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[quote=Teaful]Just finished it like 3 hours ago.
Easy as hell.
Did you have the clothing essay question?[/quote]

Haha, made fun of hypebeast people on the essay.

I hear it was the exact same test as last year.

@UglierBetty: Really? cus i got 65 and i didn't have to rewrite it o.o

The essay question was about should teenagers worry about what they wear
and the news report was about some famous chef.

My stupid brother had to re-write it this year.

Gonna laugh so hard if he failed it again.

@Keey: Huh we took a practice test, and i got 400/400? What is wrong with you?

Yeah I finished it but I actually don't know if I passed or not. All I can do is close my eyes and hope for the best. Hope all the grade 10 basilers that went on this thread passed.

lol funny how i just finished the test a few minutes a ago... i hope u did well on it

It was really easy.
Everyone around me got pretty much the same answers for the multiple choice.

I have to do it next year, and in one of my classes we did Literacy Test prep.

Needless to say, it was easy Although it was only practice so I won't know if the real thing is as easy as the practice test was...

Maybe they should set the standards higher...

I remember sleeping during the test and waking up half way. The sad part is, me along with the rest of my high school got near perfect marks if not already perfect.

I just had the test, and it was safe to say it was extremely easy.

Yes it may be easy but it is still important. I need someone to answer the question above.

Its a joke..

Well I'm kind of scared of the the series of paragraphs you have to do. Should I have one introduction as a paragraph, one body paragraph with two proofs/reasons proving my opinion and a conclusion paragraph?

Or is it something else..... that's why i'm kind of scared. I can do the news report but i'm not sure about this. Is it introduction paragraph, body paragraph with two reasons proving my opinion, and conclusion paragraph?

[quote=williamme]The key is to read the questions carefully and think before you answer. For the essay question, make sure you choose the option which gives the most to talk and argue about. For example, when i did the test, they asked me do i think it was important for kids to have a cell phone. Now i dont know about how someone else would answer this, but choosing no in my opinion would be the one that is the easiest to elaborate on as oppose to choosing yes.[/quote]

Aha yess! I remember that essay topic 2 years ago! I agree. Go with what you can think of the most points for. In my case, because I don't have a cellphone myself, I went the no route because I could back it up much easier. Other than that, if you feel strongly for one side yet can't think of as much points as the other side, go with the other side even if you're not entirely for it. The more points, the better.

I failed the lit test because I didn't write the newspaper article or the essay when I took it that year. I'm actually taking it this year around.
Time is the biggest issue for me, but I've learnt that you shouldn't even bother with constructing an A+ essay. All they care about is your structure, grammar and spelling. Even if you can't think of 3 points per paragraph and it really holds you back on time thinking of that 3rd point, just go ahead and stick with 2 points at least. An incomplete essay and you just potentially lost a reasonable score for the section. Good luck!

@lastman28: ololololololololololololol

you can't get perfect on the literacy test you moron

You've got to be a dumbass to fail it.

I'm doing it tomorrow, good luck buddy.
Trust me it's going be easy, as long as you don't panic and calm down it will be easy.
Good luck again.

[quote=5slottedpie]its a pass/fail so if u get 50+ you pass[/quote]

Incorrect.

You need 300 or higher, which is above 75%

@williamme: I wrote the same one... 2 years ago, right?

@uglierbetty: testing

I remember I scored in like the 97% for Reading comprehension and like way below grade level for writing...dyslexia is a ...well you know where I'm going with that.

Literary test?

Well reading articles does help over an extended time.

The key is to read the questions carefully and think before you answer. For the essay question, make sure you choose the option which gives the most to talk and argue about. For example, when i did the test, they asked me do i think it was important for kids to have a cell phone. Now i dont know about how someone else would answer this, but choosing no in my opinion would be the one that is the easiest to elaborate on as oppose to choosing yes.

its a pass/fail so if u get 50+ you pass

[quote=lastman28]took my practice today.

Got perfect ._.[/quote]

It is impossible to get 100% on the literacy test.

Two years ago it was so easy.

There was this story about these girls, and they went to a store, and the guy was like, "PUT YO' BAG ON THE GROUND" And they were like, "But it'll get wettttttt " and the clerk was like, "FINE, PUT IT BACK HERE BEHIND THE COUNTER" And the girls were like, "okay"

And it said what is a good name for the story:
a)Winter Slush
b)The evil store clerk
c)Coming to a compromise
[b]Anyone remember that story? It was a couple years ago...[/b]

hmm... I WONDER what one it is. Don't worry. It's almost impossible to fail unless you miss the directions. (I.e. if they say write 2 pages, fill them. DO NOT GO OVER and do not only fill out like half)... I can't remember, but I am pretty sure I got 380+/400, and I'm not particularly excellent at English.

