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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. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






4. 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'






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






6. Developing a phonemic awareness - starts with distinguishing different phonemes - then morphemes and then syntax. Then - children decode words and practice reading texts of ascending difficulty until they become a fluent reader






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






14. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






17. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






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


23. Intermediate language fluency






24. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






26. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






28. 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'






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






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






31. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Cooing to babbling






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