Scoring Rubric for Speaking
SCORING RUBRIC FOR SPEAKING
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 □ Excellent control of language features; a wide range of well-
chosen vocabulary
Vocabulary 4 □ Good language control; good range of relatively well-chosen
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
Grammar attempt to include a variety.
3 □ Frequent grammatical errors that do not obscure 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.
Fluency 4 □ Smooth and fluid speech; few hesitations; a slight search for
words; inaudible word or two.
3 □ Speech is relatively smooth; some hesitation and 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 is definitely
Pronunciation and non-native
accent 2 □ Pronunciation is okay; No effort towards a native accent
1 □ Pronunciation is lacking and hard to understand; No effort
towards a native accent
ASPECT SCORE DESCRIPTION
5 □ Can explain the topic but without any mistake.
4 □ Can explain the topic but still little makes some mistake.
Comprehension
3 □ Can explain the topic but still makes some mistake.
2 □ Can explain the topic but they are many mistakes.
1 □ Little bit can explain the topic.
SCORING RUBRIC FOR SPEAKING TEST
Name : _________________________
Class : _________________________
ASPECT SCORE TOTAL
1 2 3 4 5
1. Fluency
2. Vocabulary
3. Pronunciation &
Accent
4. Grammar
5. Comprehension
Total aspect: 5 x 5= 25
Total score: total correct aspect x 4
