TEXES CORE SUBJECTS EC 6 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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●● morpheme
Answer: in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a
word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro
●● grapheme
Answer: a letter that represents a phoneme.
●● onset-rime
Answer: The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all
words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel
and what follows it.
●● French and Indian War
Answer: (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English
and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
●● American Revolution
,Answer: This political revolution began with the Declaration of
Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the
power between government and the people and protect the rights of
citizens in a democracy.
●● 13th Amendment
Answer: freed slaves
●● 14th Amendment
Answer: made black people citizens
●● 15th Amendment
Answer: black males were allowed to vote
●● atom
Answer: Basic unit of matter
Smallest particle of an element,
●● protons
Answer: Positively charged particles
●● electrons
Answer: Negatively charged particles
,●● neutrons
Answer: no charge
the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
●● Second Continental Congress
Answer: Convened in May 1775, the Congress opposed the drastic move
toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a
reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there
be a cease-fire in Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that
negotiations begin immediately. King George III rejected the petition.
●● democracy
Answer: A system of government by the whole population or all the
eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
●● monoarchy
Answer: Ruled by a king or queen
●● theocracy
Answer: A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
●● oligarchy
, Answer: A government ruled by a few powerful people
●● semantics
Answer: The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words,
their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and
their relation to one another.
●● syntax
Answer: The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
●● Language Aquisition
Answer: The process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive
and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and
sentences to communicate.
●● Noam Chomsky
Answer: Created concept of "universal grammar"; pointed out how
children "overgeneralize" language rules and the concepts of "deep v.
surface" structures in language
●● imitation
Answer: a copy that is represented as the original
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPLETE TEACHER CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE
●● morpheme
Answer: in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a
word or a part of a word (such as a prefix)
ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro
●● grapheme
Answer: a letter that represents a phoneme.
●● onset-rime
Answer: The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all
words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel
and what follows it.
●● French and Indian War
Answer: (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English
and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
●● American Revolution
,Answer: This political revolution began with the Declaration of
Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the
power between government and the people and protect the rights of
citizens in a democracy.
●● 13th Amendment
Answer: freed slaves
●● 14th Amendment
Answer: made black people citizens
●● 15th Amendment
Answer: black males were allowed to vote
●● atom
Answer: Basic unit of matter
Smallest particle of an element,
●● protons
Answer: Positively charged particles
●● electrons
Answer: Negatively charged particles
,●● neutrons
Answer: no charge
the particles of the nucleus that have no charge
●● Second Continental Congress
Answer: Convened in May 1775, the Congress opposed the drastic move
toward complete independence from Britain. In an effort to reach a
reconciliation, the Congress offered peace under the conditions that there
be a cease-fire in Boston, that the Coercive Acts be repealed, and that
negotiations begin immediately. King George III rejected the petition.
●● democracy
Answer: A system of government by the whole population or all the
eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
●● monoarchy
Answer: Ruled by a king or queen
●● theocracy
Answer: A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.
●● oligarchy
, Answer: A government ruled by a few powerful people
●● semantics
Answer: The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words,
their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and
their relation to one another.
●● syntax
Answer: The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
●● Language Aquisition
Answer: The process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive
and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and
sentences to communicate.
●● Noam Chomsky
Answer: Created concept of "universal grammar"; pointed out how
children "overgeneralize" language rules and the concepts of "deep v.
surface" structures in language
●● imitation
Answer: a copy that is represented as the original
