Name:
Central Bucks World
Language Rubric for
Speaking Assessments
Exemplary Response
4
Task Completion
(How well do you
complete the
task/how well did
you interact?)
Exceeds task
expectations.
Elaborates on all ideas.
*Initiates, maintains,
and closes a
conversation with
confidence and
fluency.
*Reacts appropriately
to situation and
partner all of the time.
Acceptable Response
2
Limited Response
1-0
Completes task and
slightly exceeds
expectations.
Elaborates on most
ideas.
*Initiates, maintains,
and closes a
conversation with
some confidence
and/or fluency.
*Reacts appropriately
to situation and
partner most of the
time.
Conveys message easily Conveys message with
with few or no errors.
minor errors that do
Uses pronunciation
not interfere with
understood by native
meaning.
speakers.
Uses pronunciation
Uses consistent and
understood by most
proper inflection.
native speakers.
Uses proper inflection.
Completes task.
Does not elaborate
on ideas.
*Initiates, maintains
and closes a
conversation.
*Reacts
appropriately to
situation and partner
some of the time.
Attempts or does not
complete task.
Misses critical
information.
*Memorizes
conversation.
*Can barely maintain
conversation.
*Reacts
inappropriately to
situation and partner.
Conveys message
with errors and slight
pauses that interfere
with meaning.
Uses pronunciation
by sympathetic
native speakers.
Uses some inflection.
Conveys message
with errors and long
pauses that interfere
with meaning.
Uses pronunciation
that interferes with
communication.
Uses no inflection.
Vocabulary/Content
(How extensive and
applicable is your
vocabulary?)
Uses accurate, rigorous
vocabulary.
Uses appropriate
transitional words and
idioms.
Uses circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses repetitious and
narrow range of
vocabulary.
Uses inappropriate
vocabulary
frequently.
Does not attempt
circumlocution.
Grammar/Accuracy
(How accurate is
your language?)
Uses a variety of
complex structures
accurately (moods,
tenses, idioms, clauses,
etc).
Self corrects.
Organizes thoughts or
ideas logically and
consistently.
Uses accurate tone.
Risk-Taking
(How comfortable
are you taking risks
with the language?)
Exceptional evidence of
risk-taking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.
Uses adequate
vocabulary.
Uses few or no
transitional words or
idioms.
Attempts to use
circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses some complex
structures
(moods, tense,
idioms, clauses, etc).
Self corrects
occasionally.
Organizes some
thoughts or ideas
logically.
Uses accurate tone
some of the time.
Little evidence of
risk-taking,
creativity, originality,
effort and detail.
Comprehensibility
(How well were you
understood?)
Very Good Response
3
Date:
Uses accurate and
some rigorous
vocabulary.
Uses some transitional
words and idioms.
Uses some
circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses some complex
structures accurately
(moods, tenses,
idioms, clauses, etc).
Self corrects most of
the time.
Organizes most
thoughts or ideas
logically.
Uses accurate tone
most of the time.
Evidence of risktaking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.
Uses simple
sentences.
Does not self- correct.
Makes little attempt
to organize thoughts
or ideas.
Rarely uses accurate
tone.
Minimal attempt or
no evidence of risktaking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.
Name:
Central Bucks World
Language Rubric for
Speaking Assessments
Exemplary Response
4
Task Completion
(How well do you
complete the
task/how well did
you interact?)
Exceeds task
expectations.
Elaborates on all ideas.
*Initiates, maintains,
and closes a
conversation with
confidence and
fluency.
*Reacts appropriately
to situation and
partner all of the time.
Acceptable Response
2
Limited Response
1-0
Completes task and
slightly exceeds
expectations.
Elaborates on most
ideas.
*Initiates, maintains,
and closes a
conversation with
some confidence
and/or fluency.
*Reacts appropriately
to situation and
partner most of the
time.
Conveys message easily Conveys message with
with few or no errors.
minor errors that do
Uses pronunciation
not interfere with
understood by native
meaning.
speakers.
Uses pronunciation
Uses consistent and
understood by most
proper inflection.
native speakers.
Uses proper inflection.
Completes task.
Does not elaborate
on ideas.
*Initiates, maintains
and closes a
conversation.
*Reacts
appropriately to
situation and partner
some of the time.
Attempts or does not
complete task.
Misses critical
information.
*Memorizes
conversation.
*Can barely maintain
conversation.
*Reacts
inappropriately to
situation and partner.
Conveys message
with errors and slight
pauses that interfere
with meaning.
Uses pronunciation
by sympathetic
native speakers.
Uses some inflection.
Conveys message
with errors and long
pauses that interfere
with meaning.
Uses pronunciation
that interferes with
communication.
Uses no inflection.
Vocabulary/Content
(How extensive and
applicable is your
vocabulary?)
Uses accurate, rigorous
vocabulary.
Uses appropriate
transitional words and
idioms.
Uses circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses repetitious and
narrow range of
vocabulary.
Uses inappropriate
vocabulary
frequently.
Does not attempt
circumlocution.
Grammar/Accuracy
(How accurate is
your language?)
Uses a variety of
complex structures
accurately (moods,
tenses, idioms, clauses,
etc).
Self corrects.
Organizes thoughts or
ideas logically and
consistently.
Uses accurate tone.
Risk-Taking
(How comfortable
are you taking risks
with the language?)
Exceptional evidence of
risk-taking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.
Uses adequate
vocabulary.
Uses few or no
transitional words or
idioms.
Attempts to use
circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses some complex
structures
(moods, tense,
idioms, clauses, etc).
Self corrects
occasionally.
Organizes some
thoughts or ideas
logically.
Uses accurate tone
some of the time.
Little evidence of
risk-taking,
creativity, originality,
effort and detail.
Comprehensibility
(How well were you
understood?)
Very Good Response
3
Date:
Uses accurate and
some rigorous
vocabulary.
Uses some transitional
words and idioms.
Uses some
circumlocution to
describe unknown
words.
Uses some complex
structures accurately
(moods, tenses,
idioms, clauses, etc).
Self corrects most of
the time.
Organizes most
thoughts or ideas
logically.
Uses accurate tone
most of the time.
Evidence of risktaking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.
Uses simple
sentences.
Does not self- correct.
Makes little attempt
to organize thoughts
or ideas.
Rarely uses accurate
tone.
Minimal attempt or
no evidence of risktaking, creativity,
originality, effort and
detail.