Texas Teacher Certification Practice EC-
6 with Complete Solutions
13th amendment - ANSWER-Abolished slavery
14th amendment - ANSWER-Gave African Americans full citizenship
15th amendment - ANSWER-granted voting rights to African American men
16th amendment - ANSWER-Allowed federal income tax
19th amendment - ANSWER-gave women the right to vote
5 Kingdoms - ANSWER-Monera, protista, fungi, plants, animals
5E model - ANSWER-Model of science instruction that includes Engage, explore,
explain, elaborate, evaluate
6+1 Trait Writing - ANSWER-Emphasizes 7 elements of writing: organization, ideas,
voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation
activation energy - ANSWER-the energy necessary to convert potential energy into
kinetic energy (starting a car)
Age of discovery - ANSWER-(1400-1700) This period includes the renaissance, the
development of the Aztecs and Incas, Columbus comes to America
alphabetic writing system - ANSWER-Uses sounds of language as basic units with
phonetic signs
American Revolution - ANSWER-This war began in the outskirts of Concord and
Lexington, Paul Revere warned colonists that the British were approaching
Analogous - ANSWER-Have the same structure or function but arose from different
ancestors.
anemometer - ANSWER-measures wind
Aphasia - ANSWER-a language processing disorder than can be either receptive,
expressive, or global (both)
Associative & Commutative property - ANSWER-Says that the order of the addends
(terms being added) or factors (terms being multiplied) do not change the result
, Atoms - ANSWER-made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons
Aztecs - ANSWER-Had the highest development in Mexico with pyramids, palaces,
canals, plazas
Babbling stage - ANSWER-0-6 months, pre language stage that uses reflexive crying to
communicate and linguistic sounds
barometer - ANSWER-measures air pressure
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Lee surrendered to Grant at this battle, the last battle of
the civil war. Over 50,000 men died on both sides.
beat - ANSWER-the pulse that is felt in the music
Bolshevik Revolution - ANSWER-The Russian empire was abolished and the USSR
(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was established.
Bottom-up approach - ANSWER-Skills based reading approach that focuses on
understanding the letter-sound relationship
Brown vs. Board of Education - ANSWER-Said segregation in public schools was
unconstitutional
carbon cycle - ANSWER-captur of carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by
plants to make glucose
chemical change - ANSWER-ex: burnt toast
Choral reading - ANSWER-Reading in groups
Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-passed in 1964, prohibited segregation in all public places
and discrimination in education and employment
Classification - ANSWER-Child can name and identify sets of objects according to
characteristics
Cluttering - ANSWER-When children try to speak too fast
Collisional boundary - ANSWER-When plates collide but cannot move beneath
eachother, and mountain ranges form
Communism - ANSWER-System in which the state controls economic activity in the
nation
Complete metamorphosis - ANSWER-4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
6 with Complete Solutions
13th amendment - ANSWER-Abolished slavery
14th amendment - ANSWER-Gave African Americans full citizenship
15th amendment - ANSWER-granted voting rights to African American men
16th amendment - ANSWER-Allowed federal income tax
19th amendment - ANSWER-gave women the right to vote
5 Kingdoms - ANSWER-Monera, protista, fungi, plants, animals
5E model - ANSWER-Model of science instruction that includes Engage, explore,
explain, elaborate, evaluate
6+1 Trait Writing - ANSWER-Emphasizes 7 elements of writing: organization, ideas,
voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, presentation
activation energy - ANSWER-the energy necessary to convert potential energy into
kinetic energy (starting a car)
Age of discovery - ANSWER-(1400-1700) This period includes the renaissance, the
development of the Aztecs and Incas, Columbus comes to America
alphabetic writing system - ANSWER-Uses sounds of language as basic units with
phonetic signs
American Revolution - ANSWER-This war began in the outskirts of Concord and
Lexington, Paul Revere warned colonists that the British were approaching
Analogous - ANSWER-Have the same structure or function but arose from different
ancestors.
anemometer - ANSWER-measures wind
Aphasia - ANSWER-a language processing disorder than can be either receptive,
expressive, or global (both)
Associative & Commutative property - ANSWER-Says that the order of the addends
(terms being added) or factors (terms being multiplied) do not change the result
, Atoms - ANSWER-made up of electrons, protons, and neutrons
Aztecs - ANSWER-Had the highest development in Mexico with pyramids, palaces,
canals, plazas
Babbling stage - ANSWER-0-6 months, pre language stage that uses reflexive crying to
communicate and linguistic sounds
barometer - ANSWER-measures air pressure
Battle of Gettysburg - ANSWER-Lee surrendered to Grant at this battle, the last battle of
the civil war. Over 50,000 men died on both sides.
beat - ANSWER-the pulse that is felt in the music
Bolshevik Revolution - ANSWER-The Russian empire was abolished and the USSR
(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was established.
Bottom-up approach - ANSWER-Skills based reading approach that focuses on
understanding the letter-sound relationship
Brown vs. Board of Education - ANSWER-Said segregation in public schools was
unconstitutional
carbon cycle - ANSWER-captur of carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by
plants to make glucose
chemical change - ANSWER-ex: burnt toast
Choral reading - ANSWER-Reading in groups
Civil Rights Act - ANSWER-passed in 1964, prohibited segregation in all public places
and discrimination in education and employment
Classification - ANSWER-Child can name and identify sets of objects according to
characteristics
Cluttering - ANSWER-When children try to speak too fast
Collisional boundary - ANSWER-When plates collide but cannot move beneath
eachother, and mountain ranges form
Communism - ANSWER-System in which the state controls economic activity in the
nation
Complete metamorphosis - ANSWER-4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
