TEXAS TEACHER CERTIFICATION - TEXES ESL SUPPLEMENTAL
EXAM (154) QUESTIONS AND RIGHT ANSWERS 2024 - 25
semantics ANS -the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
pragmatics ANS -the use and function of language and the contexts in which it is used
affect ANS -an attitude or emotion that a speaker brings to an utterance
phoneme ANS -any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that distinguish
one word from another
phonology ANS -the system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental
components of a language
phonemic awareness ANS -the ability to deal explicitly with segmental sound units smaller than a
syllable. Example: The sound units in D O G.
phonetics ANS -Study of sounds of the human speech.
phonics ANS -Involves teaching children to connect sounds with letters or groups of letters. Example:
(K) can be represented by C, K, or Ch spellings.
morpheme ANS -a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
morphology ANS -the study of the forms of words and how words are formed
syntax ANS -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language, and
the set of rules to do so
lexicon ANS -the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
, lexical ambiguity ANS -a situation in which a word has two or more meanings
discourse ANS -a continuous stretch of speech or written text, going beyond a sentence to express
thought
Dialect ANS -A variety of a language defined by both geographical factors and social factors, such as
class, religion, and ethnicity.
semantic drift ANS -the evolution of word usage—usually to the point that the modern meaning is
radically different from the original usage
transfer ANS -refers to speakers or writers applying knowledge from one language to another language
connotation ANS -Figurative meaning
denotation ANS -Direct, literal meaning
dysnomia ANS -a general chronic difficulty in retrieving vocabulary items
code-switching ANS -the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of
language in conversation
circumlocution ANS -a common communication strategy used in L2 acquisition: the learner knows the
meaning but hasn't yet acquired the corresponding L2 word so they use more words than necessary to
describe it
Language register ANS -the level of formality with which you speak -- different situations and people
call for different registers
language interference ANS -Information that a student uses
EXAM (154) QUESTIONS AND RIGHT ANSWERS 2024 - 25
semantics ANS -the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
pragmatics ANS -the use and function of language and the contexts in which it is used
affect ANS -an attitude or emotion that a speaker brings to an utterance
phoneme ANS -any of the perceptually distinct units of sound in a specified language that distinguish
one word from another
phonology ANS -the system of relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental
components of a language
phonemic awareness ANS -the ability to deal explicitly with segmental sound units smaller than a
syllable. Example: The sound units in D O G.
phonetics ANS -Study of sounds of the human speech.
phonics ANS -Involves teaching children to connect sounds with letters or groups of letters. Example:
(K) can be represented by C, K, or Ch spellings.
morpheme ANS -a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided
morphology ANS -the study of the forms of words and how words are formed
syntax ANS -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language, and
the set of rules to do so
lexicon ANS -the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
, lexical ambiguity ANS -a situation in which a word has two or more meanings
discourse ANS -a continuous stretch of speech or written text, going beyond a sentence to express
thought
Dialect ANS -A variety of a language defined by both geographical factors and social factors, such as
class, religion, and ethnicity.
semantic drift ANS -the evolution of word usage—usually to the point that the modern meaning is
radically different from the original usage
transfer ANS -refers to speakers or writers applying knowledge from one language to another language
connotation ANS -Figurative meaning
denotation ANS -Direct, literal meaning
dysnomia ANS -a general chronic difficulty in retrieving vocabulary items
code-switching ANS -the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of
language in conversation
circumlocution ANS -a common communication strategy used in L2 acquisition: the learner knows the
meaning but hasn't yet acquired the corresponding L2 word so they use more words than necessary to
describe it
Language register ANS -the level of formality with which you speak -- different situations and people
call for different registers
language interference ANS -Information that a student uses
