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CSET 1- English

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which website talks about smoking diseases? This question was different though, what website would you go to for

a)

Go for .gov or .edu, credible sources

b)

webmd

c)

google

2.

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

a)

....

b)

....

c)

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

d)

....

3.

Which letters are articulated in the same way when said

a)

m/n

b)

p/b

c)

f/b

d)

t/k

4.

A non-fiction story of a woman (that hurt her leg and that it still hurts)

a)

Two part answer:

Biography sketch

Allegory

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

5.

The King and the Wolf story, what type is it?

a)

Allegory

b)

Biography

c)

Fairytale

d)

Narrative

6.

Part 2 The king & the wolf what is the author trying to convey

a)

Moral

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Information

d)

Irony

7.

Writers' pre-writing stage helps readers organize

a)

Learning key words

b)

Rough draft

c)

Gather materials

d)

Main ideas and examples - Brainstorming idea

8.

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

(question regarded, what is the best way to show effects of commercials on kids, choices were a photograph, video clip, montage of video games and a slide indicating commercial costs)

a)

Keep speaker on track

b)

Use of technology

c)

Kids are more interested in computers

d)

Visual Aid

9.

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

a)

Do readers have background knowledge on the topic 

Is it interesting for the readers

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

10.

 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)

Who the intended audience is

b)

How much it costs to post the article

c)

Who to contact to get the article posted

d)

What previous knowledge and concerns readers already have

11.

The answer was something about writing out the ideas you have in the topic (this one is asking about webbing) the same answer but more along the lines of finding relationships) (Webbing is organizing and comparing ideas.) 

a)

Thinking Map

b)

Compare & Organize ideas (worded differently)

c)

Rough Draft

12.

Which capitalization is wrong?

a)

We are going to the Capitol

b)

His name is Tom.

c)

In Australia, Summer is a long season.

d)

Sara and Sophia are friends.

13.

Standard Capitalization

a)

I am a Marketing Coordinator.

b)

Mr. Bates took us to see the Capitol.

c)

In college, I Majored in Political Science and Minored in Religious Studies.

d)

I began at Acme Industries in the Fall of 2012.

14.

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)

Decoding

b)

Reading too quickly

c)

Inattention

d)

language development - the process by which children come to understand and communicate language during early childhood

15.

Which sentence requires structural analysis for someone to understand the

meaning of the word

a)

It’s an excerpt you must read and then it asks what is the theme based upon the phrase “headless bodies” and the answer is about how he feels dehumanized by how people see past him. It also had a second question about “Circus Sideshows” from the excerpt about what it meant.

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

16.

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

a)

Allegory

b)

Similie

c)

Symbolism

d)

personification

17.

A phoneme can best be described as the

a)

unit of a language that cannot be further divided

b)

speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language

c)

Smallest distinctive speech sound within a spoken word

d)

smallest meaningful contrastive unit in a writing system

18.

What would a cover letter best be used for?

a)

To explain document enclosed

b)

Introduce yourself

c)

Letter of reference

d)

Job application

19.

Question about a passage that describes a man’s perception of a storm.The question asked what tone was the excerpt. The passage’s tone was excitement, how the man would run to look out the window, etc.

a)

terrified

b)

exhilarating

c)

anticipation

d)

indifference

20.

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

a)

The way the writer gathers and presents info - gathers info from different reliable sources

b)

Very persuasive

c)

Plenty of references

d)

Use of quotes

21.

What type of behavior is atypical for a second language?

a)

Choosing the wrong tense

b)

Using the wrong preposition

c)

subject-verb agreement

d)

Making the same grammatical mistakes in both languages.

22.

Research paper primary and secondary resources- what to do with info?

a)

Compile information similar from each article, you create your topics from your resources, to your outline as supporting statements for your research. I think it said something along the lines of organize with topics and subtopics

b)

Cite sources

c)

Use plenty of quotes

d)

List primary before secondary

23.

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

a)

Comprehension is difficult

b)

They don't have a grasp of the alphabet

c)

The problem is phoneme frequency and can’t be captured as a whole.

**Key word in answer is ‘blended’

or

phonemes are coarticulated and blended in normal speech

d)

They are not paying attention

24.

Passage in a bookstore says you shouldn’t put down a book because you have all this other stuff to do… you may never finish reading it. “Life is like a river and is always changing” “You won't put it down.” 

