Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - Sample Test Booklet 2 - Session 2

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Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Sample Test Booklet 2, Session 2, provides exam procedures and question formats for completing a literacy writing task and related reading and language multiple-choice items. Students must verify identification numbers and page order, follow rules on writing instruments, and record multiple-choice answers on the Student Answer Sheet only. The writing section requires a minimum three-paragraph opinion response for a specified audience and topic, supported with details and proper organization.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Writing a Series of Paragraphs

Task, Purpose and Audience, Length, Topic

Multiple-Choice

Combining information in sentences

Choosing options to fill blanks

Selecting a sentence that does not belong

Choosing the correctly written sentence

Reading Selection

The Shipwreck (story passage)

| Sample Test Booklet 2011 | BOOKLET | | --- | --- | | | 2 | | Ontario Secondary School LiteracyTest
SESSION 2 | | These are the instructions that appear in the actual test booklet. Read carefully before writing the test: • Check the identification numbers of your three documents to see that the final 12 digits all match. If they do not, report the problem to the teacher in charge. • Check the pages of this Test Booklet to see that they are in order. If they are not, report the problem to the teacher in charge. • Read all instructions before responding to the questions. • Use only pencil or blue or black pen in the Test Booklet and on the Student Answer Sheet. • Attempt all questions. If you leave a question blank, the question will be scored zero. Multiple-Choice • Choose the best or most correct answer for each question. • You must record your multiple-choice answers on the Student Answer Sheet. Multiple-choice answers recorded in the Test Booklet will not be scored. To indicate your answer, fill in the circle completely, as shown below. Like this: Not like this: • If you fill in more than one circle for a question, the question will be scored incorrect. • If you wish to change a multiple-choice answer, erase or cross out your answer and fill in the circle for your new answer. Ensure that your final answer is clear. Written Answers • For all questions that ask for a written answer, write legibly on the lined space provided in the Test Booklet. • For the writing sections, pay attention to clarity, organization, spelling, grammar and punctuation. • The lined space provided for your written work indicates the approximate length of the writing expected. • There is space in the Test Booklet for rough notes. Nothing you write in these spaces will be scored. You are now ready to start Test Booklet 2: Session 2. Remember to record all your multiple-choice answers on the Student Answer Sheet. Sample Test Booklet: Session 2 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test Session 2 Writing a Series of Paragraphs 􀀂 Task: Write a minimum of three paragraphs expressing an opinion on the topic below. Develop your main idea with supporting details (proof, facts, examples, etc.) . Purpose and Audience: an adult who is interested in your opinion Length: The lined space provided for your written work indicates the approximate length of the writing expected. Topic: Is it important for teenagers to pay attention to world news? Write your series of paragraphs on the lines provided on the following two pages. Rough Notes Use the space below for rough notes. Nothing you write in this space will be scored. 2 Sample Test Booklet: Session 2 Is it important for teenagers to pay attention to world news? Continue writing your series of paragraphs on the next page. Sample Test Booklet: Session 2 3 End of Section G. Continue to Section H. 4 Sample Test Booklet: Session 2 Multiple-Choice (Record the best or most correct answer on the Student Answer Sheet.) 􀀂 Which option is the best way to combine all the information in the following sentences? Hard Times is a novel. It was written by Charles Dickens. Hard Times is about Victorian England. A Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times in England. B Hard Times is a novel about Victorian England. C Charles Dickens wrote Hard Times, a novel about Victorian England. D Charles Dickens wrote novels about England, and Hard Times is one of the novels he wrote. 􀀃 Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. Many travellers have to drive a bridge on their vacation. F G H J over down outside through 􀀄 Choose the sentence that does not belong in the following paragraph. (1) Wayne Gretzky’s early career foretells what an amazing hockey player he was to become. (2) At ten, while playing in a league with boys four years older, he scored 378 goals in 85 games. (3) This was 238 more goals than the boy who came second. (

FAQs

What verification steps should students complete before answering?

Students should check the identification numbers on their three documents to ensure the final 12 digits match, and confirm the pages in the test booklet are in order. Any issues must be reported to the teacher in charge.

How should multiple-choice answers be recorded?

Multiple-choice answers must be recorded on the Student Answer Sheet. Answers written in the test booklet are not scored, and only one circle per question should be filled.

What is required for the writing task in this session?

Students must write a minimum of three paragraphs expressing an opinion on the given topic, developing the main idea with supporting details and writing legibly in the lined space provided.

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