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CSET Subtest English

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






2. 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'






3. 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






4. 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






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






6. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






8. Idenetify letters and can form letters






9. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






11. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






12. Works that are invented by the writer






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






14. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






15. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






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






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






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






21. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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

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






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






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






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






28. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






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






31. Early word errors that toddlers make






32. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






33. Cooing to babbling






34. Intermediate language fluency






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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