TEXES Math EC-6 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Early Number Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER recognizes numbers of objects (xxx), the
word associated with a number (three), and the symbol that corresponds to the word (3)
Later Number Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER recognizes relationships between base,
exponent, place value and a variety of ways of representing number concepts
Algebraic Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER *making generalizations and using symbols (+, -,
=, etc) to represent mathematical ideas
*representing and solving problems
Standard vs Nonstandard Measurement - CORRECT ANSWER standard: metric (in, ml, kg,
etc.)
nonstandard: (shoe, pencil, piece of paper, etc.)
Scaling - CORRECT ANSWER making an object smaller or larger or drawing to scale
Types of measurement - CORRECT ANSWER length (cm, m, in, feet, etc.)
time (hour, seconds, minutes, years, days, etc.)
mass (g, kg, pounds, etc.)
area (square meter, etc.)
volume (ml, l, kl, etc.)
capacity (gallons, quarts, pints, etc.)
Common strategies for problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER drawing a
picture/diagram/table
using tools (manipulatives, technology)
, acting out the problem
trial and error
work the problem backwards
work a simpler problem
Rhombus - CORRECT ANSWER 4 sides equal, 4 angles = 360 degrees (not right angles)
Parallelogram - CORRECT ANSWER 4 sides (2 sets of parallel lines) includes rhombus,
square and rectangle
Faces - CORRECT ANSWER surface of a geometric solid
Plane - CORRECT ANSWER a 2-dimensional surface
Right - CORRECT ANSWER forming a 90 degree angle
Volume - CORRECT ANSWER quantity of liquid
Algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER an established and well defined step by step problem
solving method
Integer - CORRECT ANSWER a whole number that includes all positive and negative
numbers, including zero (no decimals or fractions)
Natural Numbers - CORRECT ANSWER a positive integer or a non-negative integer
Rational Numbers - CORRECT ANSWER a number that can be expressed as a ratio or
quotient of two non-zero integers (3/5 or 0.6)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Early Number Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER recognizes numbers of objects (xxx), the
word associated with a number (three), and the symbol that corresponds to the word (3)
Later Number Concepts - CORRECT ANSWER recognizes relationships between base,
exponent, place value and a variety of ways of representing number concepts
Algebraic Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER *making generalizations and using symbols (+, -,
=, etc) to represent mathematical ideas
*representing and solving problems
Standard vs Nonstandard Measurement - CORRECT ANSWER standard: metric (in, ml, kg,
etc.)
nonstandard: (shoe, pencil, piece of paper, etc.)
Scaling - CORRECT ANSWER making an object smaller or larger or drawing to scale
Types of measurement - CORRECT ANSWER length (cm, m, in, feet, etc.)
time (hour, seconds, minutes, years, days, etc.)
mass (g, kg, pounds, etc.)
area (square meter, etc.)
volume (ml, l, kl, etc.)
capacity (gallons, quarts, pints, etc.)
Common strategies for problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER drawing a
picture/diagram/table
using tools (manipulatives, technology)
, acting out the problem
trial and error
work the problem backwards
work a simpler problem
Rhombus - CORRECT ANSWER 4 sides equal, 4 angles = 360 degrees (not right angles)
Parallelogram - CORRECT ANSWER 4 sides (2 sets of parallel lines) includes rhombus,
square and rectangle
Faces - CORRECT ANSWER surface of a geometric solid
Plane - CORRECT ANSWER a 2-dimensional surface
Right - CORRECT ANSWER forming a 90 degree angle
Volume - CORRECT ANSWER quantity of liquid
Algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER an established and well defined step by step problem
solving method
Integer - CORRECT ANSWER a whole number that includes all positive and negative
numbers, including zero (no decimals or fractions)
Natural Numbers - CORRECT ANSWER a positive integer or a non-negative integer
Rational Numbers - CORRECT ANSWER a number that can be expressed as a ratio or
quotient of two non-zero integers (3/5 or 0.6)
