Name_______________________________________
Interview Rubric
Category
Excellent
(4 pts.)
Good
(3 pts.)
Satisfactory
(2 pts.)
Needs Improvement
(1 pt.)
Quality and variety of
questions
Student generated great
questions that were very
appropriate for the person
they interviewed.
Questions were easily
understood and touched on
a variety of topics thus
drawing out full, interesting
answers.
Student generated
some good questions
that drew out
adequate answers.
Questions were
understood and
touched on a few
topics.
Student generated questions
that were too brief. Little
information was learned after
listening to interview.
Grammar of questions
Questions were well written
and the sentence structure
was (near to) perfect. No
words were misspelled and
there was correct placement
of accents.
Most of the questions
were well written and
the sentence structure
was good. Few
words were
misspelled and there
was correct
placement of accents
most of the time.
Student generated
questions that were
appropriate for the
person they
interviewed but may
have been too simple
or brief. Questions
were understood but
did not touch on
many topics.
There were 10
questions with at
least half containing
correct structure,
spelling and accents.
Video / Recording
submitted on time
Format of questions
Student submitted
recording / video on time.
Very neatly written or
typed and the questions and
answers are separated
clearly.
Pencil written and messy. Q
and A not separated and
difficult to read.
Flow and exchange
during interview
Student practiced and
prepared and the questions
and answers flowed at a
natural pace. There was no
hesitation when reading the
questions and it sounded
like a normal conversation.
Legibly written,
could have shown
more care and effort.
Q and A could have
been separated more
neatly.
Student didn’t seem
prepared to speak or
practice much. The
questions were read
but the conversation
did not flow. It may
have been too fast or
too slow.
Pronunciation and
intonation during
interview
Student’s pronunciation and
volume was excellent and
the native speaker was
easily able to understand
what was being asked. The
student also exhibited facial
expressions and inflected
voice when asking
questions.
Student’s
pronunciation and
volume was
understandable. The
native speaker may
have asked you to
repeat a question or
two. The student
exhibited a few facial
expressions and
inflected voice some.
Student’s pronunciation and
volume was barely
understandable. The native
speaker had difficulty
understanding the questions.
The student exhibited no
facial expressions and did not
inflect voice.
Extra questions /
spontaneous
comments or
questions
Student 10 questions and
/or commented or asked a
follow up question (that
was not on the list of
questions) during the
exchange 3-4 times.
Student had 10
questions but did not
comment or ask a
follow up question
(that was not on the
list of questions)
during the exchange.
Student had 9 or fewer
questions but did not
comment or asked any follow
up questions (that was not on
the list of questions) during
the exchange.
Politeness
Student listened politely,
did not interrupt, did not
rush the person being
interviewed and thanked
them at the end.
Student interrupted
the person a few
times, hurried them
and forgot to thank
them.
Student made no eye contact,
hurried and interrupted the
person being interview
multiple times and did not
thank them.
Very neatly written
and the questions and
answers are
separated clearly.
Student practiced and
prepared some. The
questions and
answers flowed at a
slower pace. There
was little hesitation
when reading the
questions and it
sounded like a
conversation.
Student’s
pronunciation and
volume was good
and the native
speaker was able to
understand what was
being asked. The
student exhibited
some facial
expressions and
inflected voice when
asking questions
most of the time.
Student had 10
questions and /or
commented or asked
a follow up question
(that was not on the
list of questions)
during the exchange
2-3 times.
Student listened but
interrupted 1-2 times,
and thanked them at
the end.
There were 10 questions but
there were many errors that
with sentence structure,
spelling and accents.
Student didn’t seem prepared
to speak or practice. The
questions were read but it felt
awkward and not like a real
conversation. It was too fast
or too slow.