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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Intermediate language fluency






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






9. 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'






10. Works that are invented by the writer






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






12. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






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






16. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






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






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






21. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






34. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






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






38. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Cooing to babbling






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






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