CliffsTestPrep CSET: English

✍ Scribed by Emily M. Hutchinson, Diane E. Kern

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 242
• Series: CliffsTestPrep
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Your complete guide to a higher score on the CSET: English Why CliffsTestPrep Guides?

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Contents include an overview of the test and how it is scored, tips on how to get the most out of your study time, an action plan for doing your best, and answers to your questions about the test.

Preparing for the Format of the CSET: English, successful strategies for every test area, sample questions, answers, and explanations, analysis of every question type Preparing for the Content of the CSET: English, literature and textual analysis, composition and rhetoric overview, review of speech, media, and creative performance, explanations of language, linguistics, and literacy. 2 Full-Length Practice Examinations:

• Structured like the actual exam
• Complete with answers and explanations

Test-Prep Essentials from the Experts at CliffsNotes

✦ Table of Contents

CliffsTestPrep CSET: English......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 5
Format and Content of the Test......Page 9
How the Test Is Scored......Page 10
Frequently Asked Questions......Page 12
Suggestions for Using This Study Guide......Page 13
PART I: PREPARING FOR THE FORMAT OF THE CSET: ENGLISH......Page 15
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 17
Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Questions......Page 20
Preview and Practice: Apply the Strategies......Page 21
How to Approach the Constructed-Response Questions......Page 25
Strategies for the Constructed-Response Questions......Page 26
Preview and Practice: Apply the Strategies......Page 27
PART II: PREPARING FOR THE CONTENT OF THE CSET:ENGLISH......Page 33
Identifying and Interpreting Figurative Language and Other Literary Terminology......Page 35
Identifying Patterns, Structures, and Characteristics of Literary Genres......Page 39
Elements of Teaching Writing......Page 45
Evaluating Source Materials......Page 46
Understanding and Evaluating Rhetorical Features in Writing......Page 47
Principles of Language Acquisition and Development......Page 49
Syntax and Sentence Structure......Page 50
Elements of English......Page 51
Performance Skills......Page 57
Drama Terms......Page 58
Answer Sheet......Page 61
PART III: FULL-LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS......Page 59
Subtest I: Literature and Textual Analysis; Composition and Rhetoric......Page 63
Subtest I: Literature and Textual Analysis; Composition and Rhetoric......Page 67
Annotated Responses for CSET: English Subtest I......Page 76
Answer Sheet......Page 81
Subtest II: Language, Linguistics, and Literacy......Page 83
Subtest II: Language, Linguistics, and Literacy......Page 85
Annotated Responses for CSET: English Subtest II......Page 93
Subtest III: Composition and Rhetoric; Literature and Textual Analysis......Page 97
Subtest III: Composition and Rhetoric; Literature and Textual Analysis......Page 101
Written Response Document for CSET: English Subtest III......Page 106
Examples of Responses to Sample Constructed-Response Questions for CSET: English Subtest III......Page 115
Subtest IV: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance......Page 126
Sample Written Response Document for CSET: English Subtest IV......Page 129
Examples of Responses to Sample Constructed-Response Questions for CSET: English Subtest IV......Page 134
Answer Sheet......Page 149
Subtest I: Literature and Textual Analysis; Composition and Rhetoric......Page 151
Subtest I: Literature and Textual Analysis; Composition and Rhetoric......Page 155
Annotated Responses for CSET: English Subtest I......Page 166
Answer Sheet......Page 171
Subtest II: Language, Linguistics, and Literacy......Page 173
Subtest II: Language, Linguistics, and Literacy......Page 175
Annotated Responses for CSET: English Subtest II......Page 184
Subtest III: Composition and Rhetoric; Literature and Textual Analysis......Page 192
Written Response Document for CSET: English Subtest III......Page 194
Examples of Responses to Sample Constructed-Response Questions for CSET: English Subtest III......Page 203
Subtest IV: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance......Page 213
Subtest IV: Communications: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance......Page 215
Sample Written Response Document for CSET: English Subtest IV......Page 216
Examples of Responses to Sample Constructed-Response Questions for CSET: English Subtest IV......Page 221
PART IV: CLOSING THOUGHTS......Page 235
Studying......Page 237
Study Planning Guide......Page 238
Suggested References......Page 241