CSET Subtest II – Certification Exam with
169 Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
2026 Edition
Phoneme - Answer--smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the
meaning of words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/
Grapheme - Answer--smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the
spelling of a word
Phonemic awareness - Answer--ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual
sounds phoneme in words. The understanding that that sounds work together to make
words. Helps in reading
Decoding - Answer--analysis of spoken or written symbols in order to understand their
meaning
blending - Answer--when children combine individual phonemes to form words.
morpheme - Answer--unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller elements such
as the word "book"
semantics - Answer--the analysis and study of meaning of words, phrases and
sentences
syntax - Answer--examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning,
the study of how sentences are formed
Fast mapping - Answer--young children are able to use context to arrive at a quick
guess of a words meaning
, Reading assessments - Answer--formal and informal reading assessments. Aphabet
knowledge, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, phonics test, high frequency
word recognition, oral reading inventory, spelling inventory.
How to teach phonemic awareness - Answer--1. teacher says "im going to say the
sounds in the word jam. 2. say the word out loud 3. write the word down, 4. read the
word together
Phonological awareness - Answer--not the same as phonemic awareness. Phonemic
awareness is narrow-identifying and manipulating individual sounds. Phonological
awareness is broad- includes identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken
language such as words, syllables, onsets and rhymes as well as phonemes
phonics - Answer--teaches children the relationship between the letters(graphemes) of
written language and the individual sounds(phonemes) of spoken language. Critisism is
the english spellings are too irregular for phonics to help.
Teaching phonics - Answer--Assess, plan, explicitly teach and model phonics, select
and design resource material, provide fluency practice, provide ongoing assessment.
fluency exercises - Answer--student adult reading, choral reading, tape assisted
reading, partner reading, readers theatre
text comprehension actvities - Answer--monitoring comprehension, using graphic and
semantic organizers, answering questions, generating questions, recognizing story
structure, summarizing, making use of prior knowledge, usinf mental imagery
Generes in writing - Answer--narrative-tells a story, interpretive- explains, explores
impotance of event, descriptive- describes a person place or thing, persuasive- takes a
stand on issue, expository- inform, explains a subject to reader
novels - Answer--like a short story but expands on plot, adds subplots, deeper
characters
short stories - Answer--condensed story, popular in elementary schools
folk tales - Answer--old as language. adapt from culture to culture enriched with
customes and beliefs. Usually narrative, author is never known, include fairy tales,
legends, fables, tall tales and humorous.
169 Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
2026 Edition
Phoneme - Answer--smallest part of spoken language that makes difference in the
meaning of words. if has two phoneme /i/ /f/ chech /ch/ /e/ /k/
Grapheme - Answer--smallest part of written language that represent a phoneme in the
spelling of a word
Phonemic awareness - Answer--ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual
sounds phoneme in words. The understanding that that sounds work together to make
words. Helps in reading
Decoding - Answer--analysis of spoken or written symbols in order to understand their
meaning
blending - Answer--when children combine individual phonemes to form words.
morpheme - Answer--unit of meaning that cannot be divided into smaller elements such
as the word "book"
semantics - Answer--the analysis and study of meaning of words, phrases and
sentences
syntax - Answer--examination of various ways that words combine to create meaning,
the study of how sentences are formed
Fast mapping - Answer--young children are able to use context to arrive at a quick
guess of a words meaning
, Reading assessments - Answer--formal and informal reading assessments. Aphabet
knowledge, concepts about print, phonemic awareness, phonics test, high frequency
word recognition, oral reading inventory, spelling inventory.
How to teach phonemic awareness - Answer--1. teacher says "im going to say the
sounds in the word jam. 2. say the word out loud 3. write the word down, 4. read the
word together
Phonological awareness - Answer--not the same as phonemic awareness. Phonemic
awareness is narrow-identifying and manipulating individual sounds. Phonological
awareness is broad- includes identifying and manipulating larger parts of spoken
language such as words, syllables, onsets and rhymes as well as phonemes
phonics - Answer--teaches children the relationship between the letters(graphemes) of
written language and the individual sounds(phonemes) of spoken language. Critisism is
the english spellings are too irregular for phonics to help.
Teaching phonics - Answer--Assess, plan, explicitly teach and model phonics, select
and design resource material, provide fluency practice, provide ongoing assessment.
fluency exercises - Answer--student adult reading, choral reading, tape assisted
reading, partner reading, readers theatre
text comprehension actvities - Answer--monitoring comprehension, using graphic and
semantic organizers, answering questions, generating questions, recognizing story
structure, summarizing, making use of prior knowledge, usinf mental imagery
Generes in writing - Answer--narrative-tells a story, interpretive- explains, explores
impotance of event, descriptive- describes a person place or thing, persuasive- takes a
stand on issue, expository- inform, explains a subject to reader
novels - Answer--like a short story but expands on plot, adds subplots, deeper
characters
short stories - Answer--condensed story, popular in elementary schools
folk tales - Answer--old as language. adapt from culture to culture enriched with
customes and beliefs. Usually narrative, author is never known, include fairy tales,
legends, fables, tall tales and humorous.
