Free OSSLT practice testOnline, marked when you finish
Original practice in the style of the OSSLT, in two sessions of about 65 and 75 minutes. Four reading selections, 12 writing questions, a short written answer and an opinion essay.
No account, no name, no email. Your answers stay on this device. Only your short written answer and opinion essay are sent to an AI service to be marked, and Litguide doesn’t save them.
Two sessions, like the real test
The mix of selections and questions follows the blueprint in EQAO’s OSSLT framework. The questions are original Litguide practice, not EQAO questions, with single and multiple selection. The real test also has question types, like drag and drop, that this practice test doesn’t include.
Session A
Reading and writing, 18 questionsStop after it and come back later on this device.
- Information paragraph6
- News report5 + written answer
- Writing questions6
Session B
Reading and writing, 19 questionsPlan about 35 minutes for the opinion essay.
- Dialogue5
- Real-life narrative7
- Writing questions6
- Opinion essay1
Tools
The ones in the Litguide appSelect words in a reading to highlight them or add a note.
- Highlighter and notesYes
- Flag for reviewYes
- Text size, high contrastYes
- Timer, full screenOptional
Results
Marked in secondsEvery answer explained, with codes and feedback on your writing.
- Reading and writingLevel 1 to 4
- Short written answerCode 10 to 30
- Opinion essayTwo codes
Four levels, one scale
Results are shown on Litguide’s four levels, which line up with the writing codes in EQAO’s OSSLT framework and with the share of questions answered correctly. A practice estimate, not an OSSLT score or a prediction of the result.
Limited effectiveness
No clear opinion, or ideas with little support. Errors get in the way.
- Topic development10 or 20
- Conventions10
- Questions rightBelow 60%
Some effectiveness
A clear opinion, but details are thin or vague. Errors distract.
- Topic development30
- Conventions20
- Questions right60 to 69%
Considerable effectiveness
Enough details, though only some are specific. Errors don’t distract.
- Topic development40
- Conventions30
- Questions right70 to 79%
High degree of effectiveness
Specific, well-chosen details in a logical order. Control of conventions.
- Topic development50 or 60
- Conventions40
- Questions right80% or more
For teachers
Get a class link
Students open your link, type a first name and last initial, and take the test. When they finish, you see each student’s reading, writing and essay results on one page, with their written answers and feedback, and you can download them as a spreadsheet.
- No student accounts and no student emails. Only a first name and last initial.
- Kept for 120 days. You can delete any result from your results page.
- Free, up to 200 results per link. Make a new link for each class.
- Ready for a projector. Full screen and larger text are one click away.