OLSAT Level E case studies
OLSAT Level E · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The OLSAT Level E is one level of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, a group-administered measure of general cognitive ability used in schools. It is most often taken by students in the later elementary years, roughly ages nine to eleven, and results are commonly reviewed alongside achievement data, teacher ratings, and other evidence when schools make placement decisions for gifted and talented programs, accelerated tracks, or specialized instruction. The OLSAT Level E case studies are 5 cases and about 3,091 words.
1The Ambiguous Library Notice
The student library board has drafted this 42-word notice for the hallway: 'Students who have not returned books borrowed before the winter break by Friday will be charged a replacement fee, and their borrowing privileges will be suspended until the matter is resolved with the librarian.' Priya reads it as covering only books borrowed before break. Marcus reads it as covering every overdue book after Friday.
568 words, about 3 min2Four True Statements About the Book Club
Twelve students belong to the Thornfield Book Club. A survey records four statements about their winter reading, and every statement is true: (1) Every member who read the mystery also read the biography.
579 words, about 3 min3Two Rules Fit the Van Series
Each card in a five-card picture series shows a delivery van, and the series follows rules on three features at once: the border shape, the number of dots on the roof, and the shade of the van. The cards read: 1: circle border, 1 dot, light van 2: square border, 2 dots, dark van 3: triangle border, 3 dots, light van 4: circle border, 4 dots, dark van 5: square border, 5 dots, light van Two students predict card 6.
682 words, about 3 min4One Punch, Two Folds
A square sheet of paper, 20 cm on a side, is folded twice before a single hole is punched through the packet. Fold 1: the top edge is brought down onto the bottom edge, creasing the sheet along a horizontal line through its centre.
616 words, about 3 min5Six Ways to Spend $33.75
The school store sells notebooks for 2.25 each and pens for 1.50 each; there is no tax and nothing else is sold. A class's receipt shows a total of $33.75, and the clerk remembers that the class bought between 15 and 20 items in all.
646 words, about 3 min