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TOEFL iBT Independent Speaking Rubrics

Score General Description Delivery Language Use Topic Development
4 The response is Has clear speech and Shows good use of Has adequate,
adequate, smooth flow. There vocabulary, grammar, sustained response.
understandable, may be minor flaws and structures (both Overall, the response
and coherent. A in intonation or complex and basic). is coherent and
response at this pronunciation, but There may be minor shows relationships
level: these are not errors, but these are between ideas
significant. not significant. clearly.
3 The response is Has clear speech but Uses vocabulary and Is coherent and
generally may show problems grammar effectively successful as a
successful, with intonation, and is generally whole but may be
understandable and pronunciation, and coherent. There may narrow in
coherent, but may pacing. The listener be problems with development. The
not be completely may have trouble vocabulary and response may
developed and may understanding grammar. Structures require more specific
be unclear in places. portions of the may show a narrow vocabulary and may
A response at this response, although range. fail to express
level: the response as a connections
whole is adequately between
understandable. ideas.
2 The response is on Is mostly Shows limited Addresses the topic to
topic but does not understandable but command of some extent but
develop the topic may suffer from vocabulary and expresses few ideas
adequately. Speech flawed articulation grammar. Meaning is or shows narrow
is understandable, and intonation therefore unclear in development of ideas.
but meaning may and/or uneven many places. Details do not always
be unclear at times. pacing. Connections between support the
A response at this ideas are not always argument. Vagueness
level: clear. and repetition may be
problems. Ideas may
not have adequate
connections.
1 Shows little Is not consistent in Shows very limited Has little appropriate
coherence, is not pronunciation, control and range of content and
closely related to intonation, and vocabulary and expresses only
the topic, or is hard stress. Delivery is grammar, and weak elementary ideas.
to understand. A uneven, with many connections between Speaker may find
response at this hesitations and ideas. Meaning often sustained speech
level: pauses. may be difficult or impossible and
impossible to repeat the prompt
understand. often.
0 Speaker does not respond or responds on an unrelated topic.

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