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






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






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






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






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






6. A combination of opposites - like 'feather of lead'






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






13. 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'






14. Idenetify letters and can form letters






15. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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

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






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






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






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






21. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






23. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






25. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






27. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






30. 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






31. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






32. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






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






44. The study of the way sounds function in a language






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






50. An accurate history ofa single person