CSET Subtest 1 Reading, Language, and
Literature Questions and Answers
1.onset and rime
ANS parts of spoken language that are smaller than syllables but
larger than phonemics
2.phoneme
ANS the smallest part of SPOKEN language
3.grapheme
ANS the smallest part of WRITTEN language
4.phonics
ANS the fairly predictable relationship between phonemes and
graphemes
5.phonemic awareness
ANS the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in
spoken language
6.onset
ANS the initial consonant sound of a syllable (in bag is 'b' or swim is
'sw')
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, 7.rime
ANS part of a syllable that contains a vowel and all that follows it (in
bag is 'ag' or in swim is 'im')
8.phonological awareness
ANS the broad term that includes the ability to hear, iden- tify, and
9.the focus of phonemic awareness
ANS narrow-to identify and manipulate individual sounds in words
10.the focus of phonological awareness
ANS broad-identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken
langauge, like words, syllables, onsets and rimes; uses awareness of
rhyming, alliteration, and intonation
11.What does phonemic awareness do?
ANS helps children learn to read and spell
12.When is phonemic awareness instruction most effective?
ANS when children are taught to manipulate phonemes by using
letters of the alphabet
13.How many types of phoneme manipulation are most effective for
students to use?
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Literature Questions and Answers
1.onset and rime
ANS parts of spoken language that are smaller than syllables but
larger than phonemics
2.phoneme
ANS the smallest part of SPOKEN language
3.grapheme
ANS the smallest part of WRITTEN language
4.phonics
ANS the fairly predictable relationship between phonemes and
graphemes
5.phonemic awareness
ANS the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in
spoken language
6.onset
ANS the initial consonant sound of a syllable (in bag is 'b' or swim is
'sw')
1/
9
, 7.rime
ANS part of a syllable that contains a vowel and all that follows it (in
bag is 'ag' or in swim is 'im')
8.phonological awareness
ANS the broad term that includes the ability to hear, iden- tify, and
9.the focus of phonemic awareness
ANS narrow-to identify and manipulate individual sounds in words
10.the focus of phonological awareness
ANS broad-identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken
langauge, like words, syllables, onsets and rimes; uses awareness of
rhyming, alliteration, and intonation
11.What does phonemic awareness do?
ANS helps children learn to read and spell
12.When is phonemic awareness instruction most effective?
ANS when children are taught to manipulate phonemes by using
letters of the alphabet
13.How many types of phoneme manipulation are most effective for
students to use?
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9