Question 1- What is the tone?

a)

Acceptance

b)

Irony

c)

Humor

d)

Despondence

25.

*Passage in a bookstore says you shouldn’t put down a book because you have all this other stuff to do… you may never finish reading it. “Life is like a river and is always changing” “You won't put it down.” 

Question 2- What is the meaning of the passage?

a)

Never judge a book by it's cover

b)

your meaning of the book changes overtime you read it

c)

Life is too short not to enjoy a book

d)

Stop and smell the roses

26.

A base of a word that changes the entire word

a)

adding -ful

b)

adding -ing

c)

adding “ment” to a verb

d)

adding - ed

27.

Author being BIAS in a passage. Question asked: how is the author showing personal Bias.

a)

Lack of evidence/support

b)

Inflammatory language

c)

One-sided

d)

No reliable sources

28.

A question about good oral presentation using notes and or outline

a)

to help you stay on track

b)

Loud tone

c)

Good eye contact

d)

Appropriate pauses

29.

If kids can make jokes and riddles this is because?

a)

They are funny

b)

Lexical Ambiguity - is the presence of two or more possible meanings for a single word. It's also called semantic ambiguity or homonymy.

c)

They watch a lot of comedy

d)

They have a strong grasp of the English language

30.

During language acquisition as English as a second language at what stage do students start to use the second language to say spontaneous ideas and opinions?

a)

Speech Emergence

b)

Intermediate Fluency

c)

Advanced Fluency

d)

Early Production

31.

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 excerpt from the play in addition to reading a book 

a)

Differentiates educational material

b)

Challenges struggling readers

c)

Appeals to advanced readers

d)

Enhance student learning

(look for the word “Enhance”)

32.

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

a)

Encourages reading fluency

b)

Something about already knowing the symbols and sound relationship

c)

Teaches phonics

d)

Fluency in first language

33.

What is a writer’s first plan for a rough draft?

a)

Brainstorming

b)

Gather reliable sources

c)

To get all of the prewriting ideas into print

d)

Organize ideas

34.

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

a)

Weigh, ate

b)

first, fish

c)

then, that

d)

wash, wish

35.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject verb agreement? 

a)

We eats dinner

b)

The boys runs

c)

Most paintings in the museum are masterpieces 

d)

She sleep in her bed

36.

Passage about kids learning syntax

a)

Explicit instruction

b)

Through trial and error

c)

Parents/caregivies correct syntax

d)

“Its innate to them” Comes naturally

37.

Passage of man talking about Steven Crane how he wrote 2 short stories and then went to war?

a)

The irony of his position in war and how he died. 

b)

Depicts horrors of war

c)

Portrays desperation

d)

Symbolism

38.

Passage of man talking about Steven Crane how he wrote 2 short stories and then went to war?

Second question related to this passage, what form of writing did he use in this passage?

a)

Compound sentences

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Autobiography

d)

Allegorical

39.

Which is a compound sentence

a)

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

b)

I went to the store and then I went home

c)

We bought apples, oranges and strawberries

d)

The boys played baseball and dodgeball

40.

Which sentence is the correct form of using apostrophe?

a)

The backpack is her's

b)

The mom's went to the conference

c)

It's all gone

d)

The students’ paper

41.

Which set of words have the same morphemes? It asked about what set has the same root morpheme

a)

Description, inscribe, prescription

b)

near, nearer, nearest

c)

recycle, reuse, reduce

d)

lonely, sadly, happily

42.

Read excerpt (from an African American kid protagonist) explain what “bodiless heads” meant? What does the metaphor “bears hibernate in winter and comes out in spring’ mean from the excerpt?

a)

....

b)

Two parts for the excerpt. Look for keywords dehumanize and faith

c)

....

d)

....

43.

Read excerpts about a boy's experience with the rain, identify a simile.

a)

....

b)

....

c)

Remember that a similie uses work "like" or "as"

d)

....

44.

What determines the quantitative tool for ability to read?

a)

Intonation

b)

How many words per minute student can read

c)

Correct pronunciation of words in text

d)

Sentence and word length and the frequency of unfamiliar words

45.

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

a)

....

b)

I served the soup to the woman with the spoon.

c)

....

d)

....

46.

