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






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






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






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






5. Refcognizes word recognition out of context






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Knows about books and that books tell stories






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






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






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






14. Idenetify letters and can form letters






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






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






17. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






19. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






21. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. An author's account of their life






29. Songlike; characterized by emotion - subjectivity and imagination






30. 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






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






32. Early word errors that toddlers make






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






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






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






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






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

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






39. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. During initial instruction - children start to realize that the letter - sound correspondence is a principal...may spell words with a single letter like 'u' instead of 'you'






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






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






49. Cooing to babbling






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







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