OSAT CEOE CSS Practice Test Questions
and Answers
Which of these elements of writing should be examined during the revising, rather than the
editing, stage of the writing process: a) punctuation b) clarity c) grammar d) spelling B
"Dave and John went to his house after school." The sentence above contains which of the
following errors: a) Misplaced modifier b) Pronoun ambiguity c) Agreement error d) Verb tense
error B
I like to eat pizza for lunch-In the writing sample above, the student shows the greatest need for
improvement in the area of: a) spelling b) legibility c) letter formation d) alignment D
Which of the following is classified as a functional text: a) Letter to the editor b) How-to guide
c) Encyclopedia article d) Biography B
Mrs. Alvarez is helping her students prepare to give oral presentations at the end of the week. In
order to make their speeches as effective as possible, she should encourage the students I like to
eat pizza for lunch: a) to write out their speeches on note cards so that they remember everything
they want to say b) not to use note cards because they should have their speeches fully
memorized c) write brief reminders of their major points on note cards d) give copies of their
notes to the other students as a handout to help them follow along C
For most second-language learners, it is more difficult to ____________ than to ___________ in
the second language: a) read; write b) write; read c) listen; speak d) listen; write B
, Students are conducting research using internet news sites. The teacher encourages students to
read the biographies of the authors of the articles on the sites. This tip is most helpful as a way
for the students to gauge the article's :a) scope b) audience c) authority d) relevance C
In the word "tray," "tr" is considered all of the following EXCEPT: a) the onset b) a consonant
blend c) a phoneme d) a morpheme. D
Which of the following statements about Tier 2 vocabulary words is LEAST accurate: a) These
words are high frequency. b) These words are domain-specific. c) These words may possess
multiple meanings. d) Knowledge of these words is characteristic of a mature language user.
B
Which of the following lists of words would be most appropriate for a teacher to use as examples
during a lesson on conjunctions: a) To, on, after b) Because, for, and c) It, they, ours d) Is, have,
been B
Consume-Complete-advice-empire-misplace-entire - A teacher writes the words above on the
board as part of a lesson on syllabication. Which syllable pattern is the teacher targeting with this
selection of words: a) CVC b) R-controlled c) VCe d) Vowel diphthongs C
When evaluating text complexity, which of these is considered a qualitative measure? a)
Readability measuresb) Reader motivation c) Language conventionality d) The reader's prior
knowledge of the subject C
and Answers
Which of these elements of writing should be examined during the revising, rather than the
editing, stage of the writing process: a) punctuation b) clarity c) grammar d) spelling B
"Dave and John went to his house after school." The sentence above contains which of the
following errors: a) Misplaced modifier b) Pronoun ambiguity c) Agreement error d) Verb tense
error B
I like to eat pizza for lunch-In the writing sample above, the student shows the greatest need for
improvement in the area of: a) spelling b) legibility c) letter formation d) alignment D
Which of the following is classified as a functional text: a) Letter to the editor b) How-to guide
c) Encyclopedia article d) Biography B
Mrs. Alvarez is helping her students prepare to give oral presentations at the end of the week. In
order to make their speeches as effective as possible, she should encourage the students I like to
eat pizza for lunch: a) to write out their speeches on note cards so that they remember everything
they want to say b) not to use note cards because they should have their speeches fully
memorized c) write brief reminders of their major points on note cards d) give copies of their
notes to the other students as a handout to help them follow along C
For most second-language learners, it is more difficult to ____________ than to ___________ in
the second language: a) read; write b) write; read c) listen; speak d) listen; write B
, Students are conducting research using internet news sites. The teacher encourages students to
read the biographies of the authors of the articles on the sites. This tip is most helpful as a way
for the students to gauge the article's :a) scope b) audience c) authority d) relevance C
In the word "tray," "tr" is considered all of the following EXCEPT: a) the onset b) a consonant
blend c) a phoneme d) a morpheme. D
Which of the following statements about Tier 2 vocabulary words is LEAST accurate: a) These
words are high frequency. b) These words are domain-specific. c) These words may possess
multiple meanings. d) Knowledge of these words is characteristic of a mature language user.
B
Which of the following lists of words would be most appropriate for a teacher to use as examples
during a lesson on conjunctions: a) To, on, after b) Because, for, and c) It, they, ours d) Is, have,
been B
Consume-Complete-advice-empire-misplace-entire - A teacher writes the words above on the
board as part of a lesson on syllabication. Which syllable pattern is the teacher targeting with this
selection of words: a) CVC b) R-controlled c) VCe d) Vowel diphthongs C
When evaluating text complexity, which of these is considered a qualitative measure? a)
Readability measuresb) Reader motivation c) Language conventionality d) The reader's prior
knowledge of the subject C
