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






2. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Being convineced by a position's popularity






31. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






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






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






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

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






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






38. Works that are invented by the writer






39. 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






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






41. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






43. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






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






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






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






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