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

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






3. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






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






7. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






8. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






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






12. An author's account of their life






13. Intermediate language fluency






14. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






17. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






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






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






22. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






25. Cooing to babbling






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






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






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






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






30. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






31. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






33. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






34. 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






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






36. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






39. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






40. 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.






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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'






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






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






50. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)