OSAT CEOE CSS Practice Test
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 Answers -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
Answers -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 Answers -C
"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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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
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 Answers -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
Answers -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 Answers -C
"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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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
