RUBRIC FOR THE ORAL PROFICIENCY TEST
Always
(8-10
points)
Some errors
(6-7 points)
Fundamental Errors (may
interfere with
comprehension)
(0-5 points)
Examples of mistakes
Correct pronunciation,
word stress and
intonation
Incorrect /
wrong
pronunciation of
some words
A marked foreign / wrong
pronunciation that interferes
with comprehension
Appropriate speed,
fluency and loudness of
speech
Hesitant, lacks
vocabulary, too
quiet (or too
loud)
Lack of fluency / speed
interferes with
comprehension
Correct choice of
vocabulary and word
form, including
prepositions and
pronouns
Occasional
wrong choices
or wrong forms
of vocabulary
Frequent mistakes in
vocabulary choice and form
that interfere with
comprehension
*The came in 8 o’clock; *I
invited a pizza; * She was
patience.
Complete well-formed
sentences
Occasional
missing
sentence parts or
incorrect
combinations of
words
Frequent use of sentence
fragments or ungrammatical
combinations
*She student; *It’s depend on
the weather.
Correct word order
Some instances
of wrong word
order in phrases
and sentences
Fundamental violations of
English word order rules
*I read yesterday this article.
* I have an idea different.
Correct question form
A few ill-formed
interrogatives
Systematic violations of
question formation rules
*Why you didn’t go? *Did he
be careful?
Correct choice and
forms of tense and
aspect (perfect,
progressive)
A few wrong
forms or choices
of tense / aspect
Frequent mistakes in form
and / or choice of tense /
aspect, potentially affecting
meaning
*Yesterday I go to the
supermarket; *I’m going to
school every day;
Subject-verb agreement
Occasional
disagreement
between subject
and verb
Frequent cases of lack of SV agreement (e.g. no s on
third person singular verbs
in the present simple)
*Everybody were happy; *She
teach us twice a week.
Correct choice of
articles (a / the) and
quantifiers (some, a few,
much, etc.)
A few cases of a
omission or
wrongly used
the
Systematic omissions and /
or wrong usage of the
articles and quantifiers
*I bought beautiful new dress;
*There aren’t much students
in the group. *The life can
sometimes be hard.
Correct singular / plural
forms
Wrong singular /
plural forms in
rare words only
Consistent problems in
using correct singular /
plural forms.
*She bought 5 new book;
*The baby has 2 new teeths.