KPA - Kentucky Paraeducator Assessment Mathematics Concepts and Application Questions and Answers

Question 1

A paraeducator is helping a student with a math assignment.
The student needs to find the area of a rectangular classroom that is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide.
What is the correct area of the classroom?

Accepted Answer

300 square feet

Answer

70 feet

Answer

35 square feet

Answer

70 square feet

Question 2

A student is working on a set of fractions: 1/2, 2/5, 3/4, and 1/8. Which of the following lists the fractions in order from least to greatest?

Accepted Answer

1/8, 2/5, 1/2, 3/4

Answer

1/2, 1/8, 2/5, 3/4

Answer

3/4, 1/2, 2/5, 1/8

Answer

1/8, 1/2, 2/5, 3/4

Question 3

A teacher asks a paraeducator to prepare a craft activity that requires 1.5 feet of ribbon for each of the 22 students in the class. What is the total length of ribbon the paraeducator will need?

Accepted Answer

33 feet

Answer

23.5 feet

Answer

30 feet

Answer

22.5 feet

Question 4

A student's scores on five spelling tests are 88, 95, 80, 82, and 90. What is the average (mean) score for these tests?

Accepted Answer

87

Answer

88

Answer

90

Answer

85

Question 5

A paraeducator is helping a student solve the following problem: 5 + 3 × (8 - 2). According to the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), which of the following operations should be performed first?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction (8 - 2)

Answer

Addition (5 + 3)

Answer

Multiplication (3 × 8)

Answer

Multiplication (3 × 6)

Question 6

A student has a bag with 10 marbles: 4 are red, 3 are blue, and 3 are green. If the student picks one marble without looking, what is the probability of picking a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

1/3

Answer

3/7

Answer

1/10

A paraeducator is helping a student with a math assignment.The student needs to find the area of a rectangular classroom that is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide.What is the correct area of the classroom?

A paraeducator is helping a student with a math assignment.
The student needs to find the area of a rectangular classroom that is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide.
What is the correct area of the classroom?