Essay demonstrates accurate use of vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure with some minor errors. Clearly ties examples to thesis statement. Essay uses relevant examples, but lacks some clarity or connection between examples and thesis statement.ĥ = Essays follows topic, is well developed and organized and uses relevant examples. Has some errors in grammar or vocabulary.Ĥ = Essays follows topic, but is somewhat unorganized or is not fully developed. Uses some examples, but only vaguely connects them to the thesis or misses key points. Uses no or very few examples.ģ = Essay mostly follows topic and has some general organization and development. Here is the rubric for the Writing Section:Ġ = No essay, essay is unconnected to the topic, or essay is not in English.ġ = Little or no response to the prompt, or essay is mostly incomprehensible.Ģ = Essay somewhat follows topic, but shows significant difficulties in language, organization, and development. The Writing Section tasks are scored between 0 and 5, so a total raw score in this section is between 0 and 10. Each task is scored individually and totaled together for a raw score. The Writing Section is administered through two tasks. Was coherent, intelligible, complete, and shows an automatic and fluid master of English. Speech has a fluid and well-paced flow, with only minor lapses in pronunciation or grammar. Demonstrates a fairly automatic and fluid mastery of English, with some notable lapses.Ĥ = Speech addresses and completely fulfills topic. Speech is mostly intelligible and fluid, though may have some issues with pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary. Speech was basically intelligible, but had several mistakes in pronunciation, grammar, or was too simple in vocabulary and style.ģ = Speech addresses and fulfills topic, with minor exceptions. Each correct answer is worth one point, so the raw score for the Listening Section is from 0 to 34.Ġ = Didn’t answer, answered in a language other than English, or the speech was incomprehensible.ġ = Speech was minimally related to topic, speech had numerous errors, was choppy, and/or was largely incomprehensible.Ģ = Speech mostly stuck to topic, but didn’t completely answer the question or follow the prompt. The number of questions can vary depending on the number of audio clips, but usually there are only 34 questions. The Listening Section is also administered through multiple-choice questions. Therefore, the raw score for the Reading Section is from 0 to 45. There is usually only one Reading to Learn question, and it is worth 2 points. Each correct answer is worth one point, except for the Reading to Learn question. The number of questions can vary depending on the number of reading passages. The Reading Section is administered through multiple-choice questions. *Except the Reading to Learn question which is worth 2 points.