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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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1. An accurate history ofa single person






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






3. An author's account of their life






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






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






6. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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

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






19. 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






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






22. Idenetify letters and can form letters






23. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Works that are invented by the writer






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






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






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






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






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






36. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






37. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






38. 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






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






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






41. Intermediate language fluency






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






43. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






45. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






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






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






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






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






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