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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When children realize that letters represent sounds - may know only a few letters in the alphabet






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






9. An author's account of their life






10. 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






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






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






13. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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






16. An accurate history ofa single person






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






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






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






20. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






21. 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






22. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. The realization that occurs in kindergarten that words should be read from left to right






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






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






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


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






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