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Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) 2018
Released Selections and Test Questions
INSTRUCTIONSAttempt all questions. If you leave a question blank, the question will be scored zero.
Use only pencil or blue or black pen.
Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Choose the best or most correct answer for each question.
To indicate your answer, fill in the circle completely, as shown below.
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�If�you�fill�in�more�than�one�circle�for�a�question,�the�question will be scored incorrect.
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.
Answering Open-Response Questions
For the writing sections, pay attention to clarity, organization, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
The lined space in this booklet indicates the approximate length of the response expected.
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You are now ready to start the test.
Provide ALL your answers to
multiple-choice and open-response questions
in this booklet.
Space is available for rough notes.
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ROUGH NOTES
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Continue writing your series of paragraphs on the next page.
Read the question in the Question Booklet before providing your answer here.
Section Writing a Series of Paragraphs page 5I
1 Does homework improve learning?
Section Writing a Series of Paragraphs (cont’d) page 6I
Section Writing a Series of Paragraphs (cont’d) page 7I
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Multiple-Choice
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ROUGH NOTES
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Section Writing page 8II
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Section Reading page 9III
Canada’s Young Rock Stars: The Brothers Dubé
Multiple-Choice
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Section Reading page 10IV
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Multiple-Choice
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Section Reading (continued) page 11IV
Open-Response Answer
6 What do Anton’s words and actions reveal about his character? Use�specific�details�from�the�selection�to�support�your�answer.�
ROUGH NOTES
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Open-Response Answer
7 Why is the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program a good option for�some�students?�Use�specific�details�from�the�selection�to�support your answer.
Section Reading (continued) page 12IV
ROUGH NOTES
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Section Writing page 14V
Short Writing Task
1 Name�an�event�you�would�like�to�attend.�Use�specific�details�to�explain why you would like to attend this event.
ROUGH NOTES
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Section Reading page 16X
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Energy Usage in Ontario, 2013
How Much Energy Is in a Kilowatt Hour (kWh)?Electricity helps us perform everyday tasks such as lighting our homes and cooking meals. Here’s a quick guide to what one kilowatt hour of electricity will allow you to do:
Surf the Web for 5 hours
Bake 1 cake
More than $11 billion was invested in Ontario’s energy networks between 2003 and 2013, which has made Ontario a world leader in energy technology. The Green Button Initiative allows people to use phone apps and Web sites to examine and monitor their home energy use.
Energy Usage in Ontario, 2013
The typical Ontario household uses between 800 and 1000 kWh a month.
DID YOU KNOW? Electricity consumption does vary by appliance model and use. You can use a plug-in energy meter to find out exactly how much energy your appliances use.
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Units of Power
1 kilowatt (kW) = 1000 watts 1 megawatt (MW) = 1000 kilowatts 1 terawatt (TW) = 1 billion kilowatts
Ontario’s energy use has changed substantially in the last decade. As our economy continues to grow, our homes, businesses and industries are becoming more efficient. Residential use of energy alone has fallen since 1990.
Household Energy Usage
Bioenergy 1%
Coal 2%
Gas 10%
Conservation* 5%Solar 1%
Wind 3%
Hydro 22%
Nuclear 56%
Households are becoming more efficient, and this trend is predicted to continue.
* “Conservation” refers to energy that has been saved and then put back into the system.
Ontario’s Electricity Production and Conservation,* 2013
ROUGH NOTES
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Multiple-Choice
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Section Reading page 16VI
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UNRELEASED ITEMS
The following April 2018 OSSLT questions are not being released this year:
Components Questions
News Report (Reading) 1–6
Multiple-Choice Writing Items 7–10
Short Writing 11
Long Writing (News Report) 12
Information Paragraph (Reading) 13–19
Permissions and Credits
Section III: Reading
Adapted from “Brothers Dubé, ‘Canada’s Youngest Rock Band,’ to open for Beach Boys,” by Karissa Donkin, published in the Toronto Star, August 12, 2013. Reprinted with permission—Torstar Syndication Services. © Photo: Sean Sisk Photography.
Section IV: Reading
Written for EQAO.
Section VI: Reading
Source: Achieving Balance: Ontario’s Long-Term Energy Plan. © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2013. Please visit www.ontario.ca /empowerme for up-to-date information about energy in Ontario. Credits: Ontario Ministry of Energy and IESO.
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