The number of possible answers in a multiple choice question on the OSSLT.
What is 4?
100
These 3 things are designed to grab the reader's Attention, you'll only have to create 2 of them.
What are the headline, photo and caption?
100
A summary is concerned with a main idea and a few of these.
What are supporting details?
100
You need these 3 types of paragraphs to have a proper Opinion Piece
What are intro, body and conclusion paragraphs?
200
Bring these bright coloured tools to help annotate the texts on the test.
What are highlighters?
200
You should read these first and underline/highlight key terms before you read the selection.
What are the questions?
200
This hooky first sentence is used to capture the reader's Interest and provide Important Info (like some of the W's).
What is the lead? (use strong language here)
200
While reading the piece you are being asked to summarize, highlight these first sentences in paragraphs to help find supporting details.
What are the topic sentences in paragraphs?
200
You must pick a side, and brainstorm many possible points to support a strong argumentative statement also known as this.
What is a thesis?
300
The test is broken up into to parts, both of them are this long.
What is 80 minutes?
300
When completing the multiple choice sections be sure to answer in the booklet AND fill this in correctly using pencil only.
What is the answer sheet?
300
These 6 Facts are elaborated on in the middle section of the report with emphasis on Why and How.
What are W5 and H or Who, What, Why, When, Where and How?
300
Make these in the margins as you read in order to record your guesses about the selection's MAIN IDEA.
What are notes?
300
This paragraph has a general statement about the topic followed by a thesis that uses the word "because" and a summary of each of your paragraph points.
What is an introduction?
400
You get these 2 items between the sessions.
What are cookies and juice?
400
Its what RGCTA stands for.
What is Read, Guess, Compare, Think, Answer?
400
Coming at the end of the article, this usually comes from a witness on the scene or an expert on the subject. It may include opinion, unlike the rest of the article.
What is the quotation?
400
While doing this, start by stating the selection's main idea in 1 sentence, then summarize each of the supporting details you found in one sentence each.
What is writing your summary?
400
This paragraph starts with a re-worded thesis, gives a summary of your main points and ends with a general statement about your topic.
What is a conclusion?
500
You should bring one of these because electronic devices of any kind are not allowed in the test room.
What is something to read?
500
Do this to significantly improve your odds (%) if you have to GUESS the correct answer.
What is cross out the impossible?
500
News articles are written in simple language and in very very short but detailed _________________.
What are paragraphs?
500
When writing a summary, don't write "The selection is about dogs" instead be ________________ and write that "The selection is about the social benefits of owning small dogs"
What is specific?
500
These use the PEE format. Where the P is one of your brainstormed POINTS, the first E is a described EXAMPLE from your experience and the second E is a thorough EXPLANATION of how your example proves your point.