Literacy Test Preparation

1. Literacy Test Preparation Grade 10 English Booklet 1, Section II: Writing Page 6 Booklet 1, Section V: Writing Page 14 Booklet 2, Section VIII: Writing Page 21 Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23

2. Booklet 1, Section II: Writing Page 6

3. Booklet 1, Section II: Writing Page 6 Multiple choice answer key for questions 1-4:

4. Booklet 1, Section V: Writing Page 14

5. Booklet 1, Section V: Writing Page 14

6. Booklet 1, Section V: Writing Page 14 This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20 or 30 for Topic Development. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is off topic, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

7. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14

8. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like:

9. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 This answer identifies a place…

10. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 This answer identifies a place but does not explain why the hockey arena is special.

11. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 30 looks like:

12. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 This answer identifies a place…

13. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 …and it also gives specific and relevant details.

14. Booklet 1, Section V: Writing Page 14 This question is also awarded a mark of 10 or 20 for Writing Conventions.

15. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14

16. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 for Writing Conventions looks like:

17. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Notice how these errors distract from the message the student is trying to make:

18. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Notice how these errors distract from the message the student is trying to make: “its” should be “it’s”

19. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Notice how these errors distract from the message the student is trying to make: “till” should be “until”

20. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Notice how these errors distract from the message the student is trying to make: There are sentence structure problems in this answer.

21. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Notice how these errors distract from the message the student is trying to make: There are sentence structure problems in this answer. An example rewrite might look like: “A place that has special meaning for me is Chatsworth. My home motocross track is in Chatsworth and it is nice there. I go there ever day after school and ride until the motocross track closes.”

22. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 20 for Writing Conventions looks like:

23. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Even though there is an error in punctuation…

24. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 Even though there is an error in punctuation… This semi colon should be a colon.

25. Booklet 1, Section V: WritingPage 14 …this small punctuation error does not distract from the message the student is trying to convey.

26. Booklet 2: Section VIII: Writing Page 21

27. Booklet 2: Section VIII: Writing Page 21 Multiple choice answer key for questions 1-4:

28. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23

29. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23

30. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 for Topic Development. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is off topic, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

31. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23

32. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like:

33. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 Even though this response is a news report related to the headline and photo…

34. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 …notice how short this response is in relation to the available space.

35. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 This response provides no details or evidence of organization.

36. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 Here’s what an answer given a score of 60 looks like:

37. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 There is a focus on the snowstorm (event).

38. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 The student makes good use of supporting details.

39. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 Quotations are effectively placed.

40. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 There is an effective concluding statement.

41. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 This question is also awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20, 30 or 40 for Writing Conventions.

42. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23

43. Booklet 2, Section IX: Writing Pages 22,23 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 for Writing Conventions looks like:

44. Booklet 1: Section I: WritingPages 2, 3, 4 Notice that this answer is so short that there is not enough evidence to evaluate writing conventions:

45. Booklet 1: Section I: WritingPages 2, 3, 4 Here’s what an answer given a score of 40 for Writing Conventions looks like:

46. Booklet 1: Section I: WritingPages 2, 3, 4 Even though there are some errors:

47. Booklet 1: Section I: WritingPages 2, 3, 4 Even though there are some errors…

48. Booklet 1: Section I: WritingPages 2, 3, 4 …these errors do not undermine the other places in the response where the student has shown an excellent control of writing conventions.

49. Good luck on the OSSLT!