CBEST California Basic Educational Skills Test: Teacher Certification Exam (XAM CSET)

Study Tips......Page 9
Testing Tips......Page 12
Skill 1.1 Compare/contrast ideas or information presented in differentsections of a reading selection or from different sources......Page 13
Skill 1.2 Identify the reasons, examples, details, or facts in a readingselection that support the author’s main idea......Page 14
Skill 1.3 Make predictions about the outcome of an event based oninformation from a reading selection......Page 15
Skill 1.4 Recognize the attitude, opinion, or viewpoint expressed by theauthors toward their topics......Page 17
Skill 1.5 Determine whether facts or ideas are relevant to an argumentin a reading selection......Page 19
Skill 1.6 Recognize statements that strengthen or weaken arguments ina reading selection......Page 20
Skill 1.7 Recognize the various persuasive techniques used by anauthor in a reading selection......Page 22
Skill 1.8 Distinguish between facts and opinions in a reading selection......Page 23
Skill 1.9 Challenge the statements and opinions presented in a readingselection......Page 24
Skill 1.10 Identify inconsistencies or differences in points of view withinone reading selection or between two or more selections......Page 26
Skill 1.11 Recognize the audience that a reading selection addresses......Page 27
Skill 1.12 Given the intended audience and purpose, recognize languagethat creates an inappropriate or inconsistent tone......Page 28
Skill 2.2 Determine the sequence of events or steps in a process from areading selection......Page 29
Skill 2.3 Arrange the ideas in a reading selection into an outline orother form of graphic organization......Page 30
Skill 2.4 Recognize the main idea or purpose of a reading selection......Page 31
Skill 2.7 Draw conclusions or generalizations from material presentedin a reading selection......Page 32
Skill 2.9 Recognize implied relationships between people, ideas, orevents in a reading selection......Page 33
Skill 2.10 Use context clues, syntax, and structural analysis (e.g.,affixes, prefixes, roots) to determine the meaning of unknownwords......Page 34
Skill 2.11 Determine the meanings of figurative or colloquial language ina reading selection......Page 38
Skill 2.13 Recognize how the meaning of a word, sentence, or paragraphis affected by the context in which it appears......Page 40
Skill 2.14 Understand the function of key transition indicators in areading selection (e.g., “however,” “by contrast,” “inconclusion”)......Page 41
Skill 3.3 Understand how a reading selection is organized......Page 43
Sample Test......Page 45
Answer Key: Reading......Page 58
Rigor Table: Reading......Page 59
Rationales with Sample Questions: Reading......Page 60
Skill 4.1 Understand and use standard units of length, temperature,weight, and capacity in the U.S. measurement system......Page 86
Skill 4.2 Measure length, perimeter, area, and volume......Page 88
Skill 4.3 Understand and use estimates of time to plan and achievework-related objectives......Page 96
Skill 4.4 Estimate the results of problems involving addition,subtraction, multiplication, and division prior to computation......Page 97
Skill 5.1 Perform arithmetic operations with basic statistical datarelated to test scores (e.g., averages, ratios, proportions, andpercentile scores)......Page 99
Skill 5.2 Understand basic principles of probability and predict likelyoutcomes based on data provided (e.g., estimate the likelihoodthat an event will occur)......Page 103
Skill 5.3 Interpret the meaning of stanine scores and percentiles (e.g.,determine how individuals performed relative to otherstudents)......Page 106
Skill 6.1 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with whole numbers......Page 108
Skill 6.2 Add and subtract with positive and negative numbers......Page 113
Skill 6.3 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with fractions, decimals,and percentages......Page 114
Skill 6.5 Solve simple algebraic problems (e.g., equations with oneunknown)......Page 122
Skill 6.6 Determine whether enough information is given to solve aproblem......Page 124
Skill 6.7 Recognize alternative mathematical methods of solving aproblem......Page 125
Skill 7.1 Recognize relationships in numerical data (e.g., compute apercentage change from one year to the next)......Page 128
Skill 7.2 Recognize the position of numbers in relation to each other(e.g., 1/3 is between 1/4 and 1/2; -7< -4)......Page 129
Skill 7.3 Use the relations less than, greater than, or equal to, and theirassociated symbols to express a numerical relationship......Page 132
Skill 7.4 Identify numbers, formulas, and mathematical expressionsthat are mathematically equivalent (e.g., 2/4 = 1/2, 1/4 = 25%)......Page 133
Skill 7.5 Understand and use rounding rules when solving problems......Page 135
Skill 7.6 Understand and apply the meaning of logical connectives(e.g., and, or, if-then) and quantifiers (e.g., some, all, none)......Page 138
Skill 7.7 Identify or specify a missing entry from a table of data (e.g.,subtotal)......Page 141
Skill 7.8 Use numerical information contained in tables, spreadsheets,and various kinds of graphs (e.g., bar, line, circle) to solvemathematics problems......Page 142
Sample Test Mathematics......Page 145
Answer Key: Mathematics......Page 160
Rigor Table: Mathematics......Page 161
Rationales with Sample Questions: Mathematics......Page 162
COMPETENCY 8.0 WRITING THE ESSAY......Page 197