Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)?
Answer: To certify that students have the literacy skills required by The Ontario Curriculum for all subjects up to the end of Grade 9.
The OSSLT is a graduation requirement designed to ensure that students have acquired the essential reading and writing skills that are expected across all subject areas in the Grade 9 curriculum.
A Grade 10 student who is an English Language Learner (ELL) has been in Canada for less than a year. The student's teachers believe they have not yet acquired the English proficiency needed to be successful on the OSSLT. What is the most appropriate course of action for the school principal?
Answer: Defer the student's participation in the test until a later administration.
School principals have the authority to defer a student's participation in the OSSLT to a later date. This is a common and appropriate action for English Language Learners who have not yet had sufficient time to acquire the level of English proficiency required for the test.
The digital OSSLT is administered in two parts. Which of the following best describes the content a student will encounter across these two sessions?
Answer: Both sessions feature a variety of reading selections (e.g., informational, narrative, graphic) with associated questions, as well as distinct writing tasks.
The current digital OSSLT is structured into two sessions (Session A and Session B). Both sessions contain a mix of reading activities, based on various text types, and writing activities, such as constructing a well-developed opinion piece and answering other questions.
In the writing component of the OSSLT, students are often required to write a multi-paragraph opinion piece. What is a key criterion for success on this task?
Answer: Providing a clear main idea and supporting it with sufficient, specific details.
To achieve the provincial standard, a student's opinion piece must have a clear and consistent focus or main idea. This main idea must be supported by relevant and specific details, examples, or facts, organized logically into paragraphs.
If a student is unsuccessful in their first attempt at the OSSLT, what is the direct alternative pathway to fulfill the literacy requirement for graduation?
Answer: Successfully completing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC4O).
The Ministry of Education provides an alternative for students who do not pass the OSSLT. They can meet the literacy graduation requirement by taking and successfully completing the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC4O).
The reading selections on the OSSLT assess a student's ability to comprehend different types of texts. Which of the following reading skills is explicitly evaluated?
Answer: Understanding implicitly stated ideas and making inferences.
A fundamental skill assessed on the OSSLT is the ability to go beyond the literal meaning of the text. This involves making inferences and understanding ideas that are not directly stated but are implied by the author.
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