Texas Teacher Certification Practice EC-6
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic units of sound (about 44 in English)
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - The ways in which meaning is generated in a
language
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - How words can be placed together
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the sound system of language
Graphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - individual letters
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the structure of words and word formation
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest representation of meaning (plural "s")
Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to recognize and manipulate
components of the sound system and the structure of words
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to understand that words have
smaller components called sounds (phonemes). It is a component of phonological awareness.
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER - varied length of sounds and silences in relation to the
underlying beat.
, tempo - CORRECT ANSWER - The speed of the underlying pulse of the music
beat - CORRECT ANSWER - the pulse that is felt in the music
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - hoe musicians group the steady beats, for example double
and triple
melody - CORRECT ANSWER - succession of sounds and silences that may move
upward, downward, or stay the same, tune
musical staff - CORRECT ANSWER - consists of 5 parallel lines and 4 spaces and is used
to write/read music
form (music) - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure or design of the music
Babbling stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 0-6 months, pre language stage that uses
reflexive crying to communicate and linguistic sounds
Holophrastic or one word stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 11-19 months, imitate facial
expressions, understand word concepts
Two word phase - CORRECT ANSWER - 13-24 months, children produce rudimentary
phrases
Telegraphic stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 18-27 months, goes beyond two word
communication, uses words with higher semantic value
prime numbers - CORRECT ANSWER - natural numbers greater than 1 only divisible by
themselves and 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic units of sound (about 44 in English)
Semantics - CORRECT ANSWER - The ways in which meaning is generated in a
language
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER - How words can be placed together
Phonology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the sound system of language
Graphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - individual letters
Morphology - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the structure of words and word formation
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest representation of meaning (plural "s")
Phonological awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to recognize and manipulate
components of the sound system and the structure of words
Phonemic awareness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to understand that words have
smaller components called sounds (phonemes). It is a component of phonological awareness.
Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER - varied length of sounds and silences in relation to the
underlying beat.
, tempo - CORRECT ANSWER - The speed of the underlying pulse of the music
beat - CORRECT ANSWER - the pulse that is felt in the music
meter - CORRECT ANSWER - hoe musicians group the steady beats, for example double
and triple
melody - CORRECT ANSWER - succession of sounds and silences that may move
upward, downward, or stay the same, tune
musical staff - CORRECT ANSWER - consists of 5 parallel lines and 4 spaces and is used
to write/read music
form (music) - CORRECT ANSWER - the structure or design of the music
Babbling stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 0-6 months, pre language stage that uses
reflexive crying to communicate and linguistic sounds
Holophrastic or one word stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 11-19 months, imitate facial
expressions, understand word concepts
Two word phase - CORRECT ANSWER - 13-24 months, children produce rudimentary
phrases
Telegraphic stage - CORRECT ANSWER - 18-27 months, goes beyond two word
communication, uses words with higher semantic value
prime numbers - CORRECT ANSWER - natural numbers greater than 1 only divisible by
themselves and 1
