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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A story that odriginated and deeloped over time and was passed on from generations to generations






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






3. 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.






4. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






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






8. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






21. An author's account of their life






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. The act of transforming one thing into another in a story






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






37. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






38. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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