English Course Guide
Format of the Cset English Exam
The CSET English exam has four subtests. Subtests I and II are multiple-choice questions, and subtests III and IV are constructed-response questions.
I am about to tell you an important secret that some publishing companies charge big money to reveal. This secret is so important that failure to be aware of this secret will result in a failed CSET English exam. The secret is that subtests III and IV are not essay questions. An attempt to write a lengthy essay response with a thesis, body, and conclusion will surely end in disaster. Do not try to write an essay response as you will not have time. These are constructed-response questions. In the online CSET English course I teach, you will discover an awesome method for answering constructed-response questions.
Subtest I has 40 literature and textual analysis questions and 10 composition and rhetoric questions for a total of 50 multiple-choice questions.
Subtest II has 50 language, linguistics, and literacy multiple-choice questions.
Subtest III has 2 long constructed-response questions. One constructed-response question will be on a literary text such as a book, and the other constructed-response question will be on a nonliterary text such as a speech.
Subtest IV has 4 short constructed-response questions.
Time Management
You have 5 hours, or 300 minutes to complete all four subtests on the CSET English exam. If you break up your CSET English exam on different test days, then you have more time although this is a more expensive choice than taking all four subtests at once.
You will have one hour to complete subtest I, one hour to complete subtest II, two hours to complete subtest III, and one hour to complete subtest IV. Knowing this, we can break the time down to a per question basis.
For subtest I, you should spend no more than 1-minute per question. For subtest II, you should spend no more than 1-minute per question. For subtest III, no more than 1-hour per constructed-response question. For subtest IV, no more than 15 minutes per constructed-response question.
Scoring
You need a 220 to pass the CSET English exam which means you need to get about 75% of the questions correct.
You must pass all four subtests to pass the exam. People have failed the CSET English exam because they mistakenly thought that strength on the multiple-choice questions would make up for weakness on the constructed-response questions. Do not think that being strong on one subtest will make up for weakness on another subtest. You must pass all four subtests to the pass the CSET English exam.
The “2 of 4 Rule” for the CSET English Exam
I do not believe in studying ‘method’ over ‘content’. Some students believe, and some publishers are more than willing to exploit this belief, that methods exist that will help you pass the CSET English exam without having to learn all the required material. One of my competitors who offers a CSET English study guide goes as far to make the claim that even if you are ‘brain-dead’, you can pass the CSET English exam by learning his secret test taking methods. This publisher is attempting to exploit everyone’s wish for a quick fix, a ‘magic pill’ to passing the CSET English exam. My online CSET English study guide and course is all about content and having students complete memory improvement exercises like flash cards, chronology, fill-in, matching, point and click, unscramble, quizzes, and even crossword puzzles. Having said that, I’m going to share with you a method you may want to consider: the “2 of 4 Rule”.
I stumbled on this method while creating tests for students over the last 10 years as the owner of Confab Publishing, an education communications company. What became obvious, over many years of creating tests like the CSET English exam, was that it is significantly harder to create a good but incorrect answer-choice than it is to produce the correct answer. Therefore usually only two attractive answer-choices are offered. One correct; the other either intentionally misleading or only partly correct. The other two answer-choices are usually fluff. This makes educated guessing on the CSET English exam immensely effective. If you can dismiss the two fluff choices, your probability of answering the question successfully will increase from 25% to 50%.
Remember, do not go into the CSET English exam thinking that you are going to pass by using this, or any other ‘method’. Study, study, study! If you put in the required effort and discipline to pass the CSET English exam, you will know. If you put in the required studying, and you come to a question you simply do not know, only then should you consider using the “2 of 4 Rule”. If you buy a good CSET English study guide or enroll in an online CSET English course like the one I teach, you will not have to rely heavily on methods like the “2 of 4 Rule”, instead, the content you will learn in my course will carry you through.
About the Author
Lance Jepsen teaches ACE the CSET English Study Guide and Online course which is the best way to prepare for the CSET English exam. Make sure you visit www.acethecset.com for more information on CSET test preparation.
English Course Tests
32 week royal marine training course - maths n english question?
week 1 of the 32 week training course there is a maths and english test you have to take. basicly i fail at them both. how hard will the test be ? thanks.
