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PRACTICE EC-6 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Phonemes - ....ANSWER ...-Basic units of sound (about 44 in English)
Semantics - ....ANSWER ...-The ways in which meaning is generated in a
language
Syntax - ....ANSWER ...-How words can be placed together
Phonology - ....ANSWER ...-Study of the sound system of language
Graphemes - ....ANSWER ...-individual letters
Morphology - ....ANSWER ...-Study of the structure of words and word
formation
Morphemes - ....ANSWER ...-Smallest representation of meaning (plural "s")
Phonological awareness - ....ANSWER ...-ability to recognize and manipulate
components of the sound system and the structure of words
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,Phonemic awareness - ....ANSWER ...-ability to understand that words have
smaller components called sounds (phonemes). It is a component of phonological
awareness.
Rhythm - ....ANSWER ...-varied length of sounds and silences in relation to
the underlying beat.
tempo - ....ANSWER ...-The speed of the underlying pulse of the music
beat - ....ANSWER ...-the pulse that is felt in the music
meter - ....ANSWER ...-hoe musicians group the steady beats, for example
double and triple
melody - ....ANSWER ...-succession of sounds and silences that may move
upward, downward, or stay the same, tune
musical staff - ....ANSWER ...-consists of 5 parallel lines and 4 spaces and is
used to write/read music
form (music) - ....ANSWER ...-the structure or design of the music
Babbling stage - ....ANSWER ...-0-6 months, pre language stage that uses
reflexive crying to communicate and linguistic sounds
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, Holophrastic or one word stage - ....ANSWER ...-11-19 months, imitate
facial expressions, understand word concepts
Two word phase - ....ANSWER ...-13-24 months, children produce
rudimentary phrases
Telegraphic stage - ....ANSWER ...-18-27 months, goes beyond two word
communication, uses words with higher semantic value
prime numbers - ....ANSWER ...-natural numbers greater than 1 only
divisible by themselves and 1
composite numbers - ....ANSWER ...-natural numbers greater than 0
divisible by at least one other number besides 1 and itself. (non prime numbers)
SQ4R - ....ANSWER ...-Survey, Question, Read, Write, Recite, Review
Aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-a language processing disorder than can be either
receptive, expressive, or global (both)
Cluttering - ....ANSWER ...-When children try to speak too fast
logographic writing system - ....ANSWER ...-1st type of written language
developed in history where words and concepts were represented by graphic
symbols. Ex: Chinese
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PRACTICE EC-6 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Phonemes - ....ANSWER ...-Basic units of sound (about 44 in English)
Semantics - ....ANSWER ...-The ways in which meaning is generated in a
language
Syntax - ....ANSWER ...-How words can be placed together
Phonology - ....ANSWER ...-Study of the sound system of language
Graphemes - ....ANSWER ...-individual letters
Morphology - ....ANSWER ...-Study of the structure of words and word
formation
Morphemes - ....ANSWER ...-Smallest representation of meaning (plural "s")
Phonological awareness - ....ANSWER ...-ability to recognize and manipulate
components of the sound system and the structure of words
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,Phonemic awareness - ....ANSWER ...-ability to understand that words have
smaller components called sounds (phonemes). It is a component of phonological
awareness.
Rhythm - ....ANSWER ...-varied length of sounds and silences in relation to
the underlying beat.
tempo - ....ANSWER ...-The speed of the underlying pulse of the music
beat - ....ANSWER ...-the pulse that is felt in the music
meter - ....ANSWER ...-hoe musicians group the steady beats, for example
double and triple
melody - ....ANSWER ...-succession of sounds and silences that may move
upward, downward, or stay the same, tune
musical staff - ....ANSWER ...-consists of 5 parallel lines and 4 spaces and is
used to write/read music
form (music) - ....ANSWER ...-the structure or design of the music
Babbling stage - ....ANSWER ...-0-6 months, pre language stage that uses
reflexive crying to communicate and linguistic sounds
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, Holophrastic or one word stage - ....ANSWER ...-11-19 months, imitate
facial expressions, understand word concepts
Two word phase - ....ANSWER ...-13-24 months, children produce
rudimentary phrases
Telegraphic stage - ....ANSWER ...-18-27 months, goes beyond two word
communication, uses words with higher semantic value
prime numbers - ....ANSWER ...-natural numbers greater than 1 only
divisible by themselves and 1
composite numbers - ....ANSWER ...-natural numbers greater than 0
divisible by at least one other number besides 1 and itself. (non prime numbers)
SQ4R - ....ANSWER ...-Survey, Question, Read, Write, Recite, Review
Aphasia - ....ANSWER ...-a language processing disorder than can be either
receptive, expressive, or global (both)
Cluttering - ....ANSWER ...-When children try to speak too fast
logographic writing system - ....ANSWER ...-1st type of written language
developed in history where words and concepts were represented by graphic
symbols. Ex: Chinese
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