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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. Sentence structure - which is noun - verb and adjective






2. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






4. Idenetify letters and can form letters






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






12. Cooing to babbling






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






19. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






24. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






27. An accurate history ofa single person






28. 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'






29. 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






30. What the paragraph is all about - usually the first sentence






31. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






33. A story that odriginated and deeloped over time and was passed on from generations to generations






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






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






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






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






38. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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