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






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






4. Word families






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






6. A comparison - using like or as






7. Descriptive - narrative - expository/explanatory - argumentative






8. 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






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






10. 2 different forms which are identical in every way except for 1 sound segment that occurs in the same place in the string (sink - zink - pink/ hit - hat - hot






11. 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






12. Complete or to supplement






13. Appeal to the moral or ethical sense






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






15. Source of info that aids decoding (phonics - structural analysis - and semantic & syntactical info)






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






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






18. Pair of successive rhymed lines of poetry






19. Logos - pathos - ethos






20. Writing paper






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






22. A meditation on life and death






23. Phonetic unit or segment






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






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






26. 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines - first line 5 - second 7 - third 5






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






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






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






30. Variant of phones - ALL Of PHONES






31. Subject & predicate - can stand alone as sentence






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






33. False impression






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






35. Produced when the vocal cords are vibrating






36. Demonstrates truth






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






38. Writing from which a lesson is to be learned






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






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






41. Your dancing was excellent.






42. 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






43. 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)






44. Person noun - takes a nouns place 'I - you - they - her - its - ours'






45. Tells stories - Epics & Ballads






46. 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






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






48. 2 letters that make 1 sound






49. Appeal of emotion






50. To enter a new country to live there