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CSET Reading Language Literature

Subjects : cset, literature
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Combining sounds to pronounce words 'sounding it out'






2. 2 letters that make 1 sound






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






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






5. Vowels and consonants repeat






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






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






8. Read larger units of print - use analogy to decode larger words - fluent decoding - accuracy and speed of reading stressed






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






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






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






12. Technique commonly used by poets in which the sound of a word imitates a natural sound






13. Produced when the vocal cords are apart






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






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






16. Variant of phones - ALL Of PHONES






17. Comparison of 2 things - stressing their similarities






18. A word opposite in meaning to another word






19. Freedom to pronounce a word with 2 different phonemes without changing the meaning






20. A comparison - using like or as






21. Setting - character - plot






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






23. Action






24. Event or detail chronologically out of its proper time in history






25. To enter a new country to live there






26. Left to right - visual clues recognized






27. Appeal of logic or reason






28. To leave one country to live in another






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






30. Means to stand still






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






32. 2 letters make one speech sound (th - sh)






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






34. One person talking with others around






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Descriptive - narrative - expository/explanatory - argumentative






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






41. 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






42. Subject & predicate - can stand alone as sentence






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






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






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






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






47. A story told in the words of one person






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






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






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