You actually now do the Basic Maths/English (LANTERN Test) test after your Potential RM course (3 day selection test). The better you do in this test, the easier it is to get promotion within the RM's. It will not stop you joining, just stop you getting promoted once in, if you fail. There are options for you to keep re-taking the test once in service, with the help of our education staff, to make sure you do better. Don't worry about it we will help you.
Basic English Course Descriptions
Free College Credits?
I just got accepted into the Test Drive College Online program to take a free online course and bank some free college credits to apply toward my online AA.
My choices are between English Composition and Intro to Psychology, I understand that both of these are important courses. Which class should I start with?
The site has course descriptions if you guys think it would help: www.TestDriveCollegeOnline.com
I know that English Comp is a basic course toward an AA but Psych is waaayyy more interesting to me.
Take the basic course first nd get it out of the way. Besides English composition will help you in your other courses./
Business English Course Dvd
Where can you watch Naruto uncut english dubbed for free?
Hi; I'm looking for Naruto Uncut episodes. I looked everywhere and I can't find a single one! Is there a website out there that has all the uncut episodes (and updates when a new one comes out), or is there no such thing and the only sites available are the most popular sites like Youtube and Veoh (Which I doubt) and did Viz media put a copyright on the DVD so you HAVE to buy the uncut version instead of burning the DVD and copying it from your desktop to the internet for all to see? (That's right; it's on DVD and that's the only resource Viz has provided for us!)
Thanks!
P.S Naruto Uncut is not at all like the english dub you see on TV at all. There's cursing and, of course, blood, like in the Japanese version. There's also some scenes that were cut from the TV series brought into this version, like Naruto taking care of business. Just wanted to clear that up!
umm...to watch u go to justdubs.net and also try anime6.org
Ap English Course Requirements
Low Ap scores help...?
I just received a 1 on my Apush exam and a 2 on my english one.
I normally make C's and B's in apush and i pulled a 94 in the class last 6th weeks so i was somewhat ok with my apush exam.
However i made all A's in my ap english class and now i made 2...
it really discouraged me as now i dont know how to explain it to parents.
Also i live in texas and plan on taking my pre-med classes at lamar university. then atten ut in austin for med school.
However i cannot find a complete pre-med course requirements.
Do i even need history and english credits?
Thanks!
All that AP exams do is let you get a head-start on fulfilling the number of hours you must take for general education requirements. Some colleges won't even accept AP exams to exempt you out of classes. So not doing well in English and history won't kill you if you're studying biology. (If you did poorly on the AP bio exam, that would be a different story.)
The only way these grades could hurt you is that your resume would have looked better with two passed AP exams on it.
Short English Course Uk
English Language Schools - What to Look Out For
When deciding on which school to enlist for English courses, you need to understand what modules the school offers vis-à-vis your objectives. Whether it is for business, academic, or social reasons, you will need a school that is compatible with your plans in terms of time, location, size of classes, auxiliary amenities available at the facility such as access to internet, sporting amenities, entertainment among other physical facilities that you may require.
There are schools which offer tailor-made English language courses to address particular needs rather than teach the subject in its entirety. This is particularly important in helping the learner acquire the necessary vocabulary and communication skills within a specified short period. Such courses are available in English language schools specializing in offering industry specific coaching of the language. These specific courses include such business executive subjects as: English for customer care and public relations, English for human resource management and development, English for Aviation, English for marketing and advertising, English for finance, accounting and purchasing and supply management, English for military and law enforcement, English for logistics and home construction, among a host of other industry specific courses that you may desire.
Other schools offer on top of these specified courses additional features such as English pronunciation and accent reduction programmes as well as training the UK accent, meetings and presentations, socializing and telephoning procedures for the particular English community. All these are made for the easy convenience of the student often offering them an almost instant fit to the new society in relation to the field they are in.
Apart from these factors that one may need to consider there are general factors that you need to be aware of and look out for before signing yourself in to any school. It is important to find out whether the school you want to join:
1. Is accredited by the governing British council to offer English courses.
2. Has professionally qualified and certified teachers
3. Has a caring and effective administrative system in place
4. Adequate physical amenities
5. Enough range of courses to meet all your English language requirements.
6. Any self assessment and evaluation programmes that help you put free time into improving your English.
All these will help you in choosing well the school from which you will be able to learn English UK adequately.
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