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CSET Multiple subjects Subtest 1(English MC)

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the writer's plan for the revision process?

a)

The goal of revising is to ensure that the ideas flow logically and that the writer's points are present with clarity.

b)

The goal of revising is to make sure that there are no errors.

2.

What would a cover letter best be used for?

a)

To explain who the document is to

b)

To explain the document enclosed

3.

Question about a passage that describes a man's perception of a storm. The question asked what tone the passage was written (man would run to go look out the window)

a)

exhilarating

b)

enchanted

4.

What can a student notice from a paper/ article that will make it appear unbiased?

a)

The writer includes other points of view

b)

The way the writer gathers and presents the information

c)

structure of the paper

5.

Which type of behavior is atypical for a second language?

a)

sounding things out slowly

b)

making the same mistake in both languages

6.

What do you do with information from primary and secondary sources for a research paper?

a)

Find information that was stated more than once in an article then use direct quotes from it

b)

Compile information that is similar in each article, create topics, and outline supporting statements.

7.

Which best explains why distinguishing phonemes in spoken words present a challenge for most children?

a)

phoneme fluency

b)

phonemic awareness

8.

A passage in a bookstore- says you shouldn't put down a book because you have all this other stuff to do... life is like a river and is always changing... you won't put it down.

Question: What is the tone?

a)

acceptance

b)

frustration

9.

A passage in a bookstore- says you shouldn't put down a book because you have all this other stuff to do... life is like a river and is always changing... you won't put it down.


Question: What is the meaning of the passage?

a)

Encourage people to pick up a book and read

b)

Your meaning of the book changes over time when you read it.

10.

The main benefit of using computer representation is that such software enables a speaker to?

a)

use it as a visual aid for both the speaker and the audience to track the lecturer's coverage

b)

give multiple means of representation and fulfill UDL requirements

11.

A base of a word that changes the entire word

a)

adding "s" to a noun

b)

adding "ment" to a verb

c)

adding "ed" to a verb

d)

adding "er" to an adjective

12.

Passage about author bias:


Question- how is the author showing personal bias?

a)

lack of evidence/ support

b)

contradicts other authors

c)

acknowledges other authors

d)

picks a topic other authors disagree about

13.

Question about good oral presentation using notes and outlines

a)

tracking pauses between sentences

b)

to apply to the setting and make it feel conversational

c)

to help stay on track

14.

What literacy device does this passage use?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Symbolism

c)

Personification

d)

Allegory

15.

Deborah question:


What style is the passage written?

a)

Euphemism

b)

Paradox

c)

Allegory

d)

Symbolism

16.

Which passage needs a citation?

a)

Kennedy said "_______"

b)

90% of high school students said they take too many tests

c)

A film (film is in italics)

17.

If kids can make jokes and riddles this is because

a)

phonetic awareness

b)

lexical ambiguity

c)

reading a lot of books/ text

18.

During which stage of language acquisition would an ELL begin making opinions/ comments?

a)

Intermediate fluency

b)

Early start production

19.

A teacher using Anne Frank ABOVE grade-level book and an AT grade level play during class. Which of the following statements accurately describes the research-based rationale for having students read an excerpt from the play in addition to reading a book

a)

So all students have access to grade-level text

b)

Using the play excerpt to help underachieving students better understand the reading

20.

What advantage does an ELL student have if their primary language uses a similar alphabet?

a)

Helps them understand the connection between print and reading

b)

Visual discrimination

c)

Already know the symbols and sound relationship

d)

Will know some letters from English

21.

What is the writer's first plan for the rough draft?

a)

To get all of the prewriting ideas into print

b)

To help form paragraphs

22.

Which of the following paired words contain the same vowel phoneme?

a)

bait, bite

b)

hen, mean

c)

weigh, ate

23.

Which website talks about smoking diseases?

a)

Cdc.gov

b)

fda.gov

24.

