Literacy Test Preparation

1. Literacy Test Preparation • Grade 10 Careers / Civics • Booklet 1: Section III: Reading • Pages 8, 9, 10, 11 • Booklet 1: Section IV: Reading • Pages 12, 13, 14

2. Booklet 1, Section III: Reading • Pages 8, 9, 10, 11

3. Booklet 1, Section III: Reading Pages 8, 9,10,11 Multiple choice answer key for questions 1-9:

4. Booklet 1: Section IV: Reading • Pages 12, 13, 14

5. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Pages 12, 13, 14 Multiple choice answer key for questions 1-5:

6. Booklet 1: Section IV: Reading • Question 5,Page 14

7. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Page 14 Question 5

8. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Page 14 Question 5 This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20 or 30. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is off topic, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

9. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14

10. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like:

11. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 While the response provides an opinion, it does not give relevant support from the article the student read.

12. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 The student needs to explain how Gerry’s asking questions and showing interest in what Hanna had to say are beneficial to Gerry’s situation.

13. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 30 looks like:

14. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 Notice how this response provides both an opinion…

15. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 5, Page 14 Notice how this response provides both an opinion and a clear explanation supported by specific and relevant details.

16. Booklet 1: Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14

17. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Page 14 Question 6

18. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 This question is awarded a mark of 0, 10, 20 or 30. If the answer space is blank, your writing is illegible or the response is off topic, the answer will receive a mark of 0.

19. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14

20. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 10 looks like: 20

21. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 While the response acknowledges the relationship… 21

22. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 While the response acknowledges the relationship…it does not include specific details from the selection. 22

23. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 Here’s what an answer given a score of 30 looks like:

24. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 Notice how this response provides both an understanding of the relationship between Gerry and Hanna…

25. Booklet 1, Section IV: Reading Question 6, Page 14 …and uses detail from the reading to demonstrate their understanding.

26. There is a new format for this year’s OSSLT Booklets. Your actual test will look differently than your practice booklet. For the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), there will now be a separate Question Booklet and Answer Booklet for each assessment session. Students will now record ALL of their responses—both multiple choice and open response—in the Answer Booklet.

27. Good luck on the OSSLT!