RUBRIC FOR ORAL EXAMINATIONS / PRACTICES / TASKS

Needs Improvement Satisfactory Good Excellent

1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts

Grammar Needs Improvement Satisfactory Good Excellent

Student was difficult to understand
and had a hard time
communicating their ideas and
responses because of grammar
mistakes.
Student was able to express
their ideas and responses
adequately but often displayed
inconsistencies with their
sentence structure and tenses.
Student was able to express
their ideas and responses fairly
well but makes mistakes with
their tenses, however is able to
correct themselves.
Student was able to express
their ideas and responses
with ease in proper
sentence structure and
tenses.

Pronunciation Needs Improvement Satisfactory Good Excellent

Student was difficult to understand, Student was slightly unclear with Pronunciation was good and did Pronunciation was very clear
quiet in speaking, unclear in pronunciation at times, but not interfere with and easy to understand.
pronunciation. generally is fair. communication

Vocabulary Needs Improvement Satisfactory Good Excellent

Student had inadequate vocabulary Student was able to use Student utilized the words Rich, precise and impressive
words to express his/her ideas vocabulary but was lacking, learned in class, in an accurate usage of vocabulary words
properly, which hindered the making him/her repetitive and manner for the situation given. learned in and beyond of
students in responding. cannot expand on his/her ideas. class.
Comprehension Needs Improvement
Student had difficulty
understanding the questions and
topics that were being discussed.
Fluency Needs Improvement
Speech is very slow, stumbling,
nervous, and uncertain with
response, except for short or
memorized expressions. Difficult
for a listener to understand
Content Needs Improvement
Content is poorly prepared. Little to
no examples, explanations. Uses
terminology without knowing its
meaning.
Satisfactory
Student fairly grasped some of
the questions and topics that
were being discussed.
Satisfactory
Speech is slow and often
hesitant and irregular.
Sentences may be left
uncompleted, but the student is
able to continue.
Satisfactory
Content is adequately prepared.
Examples are given where
necessary Some aspects remain
unclear. At least four items
mentioned.
Good
Student was able to
comprehend and respond to
most of the questions and topics
that were being discussed.
Good
Speech is mostly smooth but
with some hesitation and
unevenness caused primarily by
rephrasing and groping for
words.
Good
Content is clearly prepared and
distributed. Good examples
which fit the subject and
audience.
At least 4 items mentioned.
Excellent
Student was able to
comprehend and respond to
all of the questions and the
topics that were being
discussed with ease.
Excellent
Speech is effortless and
smooth with speed that
comes close to that of a
native speaker.
Excellent
Content is perfectly
prepared and distributed.
Good and appealing
examples are given. At least
4 items mentioned.