Category Excellent(16-20)
The speaker has a
The speaker speaks confidently
Fluency and naturally with no
20 distracting hesitations. Ideas
flow smoothly.
Pronunciation is accurate, with
Pronunciation correct inflections, numbers of
20 syllables and other correct
nuances of pronunciation.
Grammar and The speaker speaks with no
Accuracy more incorrect grammar than a
20 native speaker would.
Vocabulary is sufficient to be
Vocabulary understood in most settings
20 and words are used with their
correct meaning
The speaker is knowledgeable
Content about the subject and provides
20 a significant level of detail,
given the time available.
Total out of 100
Good(11-15) Fair(6-10) poor (L5) total
The speaker hesitates several The speaker has many
lot hesitations and
times, but generally seems to know hesitations and great
great difficulty
the desired words, even if it is difficulty remembering
remembering or
necessary to think about them a bit or selecting words.
selecting words
Pronunciation is satisfactory; Pronunciation is
Pronunciation is
however, words sometimes have extremely hard or
sometimes hard or not
incorrect inflections or are impossible to
otherwise sometimes hard to
understandable by a
understand by a
native speaker.
understand. native speaker.
The speaker
The speaker occasionally uses The speaker sometimes always uses
inappropriate verb tenses and/or use of inappropriate inappropriate
incorrectly uses parts of speech, verb tenses and/or verb tenses
however the speaker has the ability incorrectly constructs and/or incorrectly
to correct grammar without sentences or uses parts constructs
prompts of speech. sentences or uses
parts of speech.
Vocabulary is moderate, although Vocabulary is
the speaker sometimes needs help Vocabulary is limited extremely limited
identifying the correct words. and/or incorrect words and/or incorrect
There are only occasional problems are often used. words are often
with correct meanings of words used.
Speaker seems to
Speaker seems to have have no
The speaker is aware of the subject
little understanding of understanding of
and attempts to provide relevant
the subject. Statements the subject.
ideas about it. Provides some
are superficial or not Statements are
details.
relevant. superficial or not
relevant.