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CSET Subtest English

Subjects : cset, english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sound sequences that convey meanings like the words 'bat' and 'rat'






2. Can be defined by its agenda and purpose






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. When infants and childrne repeat sounds that are reinforced






15. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






26. Sounds that signal different meanings like'b' and 't'






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Cooing to babbling






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






35. An author's account of their life






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






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






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






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






40. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






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






44. Works that are invented by the writer






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






46. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






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






50. 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