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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






12. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






13. 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






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






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






16. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






17. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An author's account of their life






25. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






27. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






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






41. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






42. Being convineced by a position's popularity






43. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






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






47. Cooing to babbling






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






49. 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.






50. 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