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Port Perry High School
This year PPHS will be writing the OSSLT
This year PPHS will be writing the OSSLT
on November 28 & 29, 2022
on November 28 & 29, 2022
If your student receives an invitation to the "Literacy Support" Google Classroom, this means they will be expected to write the test this November
If your student receives an invitation to the "Literacy Support" Google Classroom, this means they will be expected to write the test this November
Below, you will find the information you need to know about the OSSLT at Port Perry High School.
Below, you will find the information you need to know about the OSSLT at Port Perry High School.
At the bottom of this page you will find a video outlining the practice test that you and your student can review at home to help prepare them for the literacy test.
At the bottom of this page you will find a video outlining the practice test that you and your student can review at home to help prepare them for the literacy test.
By clicking the "OSSLT Practice Test" button in the top bar, you will be taken to the EQAO OSSLT practice test website.
By clicking the "OSSLT Practice Test" button in the top bar, you will be taken to the EQAO OSSLT practice test website.
OSSLT ONLINE FORMAT
OSSLT ONLINE FORMAT
The OSSLT is a computer-based assessment that comprises
two sessions (Session A and Session B) containing a total of 33 questions:
31 selected-response questions (e.g. multiple-choice, drag and drop, drop-down menu, checklist)
Two open-response questions.
Each session is designed to be completed in 60 minutes, and students complete each session in one sitting. However, all students have extra time to complete the test if needed.
At the end of the two assessment sessions, students will be presented with a questionnaire that asks them about their attitudes and perceptions with respect to literacy.
The two sessions are presented to students in six groupings of the following types of questions:
The two sessions are presented to students in six groupings of the following types of questions:
Session 1 - Links to rubrics are bolded in the description
Session 1 - Links to rubrics are bolded in the description
Real-Life Narrative (RLN)
Real-Life Narrative (RLN)
A short non-fiction reading and seven selected-response reading questions.
Information Paragraph (IP)
Information Paragraph (IP)
A non-fiction paragraph reading and six selected-response reading questions
News Report (NR)
News Report (NR)
A news report reading, one short answer question (100 words) and five selected-response reading questions
Session 2 - Links to rubrics are bolded in the description
Session 2 - Links to rubrics are bolded in the description
Dialogue (DI)
Dialogue (DI)
A dialogue between two people reading and five selected-response reading questions.
Writing Selected Response (WSR)
Writing Selected Response (WSR)
Eight selected-response reading questions based on grammar and sentence structure.
Opinion Essay (OP)
Opinion Essay (OP)
One open-response question where students must answer in of a series of paragraphs supporting their opinion on the topic provided (500 words).
SCORING GUIDE FOR WRITING CONVENTIONS
SCORING GUIDE FOR TOPIC DEVELOPMENT
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