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CSET Reading Language Literature

Subjects : cset, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Source of info that aids decoding (phonics - structural analysis - and semantic & syntactical info)






2. Understanding that phonemes (sounds) make up spoken words - including the ability to blend - segment and manipulate phonemes in spoken words - auditory without the inclusion or use of print






3. Intonation stress (word - sentence - phrase) pitch






4. Serious - elaborate lyric full of high praise and noble feeling developed by the Greeks






5. Left to right - visual clues recognized






6. Examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning - study of how sentences are formed and the pattern or structure of word order in sentences






7. Repetition of vowel (only) sounds in a group of words close together






8. Letters associated with sound - read simple CVC words - rhyming






9. Used to describe one thing in terms of something else - not intended to be taken literally






10. Extract and restate that material's main message - literal level






11. Person place or thing






12. Reference to work of literature or a well - known historical event - person - or place






13. Speech sound produced by partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by any various constrictions of speech organs (not vowels)






14. Written/printed representation of a phoneme (speech sound)






15. Does not use like or as - direct comparison of one thing spoken of as though it were something else






16. A word that is close in meaning to another word






17. The pattern of unaccented followed by accented syllables that form the basis of a poem's rhythm






18. Greek 'to struggle against': a person or force that opposes the protagonist; an enemy of the hero or heroine 'protagonist'






19. Tell shorter stories about a particular person






20. Teach and speak at a normal rate in English but use scaffolding - not sheltering English amplifying lessons not simplifying - emphasis on skills that promote thinking - creative - meaning - making individuals who feel they are part of a community of






21. Produced when the vocal cords are apart






22. Vowels and consonants repeat






23. Tells stories - Epics & Ballads






24. Extensive oral vocabulary contributes by helping reader recognize a word after sounding it out






25. Smallest sound unit of speech - /b/ in book - segments used to differentiate between meanings of words - required understanding of phonological rules of the language for knowing how to produce words






26. Writing with vowels in each syllable - read chunks or phonograms






27. Specific to general conclusion - reliable or unreliable - used to discover something new






28. English - written words made up of letters that match sounds heard when spoken - corresponding to each other






29. Use pitch of individual syllables to contrast meaning






30. Lyric - narrative - dramatic






31. Word families






32. Subject & predicate - cannot stand alone as sentence






33. Complete or to supplement






34. 2 letters make one speech sound (th - sh)






35. Study of morphemes & their variants allomorphs - and word formation - combining morphemes






36. Unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller words (book) - free morpheme stands alone (lock - man) - bound morphemes must be combined as prefix - suffix - or inflectional endings (locks - man's)






37. Means to stand still






38. Comparison of 2 things - stressing their similarities






39. Speech sound created by the relatively free passage of breath through the larynx and oral cavity - usually forming the most prominent and central sound of a syllable (A - E - I - O - U - Y)






40. Consider the whole - break it into its components parts






41. Read 'between the lines' make inferences about unstated assumptions implied by material






42. System and pattern of speech sounds - knowledge of sound patterns is part of the grammar since you create 'meaningful units'






43. Analysis & study of meanings of words - phrases - and sentences - useful strategy for decoding words used in sentences






44. 14 line lyric with a certain pattern or rhyme and rhythm - love poems






45. Adds to the meaning of a verb - another adverb - adj. - or whole sentence. 'I'll finish 'in a minute''






46. Judge the quality of the material on its own and as holds up in your synthesis or it with related material






47. New vowel sounds produced by two vowels (OY in boy - I in buy)






48. Logos - pathos - ethos






49. A word opposite in meaning to another word






50. Adds descriptive - modifies or qualifies a noun - can be phrase or clause 'The man 'in the blue shirt' is his father'