When given the pictured question, you must

Create a properly formatted news article

Why do I have to write the OSSLT?

In order to pass high school with a regular OSSD

To indicate a new paragraph in your long answer questions (News Report and Opinion Paragraphs):

Indent the first sentence of the new paragraph

What is NOT a recommended strategy for multiple choice questions?

When in doubt, leave the question blank

What does OSSLT stand for?

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

When given "rough space" to answer a question, you should...

Think back to graphic organizers to help plan your thinking

What does the test look like?

2 sets of booklets, 75 minutes per booklet, 15 minute break

Select the sentence that correctly uses "you're"

You're going to be late if you don't finish your breakfast.

When a question asks you to use "specific details" it means...

Use specific details from the reading to support your answer

An exchange between two or more people

When given 6 linens to write a short answer, you should....

Write a well-structured paragraph response

Which sentence uses "their/ there/ they're" correctly?

We're going to the movies and then I'm going to their house.

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OSSLT- The Basics

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1
When given the pictured question, you must
Create a properly formatted news article
Write a first-person account of a made-up event
Makeup a story based on the picture
Write an essay based on the picture and the headline
2
Why do I have to write the OSSLT?
So the English teachers in our school can evaluate progress
In order to pass your final examination period
In order to pass high school with a regular OSSD
For fun!
3
To indicate a new paragraph in your long answer questions (News Report and Opinion Paragraphs):
Skip a line to start a new paragraph
Indent the first sentence of the new paragraph
Don't do anything- just keep writing
Write "NP" beside the sentence beginning a new paragraph
4
What is NOT a recommended strategy for multiple choice questions?
Read all choices before selecting the right/ best answer
When in doubt, leave the question blank
Re-read the reading selection the questions refers to
Start by crossing out answers you know are wrong
5
When writing your news article, use all of these strategies EXCEPT...
Integrate your own opinion
Indent each new paragraph
Write in past tense
Write in third person
6
Which punctuation mark indicates possession?
' Apostrophe
() Brackets
; Semicolon
- Hyphen
7
What does OSSLT stand for?
Ontario Social Standards Learning Test
Observable Standards Secondary Literacy Test
Ongoing Statistics on School Literacy Tests
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
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When do I find out my results?
September 2018
The day of the test
Late June
The first week of May
9
What happens if I do not pass the OSSLT?
I can take the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
I graduate with an OSSC rather than an OSSD
All of the above
I can take the test the following year
10
Where can you typically find the main idea of a piece of writing?
In the first sentence of the first paragraph
In the conclusion
All of the above
In the title
11
When given "rough space" to answer a question, you should...
Doodle while you wait until your time's up
Think back to graphic organizers to help plan your thinking
Ignore it- you don't have time to plan out your thinking
Write out your entire answer to then re-write as a good copy
12
What does the test look like?
2 sets of booklets, 75 minutes per booklet, 15 minute break
1 Question and 1 Answer booklet, 75 minutes to complete
2 sets of booklets, 75 minutes per booklet, no breaks
4 sets of booklets, 1 full day, no breaks
13
When reading an infographic, look for the following things to help you:
Maps, directions, italics
Answers 2 and 3
Waldo
Bold text, a legend, symbols
14
Select the sentence that correctly uses "you're"
You're going to be late if you don't finish your breakfast.
Don't forget you're backpack!
It's time to get you're self out of that bed.
You're alarm didn't go off this morning!
15
Who marks the OSSLT?
Employees at Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Principals from Ontario
Teachers from all over Ontario
The English teachers at Jean Vanier
16
When a question asks you to use "specific details" it means...
Make up some non-realistic facts to include in your answer
Do not use specific details
Use specific details from the reading to support your answer
Include one specific detail into your answer
17
A "dialogue" is...
An exchange between two or more people
Not on the literacy test, so who cares?
A script to a play
Questions on the OSSLT based on grammar and punctuation
18
When given 6 linens to write a short answer, you should....
Write a well-structured paragraph response
Get to writing, there is no time to use rough notes
Move on once you're done- there is no time for editing
Write a journal entry response
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Which sentence uses "their/ there/ they're" correctly?
Their always asking if I can go to the movies with them.
You should see there car- it's so cool!
I'll get a ride home with they're mom.
We're going to the movies and then I'm going to their house.
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When do you take the OSSLT?
Monday, April 16, 2018
Monday, April 9, 2018
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Tuesday, June 6, 2019

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