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For students who want a complete overview of all of the types of questions they might encounter on the OSSLT, our OSSLTips program gives students the confidence they need to do their best on the OSSLT. Offered as a series of videos or a full 6-session in-person intensive program which includes a complimentary custom assessment! As with all of our products, lessons are delivered by OCT-certified teachers.
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OSSLT Strategies
There are several different types of questions on the OSSLT. If you practice being able to identify which type of question you're looking at, you will have an easier time giving a full-mark answer.
Multiple Choice
There are two types of multiple choice questions on the OSSLT:
Direct questions are questions which can be answered by copying information directly from the text, like dates, names, ages, etc.
Strategies for answering direct questionsIndirect questions require you to figure something out. The OSSLT will often ask indirect questions like "What happened first?" or "Which word has the closest meaning?"
Strategies for answering indirect questionsWritten Answer
There are three main types of written questions on the OSSLT: Short Answer, News Report, and A Series of Paragraphs Expressing an Opinion
In Short Answer questions, you are asked to look at the reading material exclusively when answering a question. There are three subtypes of this question type: Short Writing, Close Reading, and Main Idea.
Strategies for Short Answer questionsNews Reports should follow established conventions from news media. In these questions, you should use the headline and photo provided to write a short news story.
Strategies for writing News ReportsIn the Series of Paragraphs Expressing an Opinion, you will answer a question provided by EQAO in several paragraphs. This is the longest piece of writing on the OSSLT, so good planning is very important.
Strategies for writing Opinion Pieces