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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The realization that occurs in kindergarten that words should be read from left to right






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






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






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

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5. An author's account of their life






6. Cooing to babbling






7. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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'






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






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






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






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






21. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Early word errors that toddlers make






37. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






39. 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






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






41. Sentences that have two clauses that could be independent but are connected by a conjunction.






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






43. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






45. 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'






46. Graded passages that show at what level a student can read at






47. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






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