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CSET Subtest English

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






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






3. Occurs in grades k to 1: letters are conenected tro sounds






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






11. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






12. 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






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






14. Intermediate language fluency






15. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






17. An author's account of their life






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






19. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






22. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






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






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






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






28. A modifier that is placed to close to a word that it should not modify






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






38. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






50. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered