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CSET Multiple Subjects Subtest 1a Domain 2: Written Communication
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Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fifth/final step of the writing process - Allows writers to check the text for mechanical and diction errors (spelling - punctuation - grammar - etc.) - Purpose: to ensure that the final draft is as accurate and error - free as possible using the con
Subjective/Nominative
Proofreading
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Conventions of effective speech presentation
2. A versatile prewriting method that can take many forms - such as listing - free - writing - mapping - charting - bulleting - and so forth.
Pronouns
Note taking
Idioms
Semicolon
3. The distinctive variety of vocabulary - grammar - and pronunciation spoken by members of an identifiable regional group - nation - or social class
Expository Writing
Dialect
Coordinating Conjunctions
Proofreading
4. Include books - encyclopedias - professional journals - newspapers - magazines - and other periodicals.
Print Resources
Paragraphing
Transitional Phrases
Proofreading
5. Eye contact - Volume and tone of voice - Pacing and clarity - Hand gestures - Posture
Conventions of effective speech presentation
Volume and tone of voice
Coordinating Conjunctions
Colon
6. A good speaker establishes this with the audience in a manner that is engaging and appropriate - A good speaker avoids looking down - looking over the heads of the audience - or addressing just one member or one section of the audience.
Drafting
Clustering/webbing
Eye contact
Persuasive Writing
7. A popular method for initial brainstorming and organizing of thoughts (prewriting) - Think about all the elements of the topic and connect them to the central topic - Start with the main idea in the center of the page inside a circle - then related i
Adjectives
Clustering/webbing
Volume and tone of voice
Appositives
8. Gives the reader and writer a sense of appropriateness for different writing situations (for example - one follows different writing conventions when writing a letter to the editor - an essay - a diary entry - a descriptive piece - or a letter of com
Coordinating Conjunctions
Subject - Verb Agreement
Descriptive Writing
Context
9. Separates certain parts of sentences. Used before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence - Used to set off interrupting or introductory words or phrases. - Used to separate a series of words or word groups - Used to set off nonrestrictive
Coordinating Conjunctions
Clustering/webbing
Proofreading
Comma
10. Transitions between paragraph units (not only... but also...) remind the reader of the important point in a previous paragraph and how it relates to the thrust of the current one
Misplaced Modifier
Transitions that show a change in direction
Posture
Note taking
11. When a noun/pronoun is the subject of a verb ('I -' not 'me')
Genres in Writing
Transitional Phrases
Subjective/Nominative
Prewriting
12. Usually translated to mean 'as follows'; should never be used after 'is -' 'are -' 'was' or 'were' when presenting a series - To introduce a formal appositive - list - summary - quotation - example or other explanatory material whether or not the wor
Eye contact
Colon
Appositives
Dialect
13. An effective speaker's tone varies naturally and appropriately according to the content - His or her volume is clear and suitable for the audience and venue - A good speaker modulates his/her volume at appropriate points in the delivery to engage the
Volume and tone of voice
Subject - Verb Agreement
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Persuasive Writing
14. Narrative - Interpretive - Descriptive - Persuasive - Expository - Other Genres
Subject - Verb Agreement
Proofreading
Transitions that show a change in direction
Genres in Writing
15. A mode of writing in which the purpose is to inform - explain - clarify - describe - or define a subject to the reader - Meant to 'expose' information - Maintains focus on its topic and provides facts to inform its reader - Should be unbiased and acc
Colon
Posture
Transitions that show a change in direction
Expository Writing
16. The words and phrases that move the reader on to new ideas - Help the reader understand not only ideas but also their relationship to one another - Traditional transitions to introduce ideas: for example - additionally - for instance - furthermore
Idioms
Outlining
Transitional Phrases
Expository Writing
17. Third step of the writing process - Begin fine - tuning the wording of the draft and/or rearranging the ideas or paragraph - Think about changes that will make the writing more logical and forceful (i.e. move a paragraph to a different location - rew
Interpretive Writing
Revising
Posture
Expository Writing
18. Effective speakers know when to use hand gestures and how to employ them appropriately to enhance their presentation. Poor speakers keep their hands in their pockets - play with their hair - or fidget inappropriately.
Conventions of effective speech presentation
Clustering/webbing
Persuasive Writing
Hand gestures
19. Typically describes a person - place - or thing in such a way that the reader has a vivid impression of the written work - The written work has a basic purpose of describing something such as an emotion - event - or location - The use of evocative im
Coordinating Conjunctions
Descriptive Writing
Revising
Semicolon
20. Phrases in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure. E.g. He liked swimming - weight lifting - and running.
Interpretive Writing
Revising
Proofreading
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
21. The visual clue that holds ideas together for both readers and writers - Traditionally has a topic sentence that focuses the paragraph's purpose; also provides examples while exhibiting clear reasoning and logical analysis of ideas - In a multiparagr
Genres in Writing
Dialect
Editing
Paragraphing
22. Past - present - future; Error occurs when they are inconsistent. E.g. He walked for miles and finally saw a sign of civilization.
Dialect
Verb Tenses
Misplaced Modifier
Coordinating Conjunctions
23. A plural subject goes with a plural verb; a singular subject goes with a singular verb E.g. Here on the table are an apple and three pears.
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Misplaced Modifier
Principles of Composition
Subject - Verb Agreement
24. Describe actions (verbs); often end in - ly. E.g. The mechanic repaired my engine and installed a new clutch very quickly.
