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CSET Multiple Subjects English

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Some common vowel patterns are associated with more than one pronunciation (e.g., the oo in boot and foot). Which of the following nonsense words illustrates a vowel pattern that is highly consistent in its pronunciation?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Tain

b)

Fead

c)

Lough

d)

Sloot

2.

“What generally occurs during the period when a child is two to five years old?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

A. Holophrastic speech

b)

B. Emergent speech and grammar explosion

c)

C. Increasing literacy

d)

“D. Telegraphic speech, mostly content words without affixes or function words

3.

“Which of the following word identification strategies is typically learned first?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Learning letter sounds

b)

Using contextual clues

c)

Analyzing word structure

d)

Applying phonics knowledge

4.

“Marina is having difficulty learning to read. What is the most likely reason that the difficulty exists?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

The same letter always has the same sound in English

b)

She has not learned to recognize phonemes and morphemes.

c)

Different languages have different semantics.

d)

She is not motivated

5.

“Why is rhyming an effective scaffolding tool?

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

It helps develop a large oral vocabulary

b)

It helps develop phonemic awareness

c)

It helps a child sound out words

d)

It helps a child identify the syllables in spoken words.

6.

“Which of the following statements best explains why an extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader’s decoding skills?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

It assists the reader in applying phonics generalizations to sound out a word

b)

It helps the reader use syntactic cues to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word.

c)

It helps the reader relate an unfamiliar word to known words with similar spellings

d)

It assists the reader in recognizing a word after sounding it out

7.

“During the phonetic stage of spelling development, a child ______.”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

understands letter-sound correspondence as a principle and may use a single letter to represent a word or syllable

b)

moves from a dependence on sound and phonology to the use of visual memory and an understanding of word structure

c)

starts to represent speech sounds with letters or groups of letters in a logical way

d)

knows the basic rules of English and the correct spellings of many words by memory

8.

“English is similar to other languages in that they all ______.”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

follow the rules of morphology

b)

“use the same phonemes and morphemes

c)

have the same social conventions regarding speech

d)

have a logical syntax

9.

“Which of the following skills will help sixth-graders develop comprehension of nonfiction writing?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Reading the first sentence of each paragraph

b)

Making an outline

c)

Taking notes

d)

Previewing and summarizing

10.

“In which of the following sentences is the italicized word used correctly?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Just before the class was over, the professor made an illusion to a paper about the ancient Greeks

b)

Sometimes, if the weather is hot and dry, you will see an illusion on a roadway as you drive.

c)

The crowd thought that the magician created an allusion, but it was totally real.

d)

I thought it was inappropriate for the speaker to make such a positive illusion to his own book.

11.

“Which of the following sentences contains a relative clause”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Scientists have found and studied the remains of mammoths

b)

The photographs that Lily took of the campus are on display at the library

c)

After the football game was over, the players went to eat at the new diner.

d)

The conference was held during school hours, but students were allowed to attend

12.

“(1) Many experts say that bananas were the first fruit cultivated by humans. (2) But unfortunately some people fear that bananas may completely disappear in the near future. (3) This is because they “are prone to disease. (4) Fungus organisms can infect the banana plant fairly easily. (5) Since all bananas are grown from plants, the disease would likely be transmitted from one to the other very quickly. (6) Scientists are trying to engineer banana plants that are more resistant to disease. Which sentence is the topic sentence of the paragraph?

a)

Sentence 1

b)

Sentence 2

c)

Sentence 3

d)

Sentence 4

13.

“Which of the following features would be most important to include at the end of a persuasive essay?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

An explanation of why the issue is important to the reader

b)

A rebuttal of alternative viewpoints taken by opponents

c)

An appeal to the reader to accept the author’s viewpoint

d)

A summary of the various viewpoints about the subject

14.

“Pausing after a main point in an oral presentation would be most effective for ______”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Conveying a feeling of excitement

b)

helping poor listeners catch up

c)

Emphasizing the importance of what is being said

d)

Allowing time to breathe and relax

15.

Variation in rate, pitch, and rhythm is most likely to enhance the delivery of an oral presentation by ______.

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Making the presentation seem more substantial

b)

Increasing the presentation’s emotional effect

c)

Allowing the audience to participate in the presentation

d)

Causing the audience to be less critical

16.

Which of the following elements does a satire generally include?

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

A humorous exposé of a situation or person

b)

A story featuring a happy ending

c)

An explanation of the earth’s beginnings

d)

A story that includes animals that talk

17.

“Some common vowel patterns are associated with more than one pronunciation (e.g., ea in team and tread). Which of the following nonsense words illustrates a vowel pattern that is highly consistent in its pronunciation?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Drook

b)

Proan

c)

Drow

d)

Sough

18.

