CSET CSET Reading, Language, and Literature 5

Question 1

Which reading comprehension strategy involves stopping at intervals to ask questions and make predictions about what will happen next?

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal teaching

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Skimming

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Choral reading

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Round-robin reading

Question 2

What is the main difference between deductive and inductive reasoning in argumentative writing?

Accepted Answer

Deductive reasoning moves from general principle to specific conclusion; inductive reasoning moves from specific examples to general conclusion

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Deductive reasoning uses evidence; inductive reasoning uses opinions

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Deductive reasoning is used in fiction; inductive reasoning is used in nonfiction

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Deductive reasoning relies on pathos; inductive reasoning relies on logos

Question 3

A student struggles to read familiar words automatically and must decode each word slowly. This most likely indicates a weakness in which reading component?

Accepted Answer

Reading fluency

Answer

Phonemic awareness

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Vocabulary knowledge

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Reading comprehension

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of an 'unreliable narrator'?

Accepted Answer

A first-person narrator who later admits to lying or misremembering events

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A third-person omniscient narrator who knows all characters' thoughts

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A third-person limited narrator who follows only one character

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An objective narrator who reports only observable actions

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'think-aloud' strategy in reading instruction?

Accepted Answer

To model a reader's internal thought process while reading

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To assess oral reading fluency speed

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To practice choral reading with a group

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To build phonemic awareness through sound isolation

Question 6

Which sentence uses an appositive correctly?

Accepted Answer

My sister, a doctor, works long hours.

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My sister, she is a doctor, works long hours.

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My sister is a doctor, who works long hours.

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My sister works long hours, a doctor.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the purpose of formative assessment during a reading unit?

Accepted Answer

To monitor student understanding and adjust instruction during learning

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To assign final grades at the end of instruction

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To rank students by reading level for grouping

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To measure growth from the beginning to end of the school year

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