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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. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






3. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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'






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Knows about books and that books tell stories






14. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






17. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






18. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






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






23. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






25. Cooing to babbling






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






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






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






29. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






30. 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






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






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






33. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






43. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Intermediate language fluency






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