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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






2. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






4. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A story that exposes humorously the foibles - vices and follies of a group or a system






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






15. 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'






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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'






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






24. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






26. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






31. 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






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






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






34. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






43. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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