CSET English Subtest 2 Practice Test
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CSET English subtest 2 practice test
- 1.
- A.
The grammatical rules that are established before the introduction of slang and jargon
- B.
A set of principles that apply to all languages and are unconsciously accessible to every human language user
- C.
The grammatical rules that all the dialects of a language have in common
- D.
A set of principles that should be followed when writing or when speaking in a formal setting
- 2.
- A.
Creolization
- B.
Hypercorrection
- C.
Motherese
- D.
Deep structure
- 3.The smallest unit of meaning in alanguage is known as a:
- A.
Morpheme.
- B.
Syntactic unit.
- C.
Phoneme.
- D.
Grapheme.
- 4.
- A.
The acquisition of grammatical rules in a second language
- B.
The change in the meaning of a word over time
- C.
The relationship between a word's structure and its meaning
- D.
The uses of different types of utterances in different contexts
- 5.
- A.
The woman in the car drives to the opera.
- B.
A rainy day is an opportunity to stay at home.
- C.
The dog on the beach loves to play frisbee.
- D.
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
- 6.English orthography is only partiallyregular (i.e., the spelling of a word isnot a perfect guide to its pronunciation).Which of the following best explainsthis fact?
- A.
The earliest forms of English evolved from languages with pictographic writing systems.
- B.
Careless transcriptions have changed the spelling of many English words.
- C.
In the transition to Modern English, the pronunciation of many words changed while their spelling did not.
- D.
Words that are slang and jargon have distinct pronunciation rules.
- 7.English-speaking children from differentsociocultural backgrounds are most likelyto differ in which of the following aspectsof language development?
- A.
The syntactic structures that they find easiest to learn
- B.
The style and structure of their oral narratives
- C.
The use of coordinate structures in oral language
- D.
The inferences they make about a speaker's desires or intentions
- 8.
- A.
Second-language learners often have trouble recognizing and producing certain phonemes in the target language.
- B.
There are rules that govern the combinations of phonemes that can occur in any given language.
- C.
The sounds associated with letter combinations in English have changed over the history of the language.
- D.
Children's first utterances tend to involve the repetition of simple syllables.
- 9.
- A.
Stopping periodically while reading a difficult text to predict what will happen next
- B.
Taking notes while reading a difficult text, then reviewing the notes after reading
- C.
Using a graphic organizer after reading a text to represent the main ideas and themes
- D.
Engaging in repeated reading of a text at the reader's independent reading level
- 10.A speaker uses the Standard Englishdialect when interacting with strangers,and uses a different dialect wheninteracting with individuals whom sherecognizes as members of her own socialgroup. This illustrates which of thefollowing types of linguistic behavior?
- A.
Hypercorrection
- B.
Negative transfer
- C.
Borrowing
- D.
Code-switching
- 11.A reader who encounters an unfamiliarword in a text sounds the word out byapplying phonics and syllabication skills.It is most likely that the reader will thenbe able to identify the word's meaning if:
- A.
The word is in the reader's oral vocabulary.
- B.
The reader recognizes the word's part of speech.
- C.
The word is a homophone of a familiar word.
- D.
The reader recognizes the word's language of origin.
- 12.A reader will use predicting most effectivelyas a comprehension strategy if thereader:
- A.
Is able to recognize faulty reasoning.
- B.
Is familiar with the conventions of different genres.
- C.
Is able to use a text's index and glossary.
- D.
Has extensive knowledge of content-area vocabulary.
- 13.
- A.
Gabriel García Márquez, my favorite writer, is the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- B.
Gabriel García Márquez is my favorite writer; he is the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- C.
Gabriel García Márquez is my favorite writer and the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- D.
Gabriel García Márquez, who is my favorite writer, is the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- 14.Which of the following sentencescontains an underlined word thatfunctions as a noncount noun?
- A.
These flowers are beautiful.
- B.
Every petal has a different hue.
- C.
I will put them in a vase with water.
- D.
Thank you for this wonderful gift!
- 15.Which of the following word sets iscomposed of verbs that function asmodals?
- A.
Cooking, shopping, driving
- B.
Sailed, ran, soared
- C.
Can, would, must
- D.
Shine, disperse, finish
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