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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A story that exposes humorously the foibles - vices and follies of a group or a system






2. 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






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






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






6. Sentence structure - which is noun - verb and adjective






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






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






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






10. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






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






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






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






14. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






15. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






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






19. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






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






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






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






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






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

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






26. During initial instruction - children start to realize that the letter - sound correspondence is a principal...may spell words with a single letter like 'u' instead of 'you'






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






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






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






30. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






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






38. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Cooing to babbling






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






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






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






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






49. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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