EQAO Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test 3

Question 1

The OSSLT writing scores are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 4. What does a score of 4 indicate?

Accepted Answer

The student exceeded the literacy standard with strong control of conventions

Answer

A score of 4 on the OSSLT writing rubric indicates the student demonstrated strong, consistent control of writing conventions and ideas beyond the standard.

Question 2

Which type of text would be classified as an 'information text' on the OSSLT?

Accepted Answer

A magazine article explaining how glaciers form

Answer

An information text presents factual content to explain, describe, or inform; a magazine article about glaciers fits this category.

Question 3

A student writes: 'The students was excited for the field trip.' What grammatical error is present?

Accepted Answer

Subject-verb disagreement

Answer

The plural subject 'students' requires the plural verb 'were,' not the singular 'was,' making this a subject-verb agreement error.

Question 4

On the OSSLT, students are assessed on their ability to make 'inferences.' What does making an inference require?

Accepted Answer

Combining text clues with prior knowledge to draw a conclusion

Answer

An inference goes beyond what is stated explicitly by combining evidence from the text with the reader's background knowledge.

Question 5

In the OSSLT news report task, which question should the opening paragraph answer to meet the standard?

Accepted Answer

The 5 W's: who, what, where, when, and why

Answer

A strong news report opening addresses all five W's — who, what, where, when, and why — to give readers a complete snapshot of the event.

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EQAO Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test 3