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Students Name -------------------------------------------------------------The English Program

A2 Stage
Assessment Rubric
Speaking Tasks

3. Understanding

Interaction

& Response

2.5

3.5

4.5

Marks

The vocabulary used is

relevant and appropriate
with sporadic lexical gaps
that dont affect meaning.
Frequent idiomatic
expressions are noticed.

Responses are very simple

and linear with occasional
errors.

Responses are in the form of

short simple sentences.
Attempts to use more
complex structures with
errors are noticed.

Responses are in the form of

complete simple sentences.
Attempts to use more
complex structures, with
only minor slips that dont
affect meaning, are noticed.

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Speech is interconnected
with rare instances of
hesitation that dont affect
communication.

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Speech is interconnected
with some instances of
hesitation that occasionally
affect communication.
Individual sounds, stress
and intonation are
controlled with occasional
mispronunciations that may
affect communication.
Interaction is maintained
with some difficulty.
Responses to instructions
and questions occur with
some occasional support.
Support includes slowing
down, repetition and/or
repairing.

Speech is interconnected
with few instances of
hesitation that rarely affect
communication.
Individual sounds, stress and
intonation are controlled with
few mispronunciations that
rarely affect communication.
Interaction is maintained
with little difficulty.
Responses to instructions and
questions occur with little
support. Support includes
slowing down, repetition
and/or repairing.
TOTAL

More aspects of 5 than 3

The vocabulary used is

relevant and appropriate with
few lexical gaps and/ or
repetitions that dont affect
meaning.

Almost equal aspects of 3 and 5

The vocabulary used is

relevant and appropriate
with some instances of
lexical gaps and/ or
repetitions that may affect
meaning.

More aspects of 3 than 5

2. Pronunciation

More aspects of 3 than 1

C. Fluency

No responses or repeating the prompt

Production

B. Grammar

1.5

Almost equal aspects of 3 and 1

1. Language
A. Vocabulary

More aspects of 1 than 3

Individual sounds, stress

and intonation are properly
controlled with rare
mispronunciations that
dont affect communication.
Interaction is maintained
with no difficulty.
Responses to instructions
and questions occur with
very little or with no
support.

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The English Program

A2 Stage
Assessment Rubric
Writing Tasks

D. Coherence

2.5

Responses are in the form

of a list.

4.5

The vocabulary used is

relevant and appropriate with
few instances of lexical gaps
that rarely affect meaning.
Responses are in the form of
linked phrases and/or short
sentences with few
grammatical mistakes that
rarely affect meaning.
Writing conventions are
observed with few instances
of errors that rarely affect
meaning.
Responses are in the form of
a series of simple sentences
with utilization of a few
cohesive devices.

5
The vocabulary used is relevant
and appropriate with sporadic
instances of lexical gaps that
dont affect meaning.

More aspects of 5 than 3

Writing conventions are

observed with
some/occasional instances
of errors that may affect
meaning.

3.5

Almost equal aspects of 3 and 5

Responses are in the form

of very simple/linear
structures with occasional
grammatical mistakes that
may affect meaning.

More aspects of 3 than 5

The vocabulary used is

relevant and appropriate
with some instances of
lexical gaps that may affect
meaning.

More aspects of 3 than 1

C. Mechanics
(Spelling,
Capitalization and
periods)

1.5

Almost equal aspects of 3 and 1

B. Grammar
(Range & Control)

No answers/ The answer is copied

1. Language
A. Vocabulary
(Range & Control)

More aspects of 1 than 3

Responses are in the form of

linked phrases and/or short
sentences. Attempts to use more
complex structures with only
minor slips that dont affect
meaning are noticed.
Writing conventions are
observed with minor slips of
errors that dont affect meaning.

Responses are in the form of a

series of simple sentences with
frequent utilization of cohesive
devices.