Compass 4 Marking Scheme

Students are marked on three criteria, 0–5 points for each, with a maximum score of 15.

Award a mark out of five for each of the following areas:

• vocabulary
• pronunciation
• interaction

Marks Vocabulary Pronunciation Interaction

5 • Uses a range of • Is mostly easy to • Maintains simple

appropriate vocabulary
when talking about
everyday situations.
understand and exchanges.
has some control of • Requires very little
phonological features prompting and support.
(utterances, intonation,
word and sentence
stress, individual sounds).

4 Performance shares features of bands 5 and 3

3 • Uses appropriate • Is mostly intelligible, • Maintains simple

vocabulary when despite limited control
talking about everyday of phonological features
situations. (utterances, intonation,
word and sentence
stress, individual sounds).
exchanges, despite some
difficulty.
• Requires prompting and
support.

2 Performance shares features of bands 3 and 1

1 • Uses a limited range • Is often difficult to • Has difficulty maintaining

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of vocabulary when
talking about everyday
situations.
understand and has simple exchanges.
limited control of • Requires additional
phonological features prompting and support.
(utterances, intonation,
word and sentence
stress, individual sounds).

1 Language Log Skills Assessment: Speaking (Topics 3, 6, 9)