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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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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






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






9. Works that are invented by the writer






10. 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






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






12. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






13. 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'






14. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






15. 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






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






17. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The social - physical and cultural backgrounds that affect how language is learned






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






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






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






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






30. Intermediate language fluency






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

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






33. 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






34. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






36. The realization that occurs in kindergarten that words should be read from left to right






37. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






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






41. Cooing to babbling






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






43. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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