OSAT CEOE CSS Practice Test Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions
2025
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 acquiring the first language d) not encouraged yet
so as not to confuse the child, who is still working to become proficient in his or her first language -
✔✔C
Syllabication requires which of the following skills? a) Phoneme isolation b) Phoneme substitution c)
Decoding d) Letter-sound correspondence. - ✔✔A
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running record. Which of
the following statements refers to the student's automaticity? a) The student read with 97% accuracy. b)
The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the assessment.c) The student read at
a rate of 39 words correct per minute. d) The student used appropriate vocal inflections for punctuation
marks such as question marks and commas. - ✔✔B
"Following the upheaval of the Civil War, many Southerners wanted to restore their antebellum way of
life." A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence above could find out its meaning
using any of the following EXCEPT: a) knowledge of root words b) knowledge of suffixes c) a dictionary d)
context clues - ✔✔B
, Which of the following tasks would require students to use critical comprehension of a text? a) Provide a
physical description of each of the major characters. b) List the sequence of the major events in the
story. c) Describe the story's setting. d) Contrast the character traits of the protagonist and the
antagonist. - ✔✔D
"My heart raced as the door gave a long, eerie creak. After an eternity, the door stood fully open to
reveal a silhouette, black as the night against the light pouring in from the next room." The passage
above contains examples of all of the following literary devices EXCEPT: a) hyperbole b) simile c)
alliteration d) onomatopoeia - ✔✔C
The denouement of a piece of narrative fiction is also known as its a) setting b) climax c) point of view d)
resolution - ✔✔D
Which of these types of poetry must contain end rhyme, by definition? a) Acrostic b) Limerick c) Haiku d)
Concrete - ✔✔B
The diagram above is used to track the plot of a narrative. The number 3 on the diagram represents the
story's: a) exposition b) rising action c) climax d) resolution - ✔✔C
"While my father cooked dinner, I did my homework." The sentence above is classified as: a) simple b)
compound c) complex d) compound-complex - ✔✔C
Targeting a specific audience is most likely to affect the author's _________ in composing a piece of
persuasive writing: a) grammar b) tone c) organization d) point of view - ✔✔B
Which of the following is the best example of an imperative sentence? a) Clean your room. b) Your room
needs to be cleaned. c) Will you clean your room? d) You should clean your room. - ✔✔A
Which of these elements of writing should be examined during the revising, rather than the editing,
stage of the writing process: a) punctuation b) clarity c) grammar d) spelling - ✔✔B
"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 - ✔✔B
2025
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 acquiring the first language d) not encouraged yet
so as not to confuse the child, who is still working to become proficient in his or her first language -
✔✔C
Syllabication requires which of the following skills? a) Phoneme isolation b) Phoneme substitution c)
Decoding d) Letter-sound correspondence. - ✔✔A
A student completes an oral reading fluency assessment as his teacher keeps a running record. Which of
the following statements refers to the student's automaticity? a) The student read with 97% accuracy. b)
The student slowed to decode unfamiliar words four times during the assessment.c) The student read at
a rate of 39 words correct per minute. d) The student used appropriate vocal inflections for punctuation
marks such as question marks and commas. - ✔✔B
"Following the upheaval of the Civil War, many Southerners wanted to restore their antebellum way of
life." A student unfamiliar with the word antebellum in the sentence above could find out its meaning
using any of the following EXCEPT: a) knowledge of root words b) knowledge of suffixes c) a dictionary d)
context clues - ✔✔B
, Which of the following tasks would require students to use critical comprehension of a text? a) Provide a
physical description of each of the major characters. b) List the sequence of the major events in the
story. c) Describe the story's setting. d) Contrast the character traits of the protagonist and the
antagonist. - ✔✔D
"My heart raced as the door gave a long, eerie creak. After an eternity, the door stood fully open to
reveal a silhouette, black as the night against the light pouring in from the next room." The passage
above contains examples of all of the following literary devices EXCEPT: a) hyperbole b) simile c)
alliteration d) onomatopoeia - ✔✔C
The denouement of a piece of narrative fiction is also known as its a) setting b) climax c) point of view d)
resolution - ✔✔D
Which of these types of poetry must contain end rhyme, by definition? a) Acrostic b) Limerick c) Haiku d)
Concrete - ✔✔B
The diagram above is used to track the plot of a narrative. The number 3 on the diagram represents the
story's: a) exposition b) rising action c) climax d) resolution - ✔✔C
"While my father cooked dinner, I did my homework." The sentence above is classified as: a) simple b)
compound c) complex d) compound-complex - ✔✔C
Targeting a specific audience is most likely to affect the author's _________ in composing a piece of
persuasive writing: a) grammar b) tone c) organization d) point of view - ✔✔B
Which of the following is the best example of an imperative sentence? a) Clean your room. b) Your room
needs to be cleaned. c) Will you clean your room? d) You should clean your room. - ✔✔A
Which of these elements of writing should be examined during the revising, rather than the editing,
stage of the writing process: a) punctuation b) clarity c) grammar d) spelling - ✔✔B
"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 - ✔✔B
