Young Advanced 1

Language Assessment Rubric

Evaluator’s Name: ________________________________________________.

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________.
These are the descriptors for you to consider when evaluating your partners’ language performance.
Communicative
B1 Content Organization Language
Achievement
5 All content is relevant Uses the conventions Both oral and Uses a range of everyday
to the task. Target of the communicative written text is vocabulary appropriately, with
audience is fully task to hold the target generally well occasional inappropriate use of
informed. audience’s attention organized and less common lexis. Uses a
and communicate coherent, using a range of simple and some
straightforward ideas. variety of linking complex grammatical forms
words and cohesive with a good degree of control.
devices. Errors do not impede
communication.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.
3 Minor irrelevances Uses the conventions Oral and written Uses everyday vocabulary
and/or omissions may of the communicative text is connected generally appropriately, while
be present. Target task in generally and coherent, using occasionally overusing certain
audience is overall appropriate ways to basic linking words lexis. Uses simple grammatical
informed. communicate and a limited forms with a good degree of
straightforward ideas. number of cohesive control. While errors are
devices. noticeable, meaning can still be
determined
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
1 Irrelevances and Produces text that Oral and written Uses basic vocabulary
misinterpretation of communicates simple text is connected reasonably appropriately. Uses
task may be present. ideas in simple ways. using basic, high simple grammatical forms with
Target audience is frequency linking some degree of control. Errors
minimally informed. words. may impede meaning at times.
0 Content is totally Performance below Band 1.
irrelevant. Target
audience is not
informed.

You will assign your partners points from zero (0) to five (5), where five represents your partners excelled, and
zero represents they lack more research and study.

B1 Content Communicative Achievement Organization Language Total Points

Obtained
Points
From 1
to 5
Comments:
Remember to be objective and polite when writing your comments since they will be given this rubric.

References
Information retrieved and adapted from:
https://cambridge-exams.ch/sites/default/files/b1-preliminary-handbook-2020.pdf