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






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






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






4. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






5. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






7. 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






8. Knows about books and that books tell stories






9. 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






10. An accurate history ofa single person






11. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






15. Story that is short enough to be read in a single sitting - anything longer than that is a novel or any shorter is a novella






16. When children begin to use past tenses and plurals in speeches






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. A story that was used to make sense of the world - like a story about a higher power






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






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






26. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






28. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






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






33. Sentence structure - which is noun - verb and adjective






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






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






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






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






38. An author's account of their life






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






40. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Being convineced by a position's popularity