Narrative Writing
Adverbs
Pronouns
Clustering/webbing
25. Designed to take a stand on an issue and convince the reader of the plausibility or correctness of that stand - Often employs an appeal to the reader's logic or ethics and uses strong and credible logic - Techniques include emphasizing benefits while
Conventions of effective speech presentation
Persuasive Writing
Editing
The Steps of the Writing Process
26. 1. Prewriting 2. Drafting 3. Revising 4. Editing 5. Proofreading
Coordinating Conjunctions
Posture
Context
The Steps of the Writing Process
27. The particular variety of a language used by an individual speaker or writer - which may be marked by peculiarities of vocabulary - grammar - and pronunciation
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Clustering/webbing
Colon
Idiolect
28. The most formal and traditional form of organizing (prewriting) - Clearly organizes each idea - which examples or ideas will be discussed - and the order in which they will all be presented - Visually displays the difference between main ideas (ident
Transitions that show a change in direction
Outlining
Note taking
Other Genres of Writing
29. Paragraphing - transitional phrases - context
Principles of Composition
Coordinating Conjunctions
Editing
Paragraphing
30. Understanding proper documentation and bibliographic citation is essential - Using a style manual - such as The Chicago Manual of Style or that of the Modern Language Association (MLA) - is most helpful
Subject - Verb Agreement
Citing Sources
Verb Tenses
Print Resources
31. Fourth step of the writing process - Clean up diction and syntax (i.e. combine some sentences for effect and reword sentences for clarity) - Purpose: to check the flow of ideas and precision of presentation
Expository Writing
Proofreading
Editing
Clustering/webbing
32. Include film - broadcast media - and all aspects of the Internet - Difference between a general - use Internet search site (i.e. Wikipedia - which may be useful to a certain extent but inappropriate for serious research) and highly reputable sites th
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Transitions that show a change in direction
Electronic and Internet Resources
Verb Tenses
33. One that is placed too close to a word that it could but should not modify. E.g. Ann served a burned roast to the family.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Editing
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Misplaced Modifier
34. Evident in a written work that explains - explores - or considers the significance of an event - a work of art - etc. - Requires the writer to think critically and then present the results of his or her thinking - Examples: research papers - critique
Adverbs
Interpretive Writing
Comma
Drafting
35. A work that tells a story - usually in roughly chronological order - Fiction or non - fiction - Events are presented in a story - like fashion that builds to a scene of climactic action - Examples: stories - poems - plays - fables - myths - and biogr
Narrative Writing
Clustering/webbing
Pronouns
Print Resources
36. An introductory phrase that does not refer clearly or logically to a subsequent modifier (usually the subject) in a sentence. E.g. While we were strolling along the beach - a wave suddenly drenched us.
Narrative Writing
Dangling Modifier
Other Genres of Writing
Subjective/Nominative
37. Separates elements of equal power of meaning: two or more words - phrases or sentences. It should never separate a main clause from a subordinate clause or a word or phrase from a clause. - Used to separate main clauses when the separation is not don
Concepts that may influence bias and stereotyping in oral English usage
Hand gestures
Semicolon
Revising
38. Describe things (nouns and pronouns) E.g. The quick work of the mechanic pleased me very much.
Subject - Verb Agreement
Proofreading
Eye contact
Adjectives
39. First step of the writing process - Older term: Invention - The initial brainstorming step in which the writer gathers ideas and examples - Purpose: to organize one's thoughts and plan the order to present points - examples - arguments - etc. - Most
Note taking
Prewriting
Idioms
Transitional Phrases
40. Effective speakers enunciate clearly and properly - using a natural pace that is governed by the syntax and content - Words are never slurred or run together - Good speakers do not use fillers such as um - ah - and like.
Principles of Composition
Pacing and clarity
Subjective/Nominative
Coordinating Conjunctions
41. Join parts of a sentence (words - phrases and clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar - FANBOYS (for - and - nor - but - or - yet - so)
Coordinating Conjunctions
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Subjective/Nominative
Print Resources
42. Second noun or noun equivalents that give additional information about a preceding noun - E.g. Mr. Johnson - a teacher - ran for chairman of the school board.
Appositives
Genres in Writing
Proofreading
Idiolect
43. Clauses and phrases that are descriptive but not needed to get across the basic meaning of the sentence. E.g. Harold - who dislikes school - is failing English.
Genres in Writing
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Eye contact
Misplaced Modifier
44. Take the place of nouns; note whether they should be in the subjective or objective case. E.g. We rewarded the workers who - according to the manager - had done the most imaginative job.
Verb Tenses
Subject - Verb Agreement
Pronouns
Hand gestures
45. Second step of the writing process; logically follows prewriting - Develop the initial draft of actual sentences and paragraphs - Don't worry about correctness or editing; rather - follow the organizational plan set up in the prewriting stage and inc
Concepts that may influence bias and stereotyping in oral English usage
Subject - Verb Agreement
Drafting
Outlining
46. 1. A set phrase with a specific non - literal meaning - raining cats and dogs - kick the bucket - etc. 2. A conventional construction or usage that follows no specific grammatical rule but MUST be worded a certain way; expressions that 'sound right'
Idioms
Adverbs
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Idiolect
47. Include such varied types as personal journals and diaries - letters - summaries - and research papers
Narrative Writing
Other Genres of Writing
Editing
Note taking
48. Dialect - Idiolect
Concepts that may influence bias and stereotyping in oral English usage
Descriptive Writing
Transitions that show a change in direction
Dialect
49. Good speakers face the audience squarely with a natural stance - They do not shift their weight or stand askew; they do not lean informally to one side or the other - nor do they lean on a lectern or podium.
Electronic and Internet Resources
Idiolect
Posture
Adjectives