ESL2O

2.3 Answering Successfully

Learning Goals
● Students will learn the two types of questions that they will encounter
when answering the OSSLT.
● Students will pick up different strategies they can use when answering
questions in the OSSLT.
● Students will reflect on the strategies that they find easy and challenging.
Success Criteria

You are successful in this lesson if you can:

● Learn the two types of questions that they will encounter when answering
the OSSLT.
● Identify different strategies they can use when answering questions in the
OSSLT.
● Reflect on the strategies that they find easy and challenging.
In the OSSLT, students
are asked to read
from a wide selection
of materials.
● Informational Texts
○ Paragraphs (225-250 words)
○ News Report (225-250 words)
● Narrative Texts
○ Dialogue (225-250 words)
○ Real-life narrative (550-600
words)
● Graphic Texts (fewer than 150
words)
Which of these
forms do you
find easy to
read? Why?
 It's important to get a sense of the kinds of
questions you will see on the exam before we
begin discussing how to study each sort of
reading material.

In this manner, you can finish the reading

portion within the allotted 75 minutes.
There are two types of questions that you
will encounter when answering the OSSLT:

❏ multiple-choice ❏ Open response

 Answering
successfully
 Which of the
two do you find
challenging to
answer? How
come?
Let's look at several
approaches that can assist
you in responding to
multiple-choice questions.
 ➢ Read the questions
carefully.
➢ Read slowly and
prepare make an effort to
comprehend what is
being requested of
you.
 ➢ Before going over
Cover and the options, consider
your response and
then cover the
think options.
 ➢ Check the choices to

Take a see if your response

is included.
➢ If so, it is most likely
good look accurate. Eliminate
if necessary.
 ➢ Eliminate the
selections that are
obviously incorrect
eliminate to narrow down
your options and
make it simpler to
decide on the
solution.
 ➢ Select the answer that

Choose the you believe to be

accurate. If you're unsure,
choose the response you

best believe most closely

corresponds to the major
idea of what you read.

answer ➢ When in doubt, trust your

instinct; it will usually be
correct!
Which of these
strategies have
you already
been doing
before?
After learning how to respond
to multiple-choice questions,
let's move on to tips for
responding to open-ended
questions.
 ➢ Your response
should not exceed

Write what’s six (6) lines. You will

only receive points
for anything falls
needed within that line.
 ➢ Make sure your
response offers a
Stay on clear idea and
opinion about the
topic, as well as a
topic focused main
phrase.
 ➢ Give an answer that is
specific and pertinent.
➢ Depending on the

Be specific question, give specific

examples from the
reading material or
from your personal
experience.
 ➢ Establish links
between concepts
Make and data.

connections
After finishing an open
response, read it again to be
sure you addressed every
aspect of the topic and to
catch any mistakes.
 You will consistently use the techniques
you have learnt in the upcoming lessons.
You will improve your ability to respond
to the two sorts of questions you will
encounter on the OSSLT with continued
practice.
Pretend your friend was absent
from class today…
Write what you would say if you had
to explain the lesson to your friend.
 homework
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