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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Adults modify their speech to make it easier for children to learn languages - including sentence structures and repeating key words






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






3. Works that are invented by the writer






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






5. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






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






9. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






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






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






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






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






14. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






16. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






38. 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






39. 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'






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






41. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






43. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






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






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

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48. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






50. Sounds that signal different meanings like'b' and 't'