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Transcript of OSSLT Reading Responses
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Reading Selections with Multiple
Choice Questions and ShortWritten Responses
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What Does it Test?
In each OSSLT booklet, there are as many as
four reading selections, featuring 4-8 multiple
choice questions and between 0-2 short
response questions.
The purpose of this section is to test your
reading comprehension.
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Three Types of Reading Responses
1. Information Paragraph - A highly technicaldescription of a topic or issue. It is usually 1-2paragraphs in length.
2. News Report - An description of an event,
answering: Who, What, Where, When, Why andHow? It is usually a page in length.
3. Dialogue - A conversation between two peopleabout a topic. It is usually 1-2 pages in length.
In the end, the task is the same! You must show thatyou understand a piece of writing.
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Three Types of Questions for Reading
Responses
1. Explicit knowledge
- The information is directly from the article
2. Implicit knowledge
- The information must be inferred from the article(you need to read between the lines)
3. Making connections
- The question asks you to connect ideas from the
article/your personal experience together
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Sample Multiple Choice Questions
Taken from the 2009 OSSLT
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How to Approach the Written Response Question
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Sample of a Written Question
Taken from the 2009 OSSLT
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