CSET English Practice Test Questions
Below are sample CSET English practice test questions from various areas of the exam.
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CSET English Subtest 1 Practice Test Question
Read the following passage, from Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, and answer the question below.
“I was born in the city of Bombay… once upon a time. No, that won’t do, there’s no getting away from the date: I was born in Dr. Narlikar’s Nursing Home on August 15th, 1947. And the time? The time matters, too. Well then: at night. No, it’s important to be more… On the stroke of midnight, as a matter of fact. […] Oh, spell it out, spell it out: at the precise instant of India’s arrival at independence, I tumbled forth into the world. There were gasps.”
Which of the following most closely describes the text?
A. British
B. Romantic
C. Postcolonial
D. Victorian
CSET English Subtest 2 Practice Test Question
The merging of English and French in parts of Louisiana is an example of which linguistic process?
A. creolization
B. motherese
C. universal grammar
D. fossilization
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