Test Guide
Test Structure
English (105/106/107/108)
Introduction
CSET: English consists of four separate subtests, each composed of either multiple-choice or constructed-response questions. Each subtest is scored separately.
The structure of the examination is shown in the tables below.
Test Name | CSET: English |
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Test Code |
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Time |
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Number of Questions |
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Proportions of subtest sections used to determine overall score |
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Format | Computer-based test (CBT) |
Test Structure
Subtest | Domain | Number of Multiple-Choice Questions | Number of Constructed-Response Questions |
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I* | Reading Literature and Informational Texts | 40 | none |
I* | Composition and Rhetoric | 10 | none |
Subtest I Total | 50 | none | |
II | Language, Linguistics, and Literacy | 50 | none |
Subtest II Total | 50 | none | |
III | Composition and Rhetoric and Reading Literature and Informational Texts | none | Subtest III consists of 2 constructed-response questions—1 based on literary text, 1 on nonliterary text. (extended responses) |
Subtest III Total | none | 2 extended | |
IV | Communications: Speech, Media, and Creative Performance | none | 4 (short [focused] responses) |
Subtest IV Total | none | 4 (short [focused] responses) |
*Subtest I is a multiple-choice test that covers the two domains of Reading Literature and Informational Texts and Composition and Rhetoric. Subtest III is a constructed-response test that covers the same domains.
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