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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. An irrelevant point used to distract from an argument at hand






2. Occurs before kindergarten in which text progresses left to right






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






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

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5. Idenetify letters and can form letters






6. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






7. A type of pre - writing with the main idea in the center of the sheet of paper and subtopics branching out from the center to make their own ideas






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






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






18. A sentence that is often the last or next - to - last sentence and is the least essential in the paragraph






19. Knows about books and that books tell stories






20. The study in which the ways words - sentences and sounds are used to convey language aka VOCABULARY






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






22. A humorous form that mimics the styles of another work - like song parodies






23. Cooing to babbling






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






33. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






34. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






37. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






38. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Intermediate language fluency






46. 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






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






48. 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'






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






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






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