OST ELA II
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to OST ELA II!
Welcome to Albert's Ohio's State Test in ELA II course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's OST ELA II prep course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the Ohio Department of Education.
Subject Organization
Albert's OST ELA II course is organized into themes and further broken into short, formative assessments on specific topics.
Themes
Our full OST ELA II subject guide includes 4 themes that align with the different Literature and Informational Texts multiple choice and free response questions on the exam:
- Topic Quizzes
- Free Response Questions
Topic Quizzes
Our topic quiz theme(s) contains a set of short, formative topic quizzes. Each topic quiz is designed to be given in a single class period. The quiz questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. For example, here are some topic quizzes within the Literature theme:
- Topic Quiz | "To an Athlete Dying Young" and "Out, Out"
- Topic Quiz | "Snow-bound" and "To Build a Fire"
- Topic Quiz | "A Wagner Matinee" and The Sun Also Rises
- Topic Quiz | "The Devil and Tom Walker" and The Scarlet Letter
Free Response Questions
The course also includes Free Response Questions for both Literature and Informational Texts. Here are some examples below.
- Free Response | "Common Sense" and "Speech to the Virginia Convention
- Free Response | "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" and "Politics"
- Free Response | "Education and Behavior" and Democracy and Education
Using Standards to Find Questions
Standards
Every question is aligned to the standards outlined in Ohio's Learning Standards for English Language Arts. Each standard begins with the state abbreviation OH.
You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, OH RI.11-12.1) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.
For more help on finding questions using standards, visit our Help Center.
Question Types
OST ELA II uses a variety of question types to test students’ understanding of content and provide meaningful practice of important skills.
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Select
- Two-Way Tables
- Snippet Select
- Free Entry
Related Content
For additional material, you can combine OST ELA II with our other core courses, Reading Skills, Poetry, and Novels and Drama. Our core courses are aligned to Ohio standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.
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