Scoring Rubric for Speaking
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 Excellent control of language features; a wide
range of well chosen vocabulary
4 Good language control; good range of relatively
well-chosen vocabulary
Vocabulary 3 Adequate language control; vocabulary range is
lacking
2 Weak language control; basic vocabulary choice
with some words clearly lacking
1 Weak language control; vocabulary that is used
does not match the task
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 Accuracy & variety of grammatical structures
4 Some errors in grammatical structures possibly
caused by attempt to include a variety
3 Frequent grammatical errors that do not obscure
Grammar meaning: little variety in structures
2 Frequent grammatical errors even in simple
structures that at times obscure meaning
1 Frequent grammatical errors even in simple
structures: meaning is obscured
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 Smooth and fluid speech; few to no hesitations; no
attempts to search for words; volume is excellent.
4 Smooth and fluid speech; few hesitations; a slight
search for words; inaudible word or two.
3 Speech is relatively smooth; some hesitation and
Fluency
unevenness caused by rephrasing and searching
for words; volume waver.
2 Speech is frequently hesitant with some sentences
left uncompleted; volume very soft.
1 Speech is slow, hesitant & strained except for
short memorized phrases: difficult to perceive
continuity in speech; inaudible.
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 Pronunciation is excellent; good effort at accent
4 Pronunciation is good: good effort at accent
3 Pronunciation is good: Some effort at accent, but
Pronunciation and Accent is definitely mon-native
2 Pronunciation is okay; No effort towards a native
accent
1 Pronunciation is lacking and hard to understand;
No effort towards a native accent
Scoring Rubric for Writing
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
4 Present the information well chosen details across
the paragraph
Content 3 Present the information with details in parts of the
paragraph
2 Present the information with some details
1 Present no clear information
4 Good in vocabulary choice
3 Error in vocabulary choice are few and do not
interfere with understanding
Vocabulary 2 Error in vocabulary choice are and sometimes they
interfere with understanding
1 Many error in vocabulary choice that severally
interfere with understanding
4 Good in grammar
3 Error in grammar choice are few and do not
Grammar interfere with understanding
2 Error in grammar choice are and sometimes they
interfere with understanding
1 Many error in grammar choice that