Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT)
Free OSSLT practice test questions for reading and writing.
The OSSLT is the literacy test most Ontario students write in Grade 10. Passing it, or the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course, is needed for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The test is taken online.
It checks reading of information, story and graphic texts, and writing for everyday purposes such as a short news report and a series of paragraphs that give an opinion. The result is pass or not yet passed.
Reading
Informational, narrative and graphic texts: main idea, details, inferences and purpose.
Writing
A news report, a series of paragraphs expressing an opinion, and grammar and punctuation questions.
- Practice for every OSSLT reading and writing task
- Feedback on short answers and paragraphs
- Timed mock tests that feel like test day
- A parent portal showing progress and weak spots
Free OSSLT sample questions
Try these OSSLT-style questions. Tap "Show answer" to check yourself — then practise the full question types inside the app.
1. A bus schedule shows the 8:15 bus arrives downtown at 8:50. How long is the trip?
- 25 minutes
- 35 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 50 minutes
2. Which sentence is correct?
- Their going to the game tonight.
- They're going to the game tonight.
- There going to the game tonight.
- Theyre going to the game tonight.
3. What should the first sentence of a news report do?
- Tell a joke to grab attention
- Give the most important facts: who, what, where and when
- Share the writer's opinion
- Summarize the ending of the story
4. Which is the best topic sentence for a paragraph arguing that schools should start later?
- Some schools start at 8 a.m.
- Schools should start later because teenagers learn better when rested.
- I like sleeping in on weekends.
- Buses are yellow.
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