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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Idenetify letters and can form letters






8. 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.






9. Cooing to babbling






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






20. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






22. Intermediate language fluency






23. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






28. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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


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