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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. Phonetic unit or segment






2. Demonstrates truth






3. A comparison - using like or as






4. Adjective clause - subject & predicate - cannot stand alone - modifies subject with relative pronoun or adverb






5. Express praise or flattery






6. Lyric - narrative - dramatic






7. Conventions - lft - rt - top - bottom - spaces between words -






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






9. Pull together summarization - analysis - and interpretation to connect it to what you already know or what you are learning






10. Planning - brainstorming - mapping/clustering/webbing - prior knowledge - prewriting - proofreading - drafting - writing - shaping - revising - editing -






11. Show high probability of being true






12. 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






13. 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






14. A word opposite in meaning to another word






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






16. Produced when the vocal cords are vibrating






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






18. 2 letters that make 1 sound






19. A word phrase that has a meaning different from it s usual meaning - 'He lost his head'






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






21. A poet's use of words to create mental pictures or images - that communicate experience






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






23. Words spelled differently that sound alike - to too two






24. Short poems from the word lyre 'harp like instrument' - haiku - ode - elegy - sonnet






25. To leave one country to live in another






26. Process of applying knowledge of letter - sound relationships - blending the sounds represented by letters so as to arrive at the pronunciation of printed words






27. The audience became silent.






28. Appeal to the moral or ethical sense






29. Contains subject and predicate (verb) -






30. 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)






31. 2 letters make one speech sound (th - sh)






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






33. Pair of successive rhymed lines of poetry






34. Dramatic conversation alone






35. Word families






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






37. Vowels and consonants repeat






38. Segment of linguistic science that deals with speech sounds - how sounds are made vocally - sound changes which develop in languages - and the relation of speech sounds to the total language process






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






40. Long poems that describe a deed of heroes in battle or conflicts between human beings and natural and divine forces






41. 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines - first line 5 - second 7 - third 5






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






43. Combining sounds to pronounce words 'sounding it out'






44. Use pitch of individual syllables to contrast meaning






45. 14 line lyric with a certain pattern or rhyme and rhythm - love poems






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






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






48. Clues that hint at important plot developments that are to follow in a story or drama - causes suspense and anxiety as plot device and creation of mood






49. To enter a new country to live there






50. Writing paper