 Another excerpt about a lotus put in a jar, what does the lotus represent? And second question asking about what feelings you get from the excerpt ?

a)

....

b)

....

c)

....

d)

Remember keywords "blossomed" "reverence" or revential

47.

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

a)

Local guide- help find the EXPOSED part of the desert before sunset. - Exposed has multiple meanings

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

48.

During language acquisition when does a student develop competency in English Oral Written communication? This question was on there but it wasn't competency is said Oral expression and ideas

a)

Emergent language

b)

Intermediate fluency

c)

Beginning fluency

d)

Advanced Fluency - Accuracy : Determines that the students are pronouncing the words correctly as they read. Pacing: Students are reading the text at the correct speed (according to the speed of their daily speech). Prosody : Students are reading with expression , phrasing, pitch and volume according to context and punctuation

49.

Child using the word bleeblee to ask for a blanket family now calls blanket bleeblee what language acquisition? (Not exact wording)

a)

Emergent language

b)

Babble

c)

Echolalia

d)

Idiolect - the linguistic system used by an individual

50.

What sentence would be the best starter if describing/writing a process?

a)

How long does it take for a glacier to melt/or form (Pay attention to the word “GLACIER”)

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

51.

 There was a writing about those that died fighting in a war holding down lines in order for victory.

a)

....

b)

The answer was that the last two prose supported the first.

Prose - written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

c)

....

d)

....

52.

Understand alliteration and how to pick it out of a reading such as Shakespeare excerpts Sonnet 73

a)

....

b)

....

c)

....

d)

Then can I grieve at grievances foregone.” In this case, the “g” sound is alliterative in “grieve”, “grievances”, and “foregone”, since the stressed syllable in “foregone” starts with “g”

53.

What does having a student read outloud an unfamiliar passage show you

a)

Their public speaking skills

b)

Willingness to take risks

c)

their ability to decode

d)

Correct intonation

54.

A kinder student who understands phonemic awareness should be able to

a)

Syllable blending

b)

Decode

c)

should be able to rhyme simple words like mop and pop

d)

Phoneme blending and segmentation

55.

Which choice shows that a kindergartener clearly 

understands the alphabetic principle

a)

Clap to syllables

b)

Decodes CVC words

c)

Sings the alphabet

d)

students can identify the consonants with the correct sound

56.

A question about a kindergarten teacher who wants students to write a journal weekly. The teacher wants to use this journal to evaluate the development of the student's writing. What should the teacher do to make this assessment more effective?

a)

Have them write about their day

b)

ask grade-level appropriate guiding questions at the beginning of each writing session

c)

Ask them to give an opinion

d)

Show a picture and ask students to describe picture

57.

What should be done during the writing stage of revision

a)

Adding Supporting details

b)

Check for grammatical errors

c)

Critically evaluate the first draft

d)

Make sure quotes are cited correctly

58.

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

a)

Reliable source

b)

Correct spelling

c)

Multiple perspectives

d)

Counter argument

59.

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

a)

Glossary

b)

Appendix

c)

Index (at the end, cross ref ideas, page #) 

d)

Sources

60.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the research based rationale for having students read excerpts from the play in addition to reading a book? 

a)

Keeps them interested

b)

Increases vocabulary

c)

Encourages empathy

d)

Better Understanding 

61.

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

a)

...

b)

Contributors to an ecosystem

c)

...

d)

...

62.

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

a)

Napkin

b)

treasure

c)

tissue

d)

answer

63.

Question regarding the definition of idiom

a)

She was as pale as a ghost

b)

The night sky was a blanket of stars

c)

A saying that means something else (We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it - meaning let’s not talk about it now)

d)

She sells sea shells

64.

If a student is able to fill in a blank in a sentence, what are they good at using?

a)

Prediction

b)

listening skills

c)

Contextual clues

d)

Attention skills

65.

There was one on a 2nd grader trying to spell a new word they hear

a)

context clues

b)

dictionary

c)

ask for help

d)

sound letter understanding

66.

Another question asking for fill in the blank, in the gardening passage. Students reap the fruits of their labor

a)

These can be used as communal gardens, school projects, or fun learning activities

b)

....

c)

....

d)

....

67.

Pronoun antecedent - Which of the following sentences demonstrate correct pronoun antecedent agreement?

a)

....

b)

....

c)

....

d)

The bear opened the jar with its paws.