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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. 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
Comma
Idiolect
Appositives
Volume and tone of voice
2. 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
Misplaced Modifier
Editing
Clustering/webbing
Citing Sources
3. 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.
Eye contact
Prewriting
Dangling Modifier
Expository Writing
4. Include books - encyclopedias - professional journals - newspapers - magazines - and other periodicals.
Clustering/webbing
Paragraphing
The Steps of the Writing Process
Print Resources
5. Narrative - Interpretive - Descriptive - Persuasive - Expository - Other Genres
Paragraphing
Principles of Composition
Transitional Phrases
Genres in Writing
6. Describe things (nouns and pronouns) E.g. The quick work of the mechanic pleased me very much.
Prewriting
Posture
Adjectives
Drafting
7. 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.
Drafting
Note taking
Appositives
Proofreading
8. 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.
Electronic and Internet Resources
Dangling Modifier
Pronouns
Interpretive Writing
9. 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
Clustering/webbing
Paragraphing
Hand gestures
Drafting
10. 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
Narrative Writing
Revising
Colon
Idiolect
11. 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
Appositives
Paragraphing
Transitional Phrases
Electronic and Internet Resources
12. Paragraphing - transitional phrases - context
Context
Adverbs
Idiolect
Principles of Composition
13. 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
Comma
Coordinating Conjunctions
Idiolect
Citing Sources
14. 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.
Hand gestures
The Steps of the Writing Process
Idiolect
Prewriting
15. 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
Verb Tenses
Electronic and Internet Resources
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Drafting
16. 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.
Pronouns
Dangling Modifier
Electronic and Internet Resources
Pacing and clarity
17. 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
Semicolon
Context
Verb Tenses
Transitions that show a change in direction
18. 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
Pacing and clarity
Expository Writing
Citing Sources
Outlining
19. 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
Narrative Writing
Idioms
Genres in Writing
Prewriting
20. 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
Idioms
Coordinating Conjunctions
Citing Sources
Paragraphing
21. 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.
Comma
Posture
Eye contact
Outlining
22. Eye contact - Volume and tone of voice - Pacing and clarity - Hand gestures - Posture
Drafting
The Steps of the Writing Process
Paragraphing
Conventions of effective speech presentation
23. Join parts of a sentence (words - phrases and clauses) that are grammatically equal or similar - FANBOYS (for - and - nor - but - or - yet - so)
Paragraphing
Misplaced Modifier
Citing Sources
Coordinating Conjunctions
24. The distinctive variety of vocabulary - grammar - and pronunciation spoken by members of an identifiable regional group - nation - or social class
Expository Writing
Dialect
Volume and tone of voice
Citing Sources
25. 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.
Prewriting
Misplaced Modifier
Transitional Phrases
Descriptive Writing
26. 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
Print Resources
Proofreading
Prewriting
Outlining
27. 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
Outlining
Editing
Persuasive Writing
Semicolon
28. Include such varied types as personal journals and diaries - letters - summaries - and research papers
Interpretive Writing
Other Genres of Writing
Pacing and clarity
Proofreading
29. Phrases in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure. E.g. He liked swimming - weight lifting - and running.
Dangling Modifier
Interpretive Writing
Pacing and clarity
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
30. 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.
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
Transitional Phrases
Prewriting
Idioms
31. 1. Prewriting 2. Drafting 3. Revising 4. Editing 5. Proofreading
Descriptive Writing
The Steps of the Writing Process
Parallelism/Parallel Phrases
Expository Writing
32. When a noun/pronoun is the subject of a verb ('I -' not 'me')
Electronic and Internet Resources
Prewriting
Subjective/Nominative
Narrative Writing
33. 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
Revising
Drafting
Editing
Narrative Writing
34. 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.
Volume and tone of voice
Verb Tenses
Eye contact
Comma
35. Describe actions (verbs); often end in - ly. E.g. The mechanic repaired my engine and installed a new clutch very quickly.
Proofreading
Transitions that show a change in direction
Adverbs
Conventions of effective speech presentation
36. 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
Comma
Conventions of effective speech presentation
Interpretive Writing
Hand gestures
37. The particular variety of a language used by an individual speaker or writer - which may be marked by peculiarities of vocabulary - grammar - and pronunciation
Adverbs
Idiolect
Clustering/webbing
The Steps of the Writing Process
38. 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
Transitions that show a change in direction
Subjective/Nominative
Drafting
Subject - Verb Agreement
39. Dialect - Idiolect
Subjective/Nominative
Concepts that may influence bias and stereotyping in oral English usage
Pronouns
Editing
40. 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
Clustering/webbing
Hand gestures
Editing
Expository Writing
41. 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
Idiolect
Idioms
Descriptive Writing
Nonrestrictive Clauses/Phrases
42. 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.
Citing Sources
Coordinating Conjunctions
Volume and tone of voice
Subject - Verb Agreement
43. 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
Subjective/Nominative
Verb Tenses
Revising
Transitional Phrases
44. 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
Descriptive Writing
Prewriting
Clustering/webbing
The Steps of the Writing Process
45. Past - present - future; Error occurs when they are inconsistent. E.g. He walked for miles and finally saw a sign of civilization.
Context
Pacing and clarity
Verb Tenses
Clustering/webbing
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'
Persuasive Writing
Editing
Idioms
Paragraphing
47. A versatile prewriting method that can take many forms - such as listing - free - writing - mapping - charting - bulleting - and so forth.
Transitions that show a change in direction
Idioms
Narrative Writing
Note taking
48. 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
Dialect
Revising
Eye contact
Semicolon
49. 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
Paragraphing
Comma
Persuasive Writing
Verb Tenses