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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. Works that are invented by the writer






2. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






6. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






7. Knows about books and that books tell stories






8. Being convineced by a position's popularity






9. An accurate history ofa single person






10. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






11. 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'






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






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






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






15. 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






16. An author's account of their life






17. 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.






18. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






19. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






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






31. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






44. Cooing to babbling






45. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






47. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






49. 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'






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