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Booklet 2: Answers and Exemplars

Answering questions in this booklet will help you be successful on the

OSSLT. Your teachers will lead you through these practice lessons in your

classes. If you miss a practice session, the lessons can also be completed

independently. When you have finished a task, compare your answer to the

scoring guide and exemplars provided.

Good Luck from the Literacy Team!

Table of Contents Page

General Information 2

Answering Questions about Real Life Narrative 3-6

Answering Multiple Choice Questions about Writing 7-8

Answering Short Writing Tasks 9-12

Writing a News Report 13-17

Answering Questions about an Information Paragraph 18-21

Writing a Series of Paragraphs 22-27

Answering Questions about a News Report 28-29

Answering Questions about a Narrative Dialogue 30-36

Answering Questions about a Graphic Text 37

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Short Writing Task Practice

Activity 1 - Writing Task: What do I have to do?

Short Writing Task (Answer in full and correctly written sentences.)

What is the best advice you have ever given to someone? Use specific details to explain your answer.

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I think this exemplar is a Code _____.

I think this because:

To improve this draft the writer could:

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Series of Paragraphs Supporting an Opinion – EXEMPLARS

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Series of Paragraphs Supporting an Opinion – Sample Answers

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