St. David Catholic Secondary School OSSLT Practice
“All grade 12s are exempt from the OSSLT if they are graduating this school year. All non-graduating grade 12s who are writing the OSSLT will have been notified personally.”
OSSLT PRACTICE
OSSLT PRACTICE TEST LINK: OSSLT Practice test
TWO PAGE STUDY SHEET FOR OSSLT: OSSLT Two-Page Study Sheet
OSSLT SUPPORTS
SESSION #1 — READING COMPREHENSION & MULTIPLE CHOICE
READING PASSAGE FOR VIDEO: BROTHER DUBE (Print or open in a separate window before starting video lesson)
READING COMPREHENSION VIDEO LESSON: Reading comprehension (5 min. 21 sec.)
ADDITION PRACTICE: Algonquin Park Information Paragraph
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE ANSWER KEY: Algonquin Park Information Paragraph — Answer Key
SESSION #2 — READING GRAPHIC TEXT
GRAPHIC TEXT FOR VIDEO: ENERGY USAGE IN ONTARIO 2013 (Print or open in a separate window before starting video lesson)
GRAPHIC TEXT VIDEO LESSON: Graphic Text (5 min 10 sec.)
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: CANADA’S FOREST INFOGRAPHIC
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE ANSWER KEY: CANADA’S FOREST GRAPHIC TEXT — Answer Key
SESSION #3 — WRITING A NEWS REPORT
WRITING A NEWS REPORT VIDEO LESSON: Writing News Report (6 mins 14 sec)
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: OSSLT -Writing A News Report
SESSION #4 — GRAMMAR
INTERACTIVE PRACTICE: Grammar Bytes! – Grammar Instruction with Attitude
SESSION #4 — OPINION PIECE
PPT: Writing to Express an Opinion
OTHER USEFUL LINKS:
Student Assessment Booklets and Scoring Guides OSSLT Tests and Scoring Materials
tips-for-short-writing-open-response
tips-for-written-responses-to-reading
tips-for-writing-opinion-paragraphs
