CSET Practice Test On English-Language Arts Content Standards For California Schools

3. Which of the following is an example of phonemic awareness?

A. Identify letters, words, and sentences.

B. Match oral words to printed words.

C. Distinguish long-and short-vowel sounds in orally stated single-syllable words (e.g., bit/bite).

D. Read compound words and contractions.

4. In what grade are students first taught about inflectional forms (e.g., -s, -ed, -ing), root words (e.g., look, looked, looking), and common word families (e.g., -ite, -ate)?

A. Grade 1

B. Grade 2

C. Grade 3

D. Grade 4

5. In addition to their regular school reading, by _________, students read one-half million words annually.

A. Grade 2

B. Grade 3

C. Grade 4

D. Grade 5

6. In what grade are students first taught to identify and describe the elements of plot, setting, and character(s) in a story, as well as the story’s beginning, middle, and ending?

A. Grade 1