Which of the following examples best illustrates the appropriate use of pauses in a poetry reputation?

a)

Taking cues from a poem’s punctuation to use pauses in a way that emphasizes the meaning

b)

Pausing to the end of each line in a poem to highlight the poem’s structure

c)

Using slight pauses between words in a poem to emphasize their sound while reading at n even pace

25.

Which letters are articulated in the same way when said:

a)

m/n

b)

p/b

c)

t/k

26.

Then the king called to the coachman, and ordered him to get down from his seat and fetch him the wreath from the wolf's head. But the wolf heard the order and said: 'My lord and king, I will let you have the wreath, but I must have something in return.''What do you want?' answered the king. 'I will gladly give you rich treasure in exchange for it.'

'I do not want rich treasure,' replied the wolf. 'Only promise to give me the first thing that meets you on your way to your castle. In three days I shall come and fetch it.'And the king thought to himself: 'I am still a good long way from home, I am sure to meet a wild animal or a bird on the road, it will be quite safe to promise.' So he consented and carried the wreath away with him.


What type is it?

a)

Fairy Tale

b)

Allegory

c)

Metaphor

27.

Writing describing a woman, Deborah, a former soldier, and now a farmer’s wife, and her life, the husband had to do the work and she still longs to look over the hills and travel.

what kind of writing is it?

a)

Writing from a textbook

b)

Biography sketch

c)

Encyclapedia

28.

Then the king called to the coachman and ordered him to get down from his seat and fetch him the wreath from the wolf's head. But the wolf heard the order and said: 'My lord and king, I will let you have the wreath, but I must have something in return.''What do you want?' answered the king. 'I will gladly give you rich treasure in exchange for it.'

'I do not want rich treasure,' replied the wolf. 'Only promise to give me the first thing that meets you on your way to your castle. In three days I shall come and fetch it.'And the king thought to himself: 'I am still a good long way from home, I am sure to meet a wild animal or a bird on the road, it will be quite safe to promise.' So he consented and carried the wreath away with him.


what is the author trying to convey?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Allegory

c)

Metaphor

29.

The main benefit of using computer presentation software to enhance oral presentation is that such software enables a speaker to?

a)

enhance learning

b)

Visual aid

30.

Question about whether or not to include lots of background information in an article:

a)

Do readers have background knowledge on the topic

b)

Is it interesting for the readers?

31.

Someone wants to write into a newspaper and have their letter to the editor published in order to encourage readers to take action. Which should the writer know beforehand?

a)

When it will be published and in what section

b)

What previous knowledge and concerns readers already have

c)

How often letters to the editor are published

32.

What is the process of webbing for prewriting?

a)

compare and organize ideas

b)

layout the process

c)

find relationships between ideas

33.

Which capitalization is wrong?

a)

In Australia, Summer is a long season.

b)

Vice President Ward didn’t run for president.

34.

Standard Capitalization

a)

Mr. Bates took us to see the Capitol.

b)

Outside the River looks beautiful

c)

Mr. redwood is having a terrible day

35.

What would a teacher notice first about a 3rd grader reading at an advanced level independently, but had difficulty comprehending a passage that was at level, so which of these answer choices is the cause of their difficulty?

a)

Characterization

b)

Background knowledge

c)

language development

36.

Which sentence requires structural analysis for someone to understand the

meaning of the word?

a)

dehumanize

b)

idiom

37.

"New York at Night” by Amy Lowell, what literary device did she use

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

symbolism

d)

Simile

38.

A phoneme can best be described as the:

a)

segregating syllables

b)

Smallest distinctive speech sound within a spoken word

c)

onset and rime

39.

A question about good oral presentation using notes and or outline

a)

Taking pauses between sentences

b)

to help stay on track

c)

to apply to the setting and make it feel conversational

40.

For someone whose first language involves the alphabet (not English), how will it help when learning English

a)

Help them understand the connection between print and reading

b)

Will know the letters from English

c)

already knows the symbols and sound relationship

41.

