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OSSLT 2014

What is the OSSLT?. OSSLT 2014. What is the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test? . It is a provincial test of your reading and writing abilities that you have learned by Grade 10. This is what it looks like…. Answers….

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OSSLT 2014

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  1. What is the OSSLT? OSSLT 2014 Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  2. What is the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test? • It is a provincial test of your reading and writing abilities that you have learned by Grade 10. Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  3. This is what it looks like…

  4. Answers… Answers are written in the booklet (on lined paper), and on this multiple choice answer sheet.

  5. Reading and the OSSLT • TYPES OF READING ON THE TEST • Information Texts- information paragraphs, news reports • Graphic Texts- maps, charts, diagrams, pictures • Narrative texts- dialogues, real life stories Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  6. Reading and the OSSLT • TYPES OF READING QUESTIONS ON THE TEST. • MULTIPLE CHOICE • SHORT ANSWER Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  7. Reading and the OSSLT • TYPES OF READING SKILLS ON THE TEST • Understanding what is stated directly. • Understanding what is stated indirectly. • Understanding the connections between the story, and your own experience and thoughts. Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  8. Writing and the OSSLT • TYPES OF WRITING QUESTIONS ON THE TEST • LONG WRITING • NEWS REPORT • OPINION PARAGRAPHS • SHORT ANSWER • MULTIPLE CHOICE Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  9. Writing and the OSSLT • TYPES OF WRITING SKILLS ON THE TEST • Developing a main idea, with supporting details • Organizing information and ideas • Using conventions (spelling, grammar) properly. Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  10. HOW TO PREPARE? Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  11. Welcome to… LITERACY BLITZ 2013! We will spend a little time each day, for the next 10 days, going over EVERYTHING you need to know to ace this test. Pay attention, keep your notes, and do your best. Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  12. Some Useful Information • Last year, 66% of SFDCI students passed it. • OF THE 65 PEOPLE who didn’t pass, 45 of them were 20 points or less away from passing- out of 400 marks. • What does that mean? • IF THOSE 45 PEOPLE had been able to do this BLITZ-PREP, they would have passed. Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

  13. So… • LISTEN • LEARN • TAKE IT SERIOUSLY • But DON’T PANIC Adapted from EQAO - OSSLT Preparation and Planning Guide

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