“Which of the following lists reflects the order of study from largest units of a language to the smallest units?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Semantics, syntax, morphemes, phonemes

b)

Morphemes, phonemes, syntax, semantics

c)

Syntax, semantics, phonemes, morphemes

d)

Morphemes, syntax, morphemes, semantics

19.

“During the transitional stage of spelling, a child ________.”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

begins to use visual memory and an understanding of word structure

b)

Has many words committed to memory and has learned the basic rules of orthography

c)

“understands letter-sound correspondence as a

d)

begins to systematically represent speech sounds with letters or groups of letters

20.

“What is the most likely reason that Bobby, a first-grader, cannot read the word crow?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

The word cannot be sounded out

b)

The word is not a cognate

c)

The word has a variable vowel sound.

d)

The word is not in his oral vocabulary

21.

“Miss Grey is using a scaffolding tool with Jimmy, a first-grader. She gives Jimmy cards with the letter d on them and asks him to put a card on anything he sees that starts with that letter. This scaffolding tool would support ________.”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

improved morphemic awareness

b)

improved oral vocabulary

c)

improved language acquisition

d)

“ improved sounding out of word”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

22.

“The zone of proximal development is determined by ________”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Testing the child’s oral vocabulary

b)

Having the child identify beginning sounds of objects

c)

Having the child sound out words at various levels

d)

Observing the child in creative play

23.

“What is the best way to help children enhance their vocabularies”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Reading aloud to children

b)

Assigning vocabulary words

c)

Having the child do independent reading

d)

Speaking to children about the meaning of words

24.

Why is learning English easier for a Spanish-speaking person than for a person who speaks Polish?

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Most of the prefixes and suffixes are the same in Spanish and in English

b)

Many of the words and roots in Spanish have similar spellings and meanings in English

c)

English and Spanish both have a logical syntax

d)

English and Spanish have similar cultural conventions regarding language

25.

Which of the following prereading exercises would help sixth-graders’ comprehension of a difficult chapter in a content-area text?

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Copying the heads and subheads in the chapter into a notebook

b)

Reading aloud the introductory sentences of the first five paragraphs of the chapter

c)

Finding key vocabulary words in the chapter and discussing them

d)

Scanning the text’s table of contents

26.

“In which of the following sentences is the italicized word used correctly?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

The soccer team had arrived at the game with a full compliment of equipment.

b)

You will probably want to complement the director for the way she handled the art project

c)

I thought about giving the dance troupe a complement after the performance was completed.

d)

I have a tendency to blush when you compliment me on how well I skate

27.

“Which of the following is a compound sentence”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Nina went to the concert, and she heard her friend Elena sing a solo

b)

The afternoons that were the rainiest were when Michael stayed inside.

c)

Following the lecture, a group of us went for coffee and pie at the new restaurant.

d)

The movie, which many people believed was fiction, was actually a documentary.

28.

“Which of the following ideas would be most important to include at the start of a persuasive essay?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

A summary of the various viewpoints about the subject

b)

An argument against alternative viewpoints taken by opponents of the issue

c)

An overview of the issue and why it is important

d)

A request to the reader to support the author’s viewpoint

29.

“A news commentator and a writer of general material are most similar because ________.”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

They convey a feeling of excitement

b)

They employ idioms to keep what they say casual

c)

They use the conventions of Standard English

d)

They allow their audience to have input

30.

Which of the following prereading exercises would help sixth-graders’ comprehension of a difficult chapter in a content-area text?

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Copying the heads and subheads in the chapter into a notebook

b)

Reading aloud the introductory sentences of the first five paragraphs of the chapter

c)

Finding key vocabulary words in the chapter and discussing them

d)

Scanning the text’s table of contents

31.

“Pausing after a main point in an oral presentation would be most effective for ______”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Conveying a feeling of excitement

b)

helping poor listeners catch up

c)

Emphasizing the importance of what is being said

d)

Allowing time to breathe and relax

32.

“Which of the following word identification strategies is typically learned first?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Learning letter sounds

b)

Using contextual clues

c)

Analyzing word structure

d)

Applying phonics knowledge

33.

“What technique could a speaker employ to keep an audience’s attention most effectively?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

Varying the rate, pitch, and rhythm of the speech

b)

Pausing until the audience is attentive

c)

Raising the pitch of the voice

d)

Giving a PowerPoint presentation

34.

“Which of the following elements does a fairy tale generally include?”

Excerpt From: Cynthia Johnson. “McGraw-Hill's CSET.” Apple Books.

a)

A dramatic soliloquy

b)

A story featuring a sad ending

c)

Magical events happening

d)

An extended metaphor