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

Answer

Reciprocal teaching is a collaborative strategy in which students and teachers take turns leading discussions using predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.

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

Answer

Deductive reasoning applies a general rule to reach a specific conclusion, while inductive reasoning draws a general conclusion from specific observations.

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

Reading fluency involves accurate, automatic word recognition at an appropriate rate; slow word-by-word decoding of familiar words signals a fluency deficit.

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

Answer

An unreliable narrator is one whose credibility is compromised, often because they lie, are deluded, or have limited understanding of events.

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

Answer

Think-alouds make a proficient reader's invisible cognitive processes visible by verbalizing thoughts, predictions, and questions while reading.

CSET Test Practice Test

CSET Test Practice Test

CSET CSET Reading, Language, and Literature 5