Grade 5 — 1st Term Speaking Exam

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🎤 Speaking Prompts — 1st Term

Task 1

Introduce Yourself & Your School

⏱ 2 min

Ask the student to talk about themselves and their school. Use the questions below as prompts. Listen, do not interrupt unless the student stops.

What is your name? How old are you? Where do you live?
Can you tell me about your school? How big is it? What facilities does it have?
How many lessons do you have every day? Which subject is your favourite? Why?
Who is your favourite teacher? Why do you like him/her?
What do you usually do after school?

Task 2

Describe Your Town / Neighbourhood

⏱ 2 min

Ask the student to describe the places in their town. Encourage use of prepositions of place and There is/are structures.

Tell me about the town or neighbourhood where you live.
What places are there? (shops, parks, hospital, library, etc.)
Can you describe where some of these places are? (Use: next to, opposite, behind, in front of, between)
What do you and your family usually do at weekends in your town?
Do you like where you live? Why / Why not?

Task 3

Talk About Your Family

⏱ 1–2 min

Ask the student to talk about their family members and relationships. Listen for correct family vocabulary and simple descriptive language.

Tell me about your family. How many people are in your family?
What are your parents' jobs?
Do you have any brothers or sisters? Cousins? Describe one family member.
What does your family like doing together?

📊 Speaking Assessment Rubric

Criteria	5 pts Excellent	4 pts Good	3 pts Satisfactory	2 pts Limited	1 pt Very Limited
Task Achievement & Communicative Outcome	Fully achieves all task outcomes. All required content included. Ideas clear, complete, and logically organised. No missing elements.	Achieves most task outcomes. Minor content omission. Ideas are clear with slight gaps.	Achieves main outcomes. Some content missing. Ideas sometimes unclear.	Partially achieves outcomes. Major content missing. Message often unclear.	Does not achieve task outcomes. Content largely missing. Message not understandable.
Fluency & Coherence	Speaks naturally with consistent flow. No unnatural pauses. Ideas connected clearly.	Mostly fluent. Some hesitation but message remains smooth.	Noticeable hesitation. Several pauses. Flow occasionally breaks.	Frequent hesitation. Long pauses. Ideas disconnected.	Speech halts frequently. Communication breaks down.
Pronunciation & Intelligibility	Pronunciation consistently clear. Stress and intonation accurate. No errors affecting meaning.	Minor pronunciation errors. Meaning always clear.	Some pronunciation errors. 2–4 errors affecting clarity.	Frequent errors. 5–8 errors affecting clarity.	Pronunciation prevents understanding. More than 8 errors affecting meaning.
Grammar Accuracy & Range	Uses grade-level structures accurately. 0–2 minor grammatical errors. Complex structures used correctly.	Mostly accurate structures. 3–5 grammatical errors. Errors do not block meaning.	Limited range. 6–8 grammatical errors. Some errors affect clarity.	Basic structures only. 9–12 grammatical errors. Meaning sometimes unclear.	Very limited structure control. More than 12 grammatical errors. Meaning often unclear.
Vocabulary Use & Range	Appropriate and varied vocabulary for grade level. 0–2 lexical errors. No repetition affecting quality.	Adequate vocabulary range. 3–5 lexical errors. Minor repetition.	Basic vocabulary. 6–8 lexical errors. Frequent repetition.	Limited vocabulary. 9–12 lexical errors. Incorrect word choice affects meaning.	Very limited vocabulary. More than 12 lexical errors. Message often unclear.
SCORE (circle)	5	4	3	2	1

Total Score (×4)

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📝 Observation Notes

GRADE 5 ENGLISH SPEAKING EXAM