Test your basic knowledge |

CSET English Composition And Rhetoric

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Film - art - media and so on






2. Refer to specific people - places - or things this - that - these - those e.g. Which skates are ligher - THESE or THOSE?






3. A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations






4. The study of the sounds of language and their physical properties






5. At least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses Ex: When Sara turned seven (dependent c) - her mother planned a birthday party for her (independent c) - and Sara invited everyone in her class (independent c).






6. Names a group of people - animals or objects. Example: army - family - club - group - people - children






7. Personal writing - workplace writing - subject writing - creative writing - persuasive writing - and scholarly writing






8. Sentence that makes a statement and tells about a person - place - thing or idea Example: The bird drank from the water fountain.






9. Shows possession or ownership






10. Names more than one person - place - thing - or idea e.g. citzens - cities - houses - earthquakes -






11. Show possession or ownership my - mine - your(s) - his - her(s) - its - our(s) - their(s) - whose e.g. If this book isn't HERS - then it must be MINE.






12. The study of meaning in a language






13. The study of langauge as it relates to society - including race - class - gender and age






14. Referrence works - Internet - Student - created sources and Other sources






15. A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant Ex. Toilet - Ladies' Room






16. Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun ex. small - yellow - young - sleek - the






17. The multiple meanings - either intentional or unintentional - of a word - phrase - sentence - or passage






18. An interchange of the action started by the verb. There are only two in English: EACH OTHER for an involving two and ONE ANOTHER for an interaction involving three or more. e.g. After the debate - the two opponents shook hands with EACH OTHER.






19. A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause.






20. Study of the structure of words






21. Modfies verbs - adjectives - other adverbs - or entire clauses - they often answer of the following questions: How - When - Where - Why - To what extent?






22. Analogy - cause and effects - compare and contrast and illustration






23. The use of contrasting ideas to communicate a message






24. Language that is intended to be evasive or to conceal the truth






25. The writer states the topic sentence first followed by details






26. A punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation; strong feeling






27. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Example: Yesterday - the cafeteria 'offered' frozen yogurt for dessert.






28. A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past. e.g. Eline said that she 'had been' to Lake Tahoe many times.






29. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Ex: If you want to stay healthy(dependent c.) - you must choose your food carefully(independent c.)






30. Verbs that take a direct object - words or word groups that complete the meaning of a verb by naming a reciver of the action Ex. Daniel (subject) threw (transitive verb) the ball (direct object).






31. Verb preceded by 'to' and the base form of a verb - such as 'to see' or 'to leave'. It can function as an adjective - adverb - or noun






32. A student's personal dictionary of words to know or spell - note cards - graphic organizers - oral histories - and journals






33. Style - Tone - Point of View - Sarcasm - Counterpoint and Praise






34. Groups of related words that operate as a single part of speech - such as a verb - verbal - prepositional - appositive - or absolute






35. A sentence that asks a question Example: Have you signed up for the test yet?






36. McMurtry - Larry. Buffalo Girls. New York: Simon and Schuster - 1960.






37. A punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question






38. Verbs that do not require an object to express their meaning - the action they express is complete by itself - 'eat' 'Jump' e.g. The cat napped






39. Dictionaries - encyclopedias - writers' reference handbooks - books of lists - almanacs - thesauruses - books of quotations - and so on






40. A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Example: Tomorrow - Jan 'will bring' her lunch from home.






41. Refer back to subject nouns and pronouns - self myself - yourself - himself - herself - itself - etc. e.g. Sam knew she could do it HERSELF.






42. Show possession or ownership. - apostrophes NOT used - my - his - her






43. A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period






44. Use to separate the elements in a series (three or more things) - to connect two independent clauses - and to set off introductory elements.






45. Marks






46. McMurtry - Larry (1960). <I> Buffalo Girls </I>. New York: Simon and Schuster.






47. Verb that can be used as a adjective. Present ends in - ing -----*Past ends in ed.- d -- t -- en -- n (The TERRIFYING movie was rated 'R') Ex. 'singing waiter' and 'baked goods'






48. A sentence that communicates strong feeling or ideas. Example: You scared me!






49. Specialized language of a particular group or culture






50. These help the main word verb describe action that happened in the past - is happening in the present - or will happen in the future; have - had - has - could - will have - will - shall - am - is







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests