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How to Register
How the Exam is Scored
Retaking the Exam
What Test-Takers Are Saying
FAQs
What’s on the Test?
The GACE Paraprofessional test contains 90 multiple-choice questions and is timed at 2 hours.
The exam is split into three subareas:
1. Reading Skills
33.3% of the exam
- Use prefixes, suffixes, roots, and word structure to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
- Interpret words and phrases based on context, sentence structure, and multiple-meaning cues
- Recognize figurative language such as similes, metaphors, and idioms
- Identify synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms as they appear in a passage
- Determine an author’s purpose, viewpoint, or intended audience
- Identify the main idea of a paragraph or passage and distinguish it from supporting details
- Evaluate details to determine whether they support, expand on, or distract from the main idea
- Recognize content clues that reveal the writer’s perspective or tone
- Identify organizational structures in nonfiction text
- Differentiate factual statements from opinions in written material
- Draw conclusions and make logical inferences based on textual evidence
- Interpret information presented in visual formats, including charts, tables, maps, and diagrams
- Understand basic elements of fiction and narrative structure
2. Writing Skills
33.3% of the exam
- Apply rules of standard English spelling and recognize commonly misspelled words
- Use correct capitalization for proper nouns, titles, and place names
- Identify correct and incorrect use of punctuation marks
- Recognize correct verb tense, verb spelling, and standard English verb usage
- Identify proper use of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
- Apply subject–verb agreement rules in a variety of sentence structures
- Spot basic grammatical errors within sentences or short passages
- Determine the purpose of a piece of writing, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain
- Recognize organizational structures
- Identify prewriting and planning strategies like outlining, brainstorming, and drafting
- Recognize basic research skills used when gathering information for writing
- Identify features of effective introductions and conclusions
- Evaluate the strength of topic sentences and supporting details in a paragraph
3. Mathematics Skills
33.3% of the exam
- Solve numerical problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using standard algorithms
- Estimate results and check for reasonable answers when working with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
- Compose and decompose numbers using basic operations to show number relationships
- Identify and correct common errors when solving equations or word problems
- Compare and order whole numbers, integers, fractions, and decimals, and locate them on a number line
- Use place value understanding to interpret whole numbers and decimals
- Solve problems involving percents and proportional reasoning
- Recognize and extend patterns in numbers, shapes, and visual sequences
- Identify proportional relationships in real-world or mathematical situations
- Identify and describe geometric shapes and their properties
- Match dimensions to attributes such as area, perimeter, and volume
- Solve word problems involving area, perimeter, and volume of two- and three-dimensional figures
- Locate points on a coordinate plane and interpret simple geometric relationships
- Interpret and analyze data from tables, charts, line graphs, bar graphs, pictographs, and pie charts
- Draw conclusions based on data displayed in graphical formats
- Convert between units of time, money, length, mass, volume, and weight
- Solve word problems involving measurement, including time, money, and customary units
How to Register
To get started with the registration process, you’ll need to create a MyPSC account on the GaPSC website. You should receive a Georgia Certification ID (GA CERT ID) during this process, which you’ll use for identification throughout the registration and testing process.
The next step is to create an ETS GACE testing account on the ETS website. This account will allow you to register for the exam and pay the testing fee.
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How the Exam is Scored
The GACE Paraprofessional test is scored using a scaled scoring method. Here’s how it works:
Scaled Scoring
For every question you answer correctly, you get one point added to your raw score. At the end of the test, your final raw score will be converted to a scaled score.
The reason your raw score is converted to a scaled score is because everyone that takes the test is given a slightly different set of questions. Since everyone has a different arrangement of questions, and because some questions are harder than others, converting your raw score to a scaled score ensures a more even playing field.
Retaking the Exam
If you don’t get the score you want on your first try, that’s okay! You can take the exam again after a mandatory 30-day waiting period.
What Test-Takers Are Saying
Don’t just take our word for it! See what real test-takers are saying about the GACE Paraprofessional test:
“Know the basics of grammar (verb vs. adverb, noun vs. pronoun, etc.) and know the difference between homonyms. Also know how to construct and see the mistakes in a sentence.”
laurenlcd
“Know how to figure out the main point of a story, and know what 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person are.”
PeachesMcGee712
“Definitely brush up on basic arithmetic (fractions, percentages, ratios), algebra (solving for \(x\), inequalities), and some geometry (area, perimeter, etc.).”
immo4tal20
FAQs
Is the GACE Paraprofessional test hard?
This test is not considered to be a very difficult test. It mostly covers the basics of general math, reading, and writing.
How many questions are on the GACE Paraprofessional test?
The test contains 90 questions.
What is the time limit for the GACE Paraprofessional test?
The test is timed at 2 hours.
What is the passing score for the GACE Paraprofessional test?
You’ll have to get a minimum scaled score of 220 to pass the exam.
How much does the GACE Paraprofessional test cost?
The test fee is $49.
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