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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






2. A noun - or noun phrase - that names the noun next to it - like 'The insect - a cockroach....'






3. Written representation of a 'phoneme' (the letter 'b' or 'p')






4. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






5. Understanding the fact that words are comprised of sounds known as phonemes






6. Sounds that signal different meanings like'b' and 't'






7. An extended metaphor that is carried through an entire narrative like 'Everyman'






8. Telegraphic speech(words without affixes or function words)






9. A combination of opposites - like 'feather of lead'






10. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






11. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






12. Spelling has been traditionally taught through memorization but phonemic awareness may be the key to improving spelling in its five stages of development






13. The act to write dow nany idea as they come without regard to structure or grammar






14. Occurs grades two to three: children can read larger words in print and accuracy and speed in reading are stressed






15. The technqiue designed to help the writer develop and organize their thoughts






16. An accurate history ofa single person






17. The realization that occurs in kindergarten that words should be read from left to right






18. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






19. Two letters that make one speech sound - like 'th' or 'sh'






20. Developed by Stephen Krashen - children can naturally gain a language unconcsciously if exposed to it through a comprehensive input - aka a teacher - that can set a limit to how much the language is learned without overcomplicating the language or lo






21. During initial instruction - children start to realize that the letter - sound correspondence is a principal...may spell words with a single letter like 'u' instead of 'you'






22. Attributing human qualities to a non - human animal or object






23. A reference to something outside a work of literature - like to a literary event - person or work






24. Treating two or more coincidences as if one caused the other 'Martin Luther King's birth caused the civil rights march'






25. The study of word structures based on the prefixes and suffixes that the words come from






26. Through spelling tests - teachers can determine the spelling stage that a student is at






27. An author's account of their life






28. A technique of pre - writing in which the writer writes any ideas without limit






29. Speller moves from a dependence on sound and phonology to use of visual memory and understanding of word structure - might write 'highed' instead of 'hide'- spelling words correctly even if they aren't the right words that should be spelled






30. The ability to connect two letters together - also known as 'sounding out'






31. Developing a phonemic awareness - starts with distinguishing different phonemes - then morphemes and then syntax. Then - children decode words and practice reading texts of ascending difficulty until they become a fluent reader






32. Decoding and creating written words - using proper spelling - also includes the ability to listen - speak - read - and write and obtain and retrieve information






33. Story that is short enough to be read in a single sitting - anything longer than that is a novel or any shorter is a novella






34. The idea that the written language represents that sounds of spoken languages






35. A write - up of the essay that gets every idea down on the sheet of opaper






36. Early word errors that toddlers make






37. What the paragraph is all about - usually the first sentence






38. The comparison of two different objects using the word 'like' or 'as'






39. An assumption without argument - Because I always tell the truth - I am not lying to you now.






40. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






41. Developed by Leo Vygotsky - the area where a child can solve problems on their own - best observed during unstructured play. social environment influences the way that language is developed. language determines the nature of our thoughts - our person






42. Occurs in grades 1 to 2: vowels are included






43. An attack launched against a person and the person's position - 'the candidate is a cowardly man'






44. Sentence structure - which is noun - verb and adjective






45. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






46. The act of transforming one thing into another in a story






47. Children with low phonological awareness who also have trouble blending speech sounds and segmenting






48. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






49. When a young child can use the context to quickly arrive to the understanding of a word's meaning






50. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)