrophe.

Possessives: add 's to singular nouns and to plurals not ending in s (children's); add only an apostrophe to plurals ending in s (students').