A near horizon whose sharp jags

cut brutally in the sky

of leaden heaviness, and crags

of houses lift their masonry

ugly and foul, and chimnies lie

and short, outlined against the grey

of lowhung cloud. I hear the sigh


What kind of language?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

42.

which is a compound sentence

a)

I don’t like fishing, but I’ll go for the ride

b)

I like vanilla ice cream.

c)

The house over there is a bit run down and needs some help

43.

Which sentence is the correct form of using an apostrophe?

a)

The students' paper

b)

I shouldnt' care who sees me

c)

all the lie's are the same

44.

Correct citation of an anthology?

a)

Author Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year Published). Title of section. In Editor First Initial. Editor Middle Initial. Editor Last Name (Ed.), Anthology title (Volume number, edition info, or page #). City of Publication, State: Publisher.

b)

Author. Title of source. Title of the container, Other contributors (names and roles), Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location of the source (such as URL or page range).

45.

What determines the quantitative tool for the ability to read?

a)

number for accurately pronounced words

b)

Length of words and sentences

c)

Rhetorical devices

46.

What type of behavior is atypical for a second language learner?

a)

second language learner learn slower than their non-English learning peers

b)

they use the same learning approach when speaking their native and second language ()=

c)

Making the same grammatical mistakes in both languages

47.

In which of the following sentences does the syntax allow for two different interpretations?

a)

I forgot to wind my watch before putting it on.

b)

Everyday, before I go to work, I eat breakfast by myself.

c)

I served the soup to the woman with the spoon.

48.

Most clearly requires contextual analysis: pronunciation and meaning of multi-syllable words

a)

Local guide answer

b)

Jogging and walking at a rapid pace several times a day was found to be among the most beneficial form of exercise.

49.

During language acquisition when does a student develop competency in English Oral Written communication?

a)

Advanced Fluency

b)

preproduction

c)

speech emergance

50.

What are set of words with the same root

a)

talking, walking, salivating

b)

description, inscribe, describe

c)

outside, inside, exterior

51.

Child using word bleeblee to ask for blanket family now calls blanket bleeble

a)

dialect

b)

idiolect

c)

metaphor

52.

“ I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids -- and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination -- indeed, everything and anything except me.”

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

53.

repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to each other.

a)

allegory

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

54.

What does having a student read out loud an unfamiliar passage show you

a)

their ability to read sight words

b)

their ability to decode

c)

their ability to read

55.

a skilled kindergartner would have a solid understanding of the alphabetic principle if they can:

a)

State each letter of the alphabet

b)

State most of the letters of the alphabet

c)

State the beginning sounds of the alphabet

56.

What should be done during the writing stage of Revision

a)

Adding Supporting details

b)

getting ideas

c)

prewriting

57.

How would a reader be able to verify if an informational text about a current political issue?

a)

the author used a reliable source

b)

in was on a major news station

c)

it made sense

58.

The key research feature of an educational website would fulfill the same function as which of the following sections of a textbook?

a)

table of contents

b)

index

c)

references

59.

Which of the following would be most effective when organized by increasing importance in an essay? Organizational approach in research: when to use?

a)

What historians say are causes for the civil war

b)

Negative effects of alcohol abuse in adolescents

c)

Contributors to an ecosystem

d)

Rhetorical strategies in advertising

60.

Which word would be the easiest for a beginner speller to decode?

a)

Universe

b)

Napkin

c)

Young

61.

A saying that means something else

a)

sarcasm

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

62.

What comes last in the development of comprehension in young adults?

a)

sentence structure

b)

main ideas

c)

setting

63.

What should a 2nd grader be able to do if they have phonemic awareness?

a)

find rhyming words

b)

sing the alphabet song

c)

know the sounds of each letter

64.

How does the usage of slang affect a passage?

a)

gives personification

b)

enhances the setting

c)

shows dialect