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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. A blending of vowel words like 'ou' in 'out






2. When a vowel is combined with an 'r' like 'or' or 'ur'

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






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






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






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






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






8. The idea of stereotyping - don't trust someone over thirty






9. A modifier that is placed to close to a word that it should not modify






10. The phase in which a reader looks over punctuation and spelling and grammatical correctness -






11. Intermediate language fluency






12. 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






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






14. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






15. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






17. Increasing fluency. An elementary student acquires 12 words daily!






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






19. A test that evaluates how well the learning has come along






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






21. The stage in which a child learns how to spell a word correctly by memory






22. Occurs in grades k to 1: letters are conenected tro sounds






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






24. The social - physical and cultural backgrounds that affect how language is learned






25. Human brains are structured to make sense of language that belongs to specifically wordly language






26. 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'






27. Being convineced by a position's popularity






28. 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






29. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






30. A story that odriginated and deeloped over time and was passed on from generations to generations






31. Cooing to babbling






32. When children realize that letters represent sounds - may know only a few letters in the alphabet






33. When children begin to use past tenses and plurals in speeches






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






35. Supporting details - analysis and eividence expanding on the topic sentence






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






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






38. A story that was used to make sense of the world - like a story about a higher power






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






40. A modifier that could modify either two phrases before it. The executive entering the office hurriedly made the decision.affective filter - aka writer's block: a condition that leavesstudents feeling insecure about writing






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






42. Models of patterns recognizable for their characteristics like the wicked stepmother






43. The study of the way sounds function in a language






44. The argument that the human brain contains a limited set of rules for organizing language. In turn - there is an assumption that all languages have a common structural basis.






45. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






46. Children systematically represent speech sounds with letters or groups of letters in a logical way - they also attempt to spell - but may not spell correctly - like 'kom' instead of 'come'






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






48. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






49. Adults modify their speech to make it easier for children to learn languages - including sentence structures and repeating key words






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