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






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






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






4. 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






5. Action






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






7. Word families






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






9. Show high probability of being true






10. Contrast in what is stated/expected and what is really meant/happening






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Appeal of logic or reason






16. Variant of phones - ALL Of PHONES






17. Vowels and consonants repeat






18. 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






19. To leave one country to live in another






20. 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






21. Humorous play on words






22. One person talking with others around






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






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






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






26. False impression






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






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






29. Hero or heroine






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






31. Phonetic unit or segment






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






33. Means to stand still






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






35. 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






36. Subject & predicate - cannot stand alone as sentence






37. Subject & predicate - can stand alone as sentence






38. Left to right - visual clues recognized






39. Your dancing was excellent.






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






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






42. 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)






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






44. A story told in the words of one person






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. A meditation on life and death