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






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






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






4. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






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






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






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






9. Cooing to babbling






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






11. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






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






15. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






16. 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.






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






18. 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






19. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






20. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






21. An author's account of their life






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






23. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






29. An accurate history ofa single person






30. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






32. Being convineced by a position's popularity






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced