| Test Day
Where do you write?
Room numbers will be posted on Student Counter windows.
Who's eligible to write?
There will be lists of "eligible students" posted
outside the Student Counter. Is your name there? Should it be? Check
the eligibility rules below and please let the office know if you
are on the list and shouldn't be or if you're not on the list and
you should be. There will not be another opportunity to write the
Literacy Test until the following year. Successful completion of the OSSLT
(or equivalency with the OSSLC) is a requirement to achieve a high
school diploma
Participants in the OSSLT may include:
Students who entered Grade 9 last year.
Students who have not yet passed the test.
Students who were absent or deferred for the OSSLT last year.
Students who were exempt but who are now working toward an OSSD.
Consistency and Fairness
The conditions of the test administration include a time limit as
well as limited access to the test booklets. Students work on one
booklet at a time and must place a security seal on each booklet
as it is completed and handed in. There are two booklets with 1.5
hours given for each booklet. It is important that students realize
that there is one major Writing task (news article based on a photograph
and a supported opinion essay) in each booklet so it is important
that students budget their time to leave 20 to 30 minutes for that
Writing task.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The biggest stumbling block to success is failure to
follow the instructions. If you are asked to write three paragraphs,
do not write nine. If you are asked to look at a photograph and
write a news report, do not write an opinion piece. Do what you
are asked to do. Follow the instructions!
The next most common mistake? ... failing to budget your time!
Be sure to leave 20 to 30 minutes for that Writing Task that
is in each booklet! Buy or borrow a watch ... and use it. The supervisors
are instructed to warn you when there are only 15 minutes remaining.
Punctuality and Attendance
Students who are late by up to 30 minutes will be permitted
to write both test booklets. However the instructions will not be
repeated and students will not be granted extra time to compensate
for their late arrival. Students arriving more than 30 minutes late
but before or during the break will not be permitted to write the
first booklet but will be permitted to write the second test booklet
after the break with the rest of the students.
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