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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Through spelling tests - teachers can determine the spelling stage that a student is at






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






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






4. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






7. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Idenetify letters and can form letters






14. Being convineced by a position's popularity






15. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






16. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






17. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






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






21. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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'






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






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






35. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






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






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






38. 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






39. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






42. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






50. Attributing human qualities to a non - human animal or object