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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. The ability to read with the appropriate speed and intonation






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

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






4. Being convineced by a position's popularity






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






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






7. Awareness that language is something that can be mastered






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






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






10. Cooing to babbling






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






12. Intermediate language fluency






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






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






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






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






17. 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'






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






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






20. Skills can increase learning's efficiency and effectiveness






21. 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






22. Ongoing classroom activities focused on individual achievements






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






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






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






26. An author's account of their life






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






28. The comparison of two different objects using the word 'like' or 'as'






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






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






31. The idea that the written language represents that sounds of spoken languages






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






33. A group of sentences based on a similar topic






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






35. 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.






36. An opinion that is disgiuised as a fact






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






38. 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






39. Emergent speech/grammar explosion






40. 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






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






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






43. Works that are invented by the writer






44. The technqiue designed to help the writer develop and organize their thoughts






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






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






47. 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'






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






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






50. 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