CSET Multiple Subject Practice Subtest
1 Exam-Graded A
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
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
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
Which of the following would be most important to include in the introduction to a
persuasive essay? - ANS-An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is
important.
Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of ancient Indian
Civilization? - ANS-Relations among social groups
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on the later
development of European civilization? - ANS-The legal code of France
The Catholic church most influenced which of the following developments in medieval
Europe? - ANS-The emergence of universities
Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of exploration
commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson? - ANS-To discover a
Westward route to Asia
What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? -
ANS-To create a Bible commonwealth
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
Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the confederacy at the
beginning of the Civil War? - ANS-Union: stronger manufacturing base
Confederacy: more experienced officer corp
1 Exam-Graded A
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
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
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
Which of the following would be most important to include in the introduction to a
persuasive essay? - ANS-An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is
important.
Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of ancient Indian
Civilization? - ANS-Relations among social groups
Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on the later
development of European civilization? - ANS-The legal code of France
The Catholic church most influenced which of the following developments in medieval
Europe? - ANS-The emergence of universities
Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of exploration
commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson? - ANS-To discover a
Westward route to Asia
What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? -
ANS-To create a Bible commonwealth
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
Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the confederacy at the
beginning of the Civil War? - ANS-Union: stronger manufacturing base
Confederacy: more experienced officer corp
