CSET Multiple Subject Practice Subtest 1
Questions and Answers
1.Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by
helping a child learn to
ANS Attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family
2.According to research, reading difficulties that are not a result of limited
intelligence or lack of educational opportunity are most often caused by
ANS A deficit in phonological processing
3.An extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader's
decoding skills by helping the reader
ANS Recognize a word after sounding it out
4.Which of the following would be most important to include in the
introduc- tion to a persuasive essay?
ANS An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is
important.
5.Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of
an- cient Indian Civilization?
ANS Relations among social groups
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, 6.Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on
the later development of European civilization?
ANS The legal code of France
7.The Catholic church most influenced which of the following
developments in medieval Europe?
ANS The emergence of universities
8.Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of
explo- ration commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry
Hudson?
ANS To discover a Westward route to Asia
9.What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts
Bay Colony?
ANS To create a Bible commonwealth
10.Which of the following best describes the significance of a major
military development of the American Revolution?
ANS The patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) prompted
France to sign a treaty with American leaders
11.Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the con-
federacy at the beginning of the Civil War?
ANS Union
2/
7
Questions and Answers
1.Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by
helping a child learn to
ANS Attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family
2.According to research, reading difficulties that are not a result of limited
intelligence or lack of educational opportunity are most often caused by
ANS A deficit in phonological processing
3.An extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader's
decoding skills by helping the reader
ANS Recognize a word after sounding it out
4.Which of the following would be most important to include in the
introduc- tion to a persuasive essay?
ANS An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is
important.
5.Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of
an- cient Indian Civilization?
ANS Relations among social groups
1/
7
, 6.Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on
the later development of European civilization?
ANS The legal code of France
7.The Catholic church most influenced which of the following
developments in medieval Europe?
ANS The emergence of universities
8.Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of
explo- ration commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry
Hudson?
ANS To discover a Westward route to Asia
9.What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts
Bay Colony?
ANS To create a Bible commonwealth
10.Which of the following best describes the significance of a major
military development of the American Revolution?
ANS The patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) prompted
France to sign a treaty with American leaders
11.Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the con-
federacy at the beginning of the Civil War?
ANS Union
2/
7
