OSAT CEOE CSS Practice Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The study of the Greek and Latin origins of many words in English is most closely tied to which
branch of linguistics? a) Morphology b) Phonology c) Etymology d) Syntax - CORRECT
ANSWER - C - Etymology
Which of the following textual features is commonly found in non-fiction books but not in
fiction books? a) Table of contents b) Title page c) Copyright page d) Index - CORRECT
ANSWER -D
Can identify the front and back of a book-Can distinguish words from pictures-Turns pages of
the book from front to back-Follows text from left to right. Above is a portion of a checklist of
literacy skills for kindergartners. The listed skills are examples of which facet of emergent
literacy? a) The alphabetic principle b) Phonemic awareness c) Print awareness d) Encoding -
CORRECT ANSWER -C
For children under the age of five, the acquisition of a second language is typically a) considered
a form of successive bilingualism b) more difficult than it is for older children who have already
learned to read in their first language c) very similar to the process of acquiring the first language
d) not encouraged yet so as not to confuse the child, who is still working to become proficient in
his or her first language - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Syllabication requires which of the following skills? a) Phoneme isolation b) Phoneme
substitution c) Decoding d) Letter-sound correspondence. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running record.
Which of the following statements refers to the student's automaticity? a) The student read with
97% accuracy. b) The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the
assessment.c) The student read at a rate of 39 words correct per minute. d) The student used
appropriate vocal inflections for punctuation marks such as question marks and commas. -
CORRECT ANSWER -B
, "Following the upheaval of the Civil War, many Southerners wanted to restore their antebellum
way of life." A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence above could find out
its meaning using any of the following EXCEPT: a) knowledge of root words b) knowledge of
suffixes c) a dictionary d) context clues - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which of the following tasks would require students to use critical comprehension of a text? a)
Provide a physical description of each of the major characters. b) List the sequence of the major
events in the story. c) Describe the story's setting. d) Contrast the character traits of the
protagonist and the antagonist. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
"My heart raced as the door gave a long, eerie creak. After an eternity, the door stood fully open
to reveal a silhouette, black as the night against the light pouring in from the next room." The
passage above contains examples of all of the following literary devices EXCEPT: a) hyperbole
b) simile c) alliteration d) onomatopoeia - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The denouement of a piece of narrative fiction is also known as its a) setting b) climax c) point
of view d) resolution - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of these types of poetry must contain end rhyme, by definition? a) Acrostic b) Limerick c)
Haiku d) Concrete - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The diagram above is used to track the plot of a narrative. The number 3 on the diagram
represents the story's: a) exposition b) rising action c) climax d) resolution - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
"While my father cooked dinner, I did my homework." The sentence above is classified as: a)
simple b) compound c) complex d) compound-complex - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Targeting a specific audience is most likely to affect the author's _________ in composing a
piece of persuasive writing: a) grammar b) tone c) organization d) point of view - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The study of the Greek and Latin origins of many words in English is most closely tied to which
branch of linguistics? a) Morphology b) Phonology c) Etymology d) Syntax - CORRECT
ANSWER - C - Etymology
Which of the following textual features is commonly found in non-fiction books but not in
fiction books? a) Table of contents b) Title page c) Copyright page d) Index - CORRECT
ANSWER -D
Can identify the front and back of a book-Can distinguish words from pictures-Turns pages of
the book from front to back-Follows text from left to right. Above is a portion of a checklist of
literacy skills for kindergartners. The listed skills are examples of which facet of emergent
literacy? a) The alphabetic principle b) Phonemic awareness c) Print awareness d) Encoding -
CORRECT ANSWER -C
For children under the age of five, the acquisition of a second language is typically a) considered
a form of successive bilingualism b) more difficult than it is for older children who have already
learned to read in their first language c) very similar to the process of acquiring the first language
d) not encouraged yet so as not to confuse the child, who is still working to become proficient in
his or her first language - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Syllabication requires which of the following skills? a) Phoneme isolation b) Phoneme
substitution c) Decoding d) Letter-sound correspondence. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running record.
Which of the following statements refers to the student's automaticity? a) The student read with
97% accuracy. b) The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the
assessment.c) The student read at a rate of 39 words correct per minute. d) The student used
appropriate vocal inflections for punctuation marks such as question marks and commas. -
CORRECT ANSWER -B
, "Following the upheaval of the Civil War, many Southerners wanted to restore their antebellum
way of life." A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence above could find out
its meaning using any of the following EXCEPT: a) knowledge of root words b) knowledge of
suffixes c) a dictionary d) context clues - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which of the following tasks would require students to use critical comprehension of a text? a)
Provide a physical description of each of the major characters. b) List the sequence of the major
events in the story. c) Describe the story's setting. d) Contrast the character traits of the
protagonist and the antagonist. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
"My heart raced as the door gave a long, eerie creak. After an eternity, the door stood fully open
to reveal a silhouette, black as the night against the light pouring in from the next room." The
passage above contains examples of all of the following literary devices EXCEPT: a) hyperbole
b) simile c) alliteration d) onomatopoeia - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The denouement of a piece of narrative fiction is also known as its a) setting b) climax c) point
of view d) resolution - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of these types of poetry must contain end rhyme, by definition? a) Acrostic b) Limerick c)
Haiku d) Concrete - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The diagram above is used to track the plot of a narrative. The number 3 on the diagram
represents the story's: a) exposition b) rising action c) climax d) resolution - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
"While my father cooked dinner, I did my homework." The sentence above is classified as: a)
simple b) compound c) complex d) compound-complex - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Targeting a specific audience is most likely to affect the author's _________ in composing a
piece of persuasive writing: a) grammar b) tone c) organization d) point of view - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
