CSET Multiple Subject Practice Subtest 1 Questions and Answers

Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by helping a child learn to: - Answer-Attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family According to research, reading difficulties that are not a result of limited intelligence or lack of educational opportunity are most often caused by: - Answer-A deficit in phonological processing An extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader's decoding skills by helping the reader: - Answer-Recognize a word after sounding it out Which of the following would be most important to include in the introduction to a persuasive essay? - Answer-An explanation of why the issue addressed by the essay is important. Hinduism most strongly influenced which of the following features of ancient Indian Civilization? - Answer-Relations among social groups Which of the following best illustrates the influence of ancient Rome on the later development of European civilization? - Answer-The legal code of France The Catholic church most influenced which of the following developments in medieval Europe? - Answer-The emergence of universities Which of the following best describes a shared aim of the voyages of exploration commanded by John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson? - Answer-To discover a Westward route to Asia What was a major motive for the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? - Answer-To create a Bible commonwealth Which of the following best describes the significance of a major military development of the American Revolution? - Answer-The patriot victory at the Battle of Saratoga (1777) prompted France to sign a treaty with American leaders Which are both a major advantage possessed by the union and the confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War? - Answer-Union: stronger manufacturing base Confederacy: more experienced officer corp Which of the following was most responsible for the development of a national market in the United States during the late nineteenth century? - Answer-The expansion of the railroad and telegraph network