Grade 10 students write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. This test is a requirement for graduation. All grade 9 and 10 teachers should keep in mind the various components of the literacy test and assist in preparing our students.

The test includes:

Long-Writing Tasks

Writing a News Report

Writing a series of paragraphs expressing an opinion on a given topic

Sources for Images

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Short-Writing Tasks

Use knowledge and personal experience while demonstrating writing skills

Multiple-Choice Questions

Three tasks that demonstrate the following writing skills:

• developing a main idea with sufficient supporting details;
• organizing information and ideas in a coherent manner and
• using conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) in a manner that does not distract from clear communication.