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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. Story that is short enough to be read in a single sitting - anything longer than that is a novel or any shorter is a novella






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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






14. Intermediate language fluency






15. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






17. Holophrastic speech (one word utters like ball)






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






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






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






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






22. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






33. Early word errors that toddlers make






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

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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. An author's account of their life






43. Two letters that make one speech sound - like 'th' or 'sh'






44. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






45. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






48. 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






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






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