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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. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






2. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






12. 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






13. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






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






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






19. Sound sequences that convey meanings like the words 'bat' and 'rat'






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






21. Language that does not literally mean what it says - like the 'black bat night has flown the coop'






22. Early word errors that toddlers make






23. A modifier that does not logically refer tothe statement immediately following it






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






30. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. A story that exposes humorously the foibles - vices and follies of a group or a system






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






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






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

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39. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






41. An author's account of their life






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






43. Works that have happened in real life. usually with a purpose and especially to inform






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






45. The act of posting the final work - good writing should be shared and celebrated






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






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






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






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






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