Ontario

Secondary

School

Literacy

Test

Learning Goals

By the end of the lesson today you should be able

to tell me:

1. The format of the test, strategies that will

help prepare you for writing the test and

the help and support that is available to you

2. What type of instructions the test will include

3. Scoring tips

4. How to use the EQAO website to prepare for the

literacy test

Success Criteria

View and discuss powerpoint presentation

Analyse and discuss test instructions

Analyse and discuss scoring tips

Scavenger hunt using EQAO website

OSSLT- Test at a Glance Booklet 1 - 75 minutes

Reading and Writing

Break - 15 minutes

Water and snacks will be available outside the Chapel

Booklet 2 - 75 minutes

Reading and Writing

Questionnaire - 10 minutes

Personal interests and reading habits – this portion will not

be marked

What can I do to prepare for

writing the literacy test? Have a look at practice questions and answers

Get teacher feedback regarding your responses

Look at previous tests to familiarize yourself with the format of the test

If you require any accommodations (i.e. extra time) check in with Mrs. Grasso

Check the window at the main office for the classroom you are being assigned to (each grade ten student will be assigned a specific classroom to write the test and it will be posted a couple of days before)

What should I do to prepare

for Test Day?

Get a good night’s sleep

Eat breakfast

Be at school on time!!

Double check the window at the Main Office

so you know where you are writing the test

Bring writing tools (pencils and pens – pens

can only be blue or black ink)

Do not bring anything else!!!! (no ipods, no

phones, no listening devices of any kind)

Literacy Test Help – In Class The Literacy Committee went into

selected Grade 10 classes last week to

model literacy strategies.

The goal was to provide you with valuable

descriptive feedback on the assigned

task prior to the Literacy Test

Hopefully their feedback helps you use

the strategies effectively on test day!

Literacy Test Help - In School

Homework Club (after school on Tuesdays

and Thursdays) is as a place to receive

additional support to prepare for the

literacy test.

Teachers are there to support you!

Literacy Test Resources Don’t Panic Practice Books are available

in Room 86

Practice Test booklets are available on

the school website.

Today’s website session - research

suggests that for every hour a student

spends on the EQAO website their score

will improve by approximately 10 points –

you need 300 points to pass the literacy

test

Questions?

Test Instructions

Let’s view and discuss what you will be

reading that day

Please note that the teacher(s) in charge

will also be reminding you of these

instructions on the day of the test

www.eqao.com Getting Ready Guide

Scoring Tips

How are you being marked?

READING

Understanding explicit information - 7 marks

(obvious meaning)

Determine the author’s purpose (What does your gut say is the message?)

Find the important details, the main idea, and the themes of the text/story

Think about the text/story as a whole, and form opinions about what you

read

READING Understanding implicit information – 24 marks

(inferred meaning, “between the lines”)

Use clues in the text/story and your own prior knowledge to fill in the

gaps and draw your own conclusions

Stop and ask yourself questions to check your understanding (I think this

means….)

Predict what you think will happen in the text/story and what the author

means

Use the title, text/story and pictures to help

Create mental images of the characters, settings, and events

READING

Making connections – 12 marks

Think about what you already know about the text/story you

are reading

Find all the ways the text/story relates to your life, other stories,

and the world around you

WRITING

Developing a main idea with sufficient

supporting details – 2 marks

Brainstorm everything you know about the topic and write it in

the “Rough Notes” section

WRITING

Organizing information and ideas in a

clear, understandable manner – 2 marks

Understand the Writing Process (introduction, main body,

conclusion)

WRITING

Using conventions – 16 marks

(spelling, grammar, punctuation)

Re-read all written answers

Do all the words look correct?

Are all of the words in the correct order?

Is the punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark,

comma) in the right place?

WRITING

Topic development – 18 marks

(main idea, supporting details and organization)

Have an introduction with the topic, a main body where the topic is

explained and a conclusion

Questions?

Scavenger Hunt!

Log in to our school website

Go online and access the

EQAO website

www.eqao.com

Click on English

Select Student Resources

Scroll down...

Click on the OSSLT option

Using the links and information below

complete the scavenger hunt – GOOD LUCK!