PARAPROFESSIONAL TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Mode - ANSWER The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers. There
may be one, more then one, or none.
Fraction - ANSWER A way of representing part of a whole or part of a group by telling
the number of equal parts in the whole and the number of those parts you are
describing.
X Axis - ANSWER On coordinate grid, the horizontal axis.
Order of operations - ANSWER Rules describing what sequence to use in evaluating
expressions: (1) evaluate within grouping symbols (2) do powers or roots (3) multiply or
divide left to right (4) add or subtract left to right
Rectangle - ANSWER A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides and
four right angles
Graph - ANSWER A drawing that shows a relationship between sets of data.
Y Axis - ANSWER On a coordinate grid, the vertical axis.
Square - ANSWER A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.
Weight - ANSWER A measure of the heaviness of an object
Sum - ANSWER The result of addition
Standard unit of measurement - ANSWER A unit of measurement that is always the
same
Place Value - ANSWER The value of the position of a digit in a number
Non- Standard unit of measurement - ANSWER A unit of measurement from the
everyday environment that differs
Median - ANSWER When the number are arranged from least to greatest, the middle
number of a set of numbers, or the mean of two middle numbers when the set has two
middle numbers.
Hundred chart - ANSWER A grid filled with numbers 1-100, great strategy for place
value.
