RUBRICS FOR SPEAKING SKILL ASSESSMENT
GRADES: IV – XI
5 4 3 2 1
❖ Highly engaging and ❖ Clear and informative, ❖ Adequately addresses the ❖ Shows a basic ❖ Does not demonstrate
insightful, demonstrating a showing a good topic. Ideas are presented understanding of the topic understanding of the topic.
Content and deep understanding of the understanding of the topic. but may lack depth and but lacks depth and Ideas are unclear or absent,
Ideas topic. Ideas are original, Ideas are developed and development. Some development. Ideas are with little to no supporting
well-developed, and supported with relevant supporting details and vague and not well- details or examples.
thoroughly supported with details and examples, though examples are provided, but supported with details or
relevant details and some areas could be they may be general or examples.
examples. expanded. limited.
❖ Excellently organized with a ❖ Well-organized with a logical ❖ Basic organizational ❖ Shows some attempt at ❖ Lacks clear organization.
clear, logical structure. Points structure. Most points are structure. Some points are organization, but the Points are poorly structured,
are well-structured with well-structured with clear well-structured, but others structure is unclear or and transitions are missing
Organization strong transitions. transitions, though some may be disorganized or lack inconsistent. Points may or confusing.
minor improvements could clear transitions. lack logical transitions.
be made.
❖ Strong, distinct voice and ❖ Clear voice and style ❖ Basic voice and style ❖ Limited voice and style. ❖ Lacks a clear voice and
style appropriate for the appropriate for the audience generally appropriate for the Tone may be inconsistent or style. Tone is inconsistent,
audience and purpose. Tone and purpose. Tone is audience and purpose. Tone inappropriate for the inappropriate, or absent.
Voice and Style is engaging and consistently generally engaging and is mostly consistent but may audience and purpose.
maintained. consistent, with minor lapses. be bland or uneven at times.
❖ Speaks fluently with clear ❖ Speaks fluently with good ❖ Speaks with basic fluency ❖ Limited fluency with ❖ Lacks fluency with
pronunciation and intonation. pronunciation and intonation. and generally clear noticeable pronunciation pervasive pronunciation
Fluency and No noticeable pauses or Minor pauses or errors that pronunciation. Several errors. Frequent pauses or errors. Frequent pauses or
Pronunciation errors. do not significantly affect the pauses or errors that do not errors that sometimes errors that significantly
overall quality. impede understanding. impede understanding. impede understanding.
❖ Uses excellent body ❖ Uses good body language ❖ Uses basic body language ❖ Limited use of body ❖ Poor or no use of body
language and eye contact to and eye contact to engage the and eye contact language and eye contact. language and eye contact.
Body Language engage the audience. audience. Mostly confident Delivery lacks confidence Delivery lacks confidence
and Eye Contact Confident and natural and natural delivery, with and may be awkward. and is awkward or
delivery. minor lapses. disengaging.