And have fun laughing at the ridiculous names they give the characters in their stories to be racially inclusive.

took my practice today.

Got perfect ._.

I passed it last year, and it was actually pretty easy IMO.
As long as you can read and write at a decent level, you'll do just fine

left the last part blank and i still passed. thats how easy it is

I'm going to have to do it tomorrow, I didn't have a chance to do it last year..

It's really easy.
Take a deep breath, sip sip sip a drink. I have to say it's quite fun too.

Dont fail or else you'll be the only grade 11 writing the test among the next grade 10s.

Do you live in Toronto?..

370/400
CAR WASH NEWSPAPER WAS TOO EASY BRO!
Funny part was when half my friends failed with 295/400

Good luck, sir. It isn't difficult, nor do you need to review your notes. Know how to write pieces of writings that you've learned from Grade 9-10. There'll be an essay for sure, several multiple choice questions based on stories and whatnot. I did it in Brampton, Ontario, two years ago. 345/400 isn't bad. And understand that people do not pass all the time, it's possible to fail it if you're illiterate in Grade 9-10 English.

I took the test before and got like 330 out of 400. I think you need atleast 300 to pass or else you fail and must take it again next year

Outline of the test
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They give you a story and then multiple questions after
Short answers about the story
News report where you write like 1 page

Make sure you can do that kind of stuff.

[quote=Teaful]300/400 is a fail btw.[/quote]

It's actually a pass. [b]under[/b] 300 is a fail.

No school for me tomorrow myaahahahhahahaha.

OT: Psh, notes for english. As long as you're not illiterate, work fast and careful, and you'll be fine homie gee.

Don't worry about it man. I did it. Easy-Peasy Lemon Squeezy.
You only need to worry if you don't speak english. Just plan out a little what you are going to say before you start writing or it will be a mess.
And in my school, all grade 10's have english 2nd semester to make sure they can practise their skills during class.

my fob friends passed, what do you think?

I took it last year. The test was beyond easy. Just watch out for the newspaper; try making it believable and put quotes in there. It's worth the most I believe. Also, read the questions carefully, they can sometimes throw you off so answer the question exactly how they ask.

Oh and, HAHAHA I get to stay home tomorrow. Ahahahha omg wow. Jokes, but be careful and don't stress, it's extremely simple. My friend who can speak English decently but is terrible when it comes to writing got around 320/400. No need to worry. ^^

Uhhhh.. UUHHHHH.... Are all these tests on the same day? Otherwise I find it weird as hell that you would happen to have it the same day I do.
And yea, don't worry to much about it... Its easy enough if you know english o_o

lmfao york region =p dw my english is my like third language and i passed

[quote=xxryzinxx]So the Literacy Test is on Thursday and i'm scared. Is it hard? I personally lost all my English notes/papers because I didn't care for it since we were starting a new semester. Then as soon as I heard about the Literacy Test I was like ''damn, should have kept the English notes!@#!@#!,'' so do you know what I have to know and what I should focus on? It would really help, thanks.[/quote]

You wrote that paragraph like a normal human being, as opposed to using "l33t speak". You'll do perfectly fine. My High School had like a 98% pass rate on the Literacy Test, the other 2% was mainly due to people not bothering to come to school or getting sick etc.

ENG classes have barely anything to do with the OSSLT.
I would probably relate it more to an ESL exam, if anything.

Easy stuff. Just remember to answer [i]everything[/i], and don't be stingy on the punctuation.

You have to be extremely stupid to not pass it; I'm horrible at English (I get low Cs to high Cs) but when I took this back in high school, I passed with no problem at all on my first try. =] Good luck!

I passed all of the proficiency tests on the first try. The standards are set so low that the only people that shouldn't be able to pass them are illegal immigrants and that kid that is so high he is passed out for every single class.

Just read instructions. I know it's easy to look over them sometimes, but I think that's how a friend of mine failed. Just remember to read instructions and do what you're being asked to do.

Seeing your writing skills on this thread, you should pass the test.

I didn't even study and I passed.

Alright guys, i'm just going to do a little research about it and what I should expect just in case.