LESSON #2: TYPES OF READING
AND MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS
IMPORTANT:
You will need the sample Booklet 1
QUESTIONS and sample Booklet 1 ANSWERS
books that were given to you in Lesson
#1.
If you did not receive these booklets go
to the main office to get a set of
booklets after slide 11. You will need
them to do the Student Activities that
start on slide 12.
Please bring your test practice materials
each day this week.
Reading Tasks on the OSSLT
 For the OSSLT, reading is defined as the process
through which the reader makes meaning of a
variety of written texts
 You will need to show:
 • understanding explicitly (directly) stated ideas and
information;
 • understanding implicitly (indirectly) stated ideas and
information and
 • making connections between information and ideas in a
reading selection and personal knowledge and experience.
Tips for Reading
 Highlight and underline key words- this is allowed!
 Use the rough notes space provided in the booklets to jot
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down ideas
Some people like to read the questions before reading so
they know what to look for
Read the first and last sentences of a paragraph with extra
care- important information is often there
Look at the title and the pictures to help with your
understanding
Think about what you already know about the topic to help
you understand- some questions have an answer that is
directly stated in the reading; others require you to think
and add your own thoughts about the reading
 What strategies do you use when reading?
Tips for Multiple Choice
Questions
 Many of the questions related to the reading selections are
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multiple choice questions
Be sure to read all the choices
Multiple Choice questions can have several possible answers. You
need to select the best answer from the choices given. This
means you may need to pause and think carefully about the
choices given
Cross out the choices that seem totally incorrect (process of
elimination)
Go back and review the reading if you are having trouble making
a choice
Remember to put the answer in the ANSWERS Booklet- anything
you write in the QUESTIONS Booklet will not be marked.
Always try and answer the question. Never leave a question
blank!
Types of Reading on the OSSLT
 You will have 4 types of reading:
 1) information paragraph: presents ideas and information
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on a topic
2) news report: presents information in the form of a news
story
3) dialogue: presents a conversation between two or more
people
4) real-life narrative: presents an account of a significant
time in an individual’s life
5) graphic text: presents ideas and information with the
help of graphic features, such as diagrams, photographs,
drawings, sketches, patterns, timetables, maps, charts or
tables
Sample:
Information
Paragraph
*1-2 pages in
length
*Each paragraph is
numbered for easy
reference to
questions
* includes a
picture or graphic
related to the text
Sample:
News
Report
*Headline and
photo to match
the topic
*includes quotes
from people
* explains who,
what, where, when
and why?
Sample:
Dialogue
*Conversation/
dialogue between
people
*lines are
numbered to more
easily refer to
the questions
Sample:
Real-life
Narrative
*tells about
a person’s
real life
*includes a
photo
*paragraphs
are numbered
for easy
reference
Sample:
Graphic
Text
*Fewer than
words
150
*A picture/ graphic
with information
*You have to look at
the visuals and words
to understand
Student Activity
 Try the following activities from Booklet 1
 Remember all your answers need to be written in the
Booklet 1 ANSWERS booklet.
 Answers will be taken up as a class when you are
finished
 TRY
 1) Page 6 Narrative- Hair Shop on Wheels, Answers go on
page 4 of BOOKLET 1 ANSWERS
 2) Page 10 Informational Reading- Polar Bears, Answers go
on page 8 of BOOKLET 1 ANWERS
 3) Handout- National Archives of Canada- Graphic Text (do
this if you are done early or for homework)
Student Activity Answers
Page 6 Narrative- Hair Shop on Wheels
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1. C
2. G
3. D
4. G
5. C
#6-Open Response Answers will vary- share
your ideas with a partner
Student Activity Answers
 Page 10 Informational Reading- Polar Bears
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1. C
2. G
3. B
4. F
5. H
#6 & 7 Open Responses will vary. Share your
ideas with a partner.
Student Activity Answers
 Handout- National Archives of Canada-
Graphic Text
Thank you for your attention
and participation!
 If you would like a copy of this PowerPoint
you can visit www.bcssonline.com for all the
materials used for each OSSLT preparation
lesson. Select the “Literacy Resources” link
on the right.
 Please keep your sample booklets. You will
need these booklets for the OSSLT Prep
lessons each day this week.