Cbest 2025 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cracking the CBEST – Reading with Verified Solutions 2024 Which is the most important piece of the reading section? The Passage or the Questions - Answer -The questions; they will determine what parts of the reading passage you will need to use. Strategy for "specific" questions (like "Which of the following is the best meaning of the word SOLUTION as it is used in the passage?") - Answer -Locate the word and read enough of passage to above and below the word to understand the contex...

CBEST reading comprehension Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Theme - Answer -a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly Thesis Statement - Answer -Similar to theme, but applies to argumentative writing. The thesis is the main point that the author is trying to make Topic Sentence - Answer -A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs Title - Answer -Choosing the best title that best reflects the centra...

CBEST 2024 with Correct Solutions Negate (v) - Answer -nullify; make ineffective. "alcohol negates the effects of the drug" synonyms: invalidate, nullify, neutralize, cancel; More Strategy - Answer -a plan or method for achieving a goal Articulately - Answer -adj. 1. Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words: articulate speech. 2. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker. Dissonance - Answer -a harsh and disagreeable combination, especia...

CBEST reading with Verified Answers indifference - Answer -unconcern, disinterest, unimportance, irrelevance, insignificant inference - Answer -deduction, conclusion, assumption, guess logic - Answer -reasoning, argument prevailed - Answer -win, triumph, succeed, overcome, conquer assumptions - Answer -hypothesis, guess, belief, expectation persuasive - Answer -fitted, intended to persuade, able citing respected authorities - Answer -"quotes" citing upholster(ing) - Answer -to cover th...

CBEST Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 Stanine Score - Answer -STAndard NINE and is a method of scaling test scores so that the mean is five and standard deviation is two. The scale ranks scores from 1 to 9 with 1 being the lowest score and 9 being the highest. The lowest 4% of scores are in the stanine 1, the next 7% are in the second. etc 2/5 - Answer -40% 4/5 - Answer -80% 5/6 - Answer -83 1/3 1/5 - Answer -,20 1/3 - Answer -.333 3/4 - Answer -75% 3/5 - Answer -60% Percentile ...

Cbest- Writing Questions and Correct Solutions 2024 CBEST content specification - Answer -ability to 1. write with clarity (i.e. the reader can comprehend immediately what is meant) 2. keep the writing focused (i.e. the reader is kept on the track) 3. develop the ideas in the writing through support or illustration 4. use the conventions of standard written English 5. maintain a line of thought essentially free of non sequiturs, internal contradictions, unwarranted conclusions, and confusi...

Cbest- Writing with Solutions 2024 Issue Essay Template - Answer -Paragraph 1: The issue of ____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ is a controversial one. Some believe that ________________________________ Others believe that ________________________________________________ ____________________________After careful thought, I feel that __________ Paragraph 2: One reason for this belief is that ____________ Paragraph 3:...

CBEST Practice Test Reading (Version 1) Questions and Correct Answers 2024 Which of the following best describes how the author organizes his main argument? - Answer -By identifying a distinction in storytelling, and then elaborating one's merits over the other's weaknesses According to the information presented in the passage, the difference between humorous storytellers versus comic storytellers is best summarized by the statement: - Answer -The comic displays his knowledge of the funn...

CBEST reading comprehension with Correct Solutions 2024 Strong Language - Answer -CBEST Authors want to make sure that the correct answer is not open to interpretation, therefore, avoid extreme language. (i.e. must, always, impossible, never, cannot, all, only, etc) Understanding the Author - Answer -An author will not be overly critical of professionals, teacher, administrators, etc. Define Inference - Answer -The act or process of teaching about something from known facts or evidence ...

CBEST STUDY GUIDE with Correct Solutions 2024 A POSITIVE # PLUS A POSITIVE # - Answer -POSITIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE # PLUS A NEGATIVE # - Answer -NEGATIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE # PLUS A POSITIVE # - Answer -SUBTRACT AND KEEP THE SIGN OF THE LARGER NUMBER POSITIVE # TIMES A POSITIVE # - Answer -POSITIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE # TIMES A NEGATIVE # - Answer -POSITIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE # TIMES A POSITIVE # - Answer -NEGATIVE ANSWER POSITIVE# /NEGATIVE # - Answer -NEGATIVE ANSWER