Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - The Spring 2025 OSSLT - Prep and Test Details

Sep 30, 2026

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Ontario students receive structured guidance for the Spring 2025 OSSLT, emphasizing two required prep sessions, available online resources, and test administration across two days with Period 2 scheduling in either the cafeteria or the library. The OSSLT is fully online on school-provided Chromebooks and aligns with curriculum expectations through the end of Grade 9. The test format includes multiple-choice/multiple-select items plus open-response paragraphs and an opinion essay, with clear rules on timing, word counts, allowed devices, and communication limits, including teacher restrictions on word/content explanations.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages45

Reading Time1 h 53 min

AccessFree to download

General Information

Test format and requirements

Timing, word count, and answer checking

Accessing the OSSLT and practice test

Chromebook login and Green K access

Finding and opening the practice test

OSSLT Session A

Reading sections

Writing section

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test The Spring 2025 OSSLT ● You will attend TWO prep sessions before you write the test. ● Additional resources are available online. ● The OSSLT will be written in April over TWO days (Session 1 and Session 2) . ● All students will be writing during Period 2 in either the cafeteria or the library. Pink information slips went out through homerooms with information. . ● School-provided Chromebooks will be used for the test (not your own device) . The best way to prepare for the OSSLT (regardless of whether you have attempted it before or not) is to… … do the online practice test. Take it seriously and do your best!!! You can check your answers only after you have completed the ENTIRE test. General Information • The OSSLT is all online. • It is based on curriculum expectations up to and including the end of Grade 9. • It is one of the requirements for your OSSD (high school diploma) . • It is NOT assessed by your teacher or anyone else at CCI. • 75%(300) is the mark required to pass the OSSLT. General Information • There are TWO parts to the literacy test. • There will be a variety of different multiple choice questions or multiple-select questions (eg., drag and drop, drop-down menu, checklist) . • You will also have to write 2 or 3 open responses (oneparagraph answer) and one series of paragraphs (opinion essay) . General Information • TAKE YOUR TIME AND TRY YOUR BEST! • The word count for each response will be indicated in the text box provided andwill count down as you type. Once the limit is reached it will turn RED, and you will have 10 extra words to ﬁnish your response. • There is NO advantage to ﬁnishing the test early. General Information ● No cell phones are permitted during the test period (even when you are done!) ● You cannot use a smartwatch or airpods. ● Headphones will be provided for those who would like to use the read-aloud feature. ● You cannot communicate with other students during the test. ● Teachers cannot answer questions about the meaning of words or the content of the test. ● But please let your teacher know if there is a technological problem with your test or your Chromebook. ACCESSING THE OSSLT AND THE OSSLT PRACTICE TEST 1. Log in to your Chromebook. 2. Check to see if there is a “Green K” logo. This app will be how you access the OSSLT on the day of the test. | | 1. Now, open Google Chrome and search “OSSLT Practice Test.”
2. Click on the ﬁrst link that comes up (see below) .
| | --- | --- | | | | | | | OSSLT Session A FOUR SECTIONS ✓ THREE Reading sections: ○ three different passages (texts) to read ○ approx. 18 multiple select questions ○ 1 open-response paragraph about a text (100 words) ✓ ONE Writing section: ○ approx. 7 questions about writing conventions (grammar)

FAQs

How should students prepare for the Spring 2025 OSSLT?

Students must attend two prep sessions before writing the test. The recommended preparation is the online practice test and to take it seriously to do their best.

What devices and communication rules apply during the OSSLT?

Students use school-provided Chromebooks rather than personal devices. No cell phones, smartwatches, or airpods are permitted, communication with other students is not allowed, and teachers cannot answer questions about word meanings or test content.

What parts of the OSSLT are included in Session A?

Session A includes three reading sections with multiple-select questions and one open-response paragraph about a text. It also includes one writing section with multiple questions about writing conventions (grammar).

Sep 30, 2026

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