TEXES EC-6

Question 1

Identify the rationale for the popularity of onset and rime to teach spelling skills in English

Accepted Answer

used to compensate for the grapheme phoneme incosistency

Question 2

What is the main purpose of Directed Reading-Thinking Activity?

Accepted Answer

to confirm or correct predictions as one reads

Question 3

Identify the syntactic structure that represents the following sentence--Mary gave me a dollar.

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noun, transitive verb, indirect object, direct object

Question 4

Running records, teacher observations, and speaking checklists are examples of

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informal literacy assessment

Question 5

Which artist's work is credited with beginning the Impressionist movement of art?

Accepted Answer

Edward Manet

Question 6

What is the maximum number of senators that can serve in the U.S. Senate?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 7

Identify the statement that best describes the country of Iraq

Accepted Answer

Muslim nation with multiple ethnic groups within its borders

Question 8

What is the main purpose of the Federal Reserve System?

Accepted Answer

keep banking industry strong enough have supply of currency

Question 9

In which grade are the principles of art introduced?

Accepted Answer

Second grade

Question 10

Presenting examples of words that contain similar prefix in pattern and meaning in ENG as SPA

Accepted Answer

structural

Question 11

Which of the following is a complementary color pair?

Accepted Answer

red and green

Question 12

Which statement best describes the Language Experience Approach?

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teacher records a student's dictated story

Question 13

Identify the statement that BEST describes sight words

Accepted Answer

sight words occur frequently in print

Question 14

The use of hot plates and burners are initially allowed in

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fifth grade

Question 15

The writing process of the STAAR test uses which of the following to set audience and purpose?

Accepted Answer

writing prompts

Question 16

Characteristics of Language Acquisition Device include all EXCEPT

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external mechanism, allows to learn multiple languages.

Question 17

What is the degree separation between time zones?

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15 degrees

Question 18

A world region is an area identified based on

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sharing similar cultural or physical characteristics

Question 19

The main advantage of using hands-on activities in mathematics is to

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promote active learning, guide them to construct knowledge

Question 20

Which of the following instruments measures relative humidity?

Accepted Answer

psychrometer

Question 21

In third grade a balanced reading program has all except

Accepted Answer

having students independently decode works

Question 22

What is the advantage of using advanced organizers in social studies?

Accepted Answer

They make content accessible to all children

Question 23

Plants and trees that need large amount of water to survive are in what Texan region?

Accepted Answer

Piney-woods and Gulf Coast

Question 24

In music, the words "up" and "down" are associated with

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high and low

Question 25

The Andes mountain range and the Amazon River are 2 key physical features in

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Central and South America

Question 26

The best indicator of the severity of the volcanic explosion is

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the amount of gas in the magma

Question 27

What kingdom contains prokaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

Monera

Question 28

Which civil rights group challenged Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Ed....

Accepted Answer

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Question 29

Use of phonics instruction with components from the whole LA are typically used to create a

Accepted Answer

balanced-reading approach

Question 30

The state curriculum officially introduced U.S. history in

Accepted Answer

fifth grade

Question 31

Which grade should pupils' experiences in critically evaluating their own art and others?

Accepted Answer

Kindergarten

Question 32

What is the scientific principle of a sink or float activity?

Accepted Answer

the concept of density and its relation to mass and volume

Question 33

What was the economic impact in Texas of the railroad in the last decade of the 19th cent.?

Accepted Answer

It expanded farmers' and ranchers' markets

Question 34

Why might pre-k-K have problems understanding Earth represented by a globe?

Accepted Answer

symbolic representation not DAP

Question 35

What song has the same rhythm as Happy Birthday?

Accepted Answer

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 36

Which were the first mathematicians to impact development of modern-day mathematics?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians and Babylonians

Question 37

Identify the main benefit of the shared book experience

Accepted Answer

stories are shared in a supportive environment

Question 38

What is currently the most economic activity in Dall/Ft.Worth region?

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defense and technology

Question 39

identify the number of syllables and phonemes in the word --thought

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one syllable and three phonemes

Question 40

Identify the modern-day country that encompasses most of ancient Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 41

The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in Jamestown to

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function as a form of representative government

Question 42

The tallest mountains int he world are part of the...

Accepted Answer

Andes Range

Question 43

English writing samples from Spanish ELLs may contain which key feature?

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stories might be perceived as disjoined and lacking sequence

Question 44

Silent sustained reading (SSR) is designed to promote

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reading comprehension

Question 45

What comprehension strategy does the teacher model to develop reading comprehension skills?

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confirming predictions

Question 46

Charts, tables, and graphs are commonly used in language arts to

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summarize information

Question 47

The Spaniards Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes conquered which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Inca and Aztec

Question 48

What are the minimal pairs used to teach and assess?

Accepted Answer

Phonology

TEXES EC-6

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TEXES EC-6

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