GRADE 5 SBA 2023

SCORING GUIDE
SECTION A
TASK 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Part 1: Contextualized Conversation
Suggested Responses
1. I will (raise my hand) and tell the teacher the person who laughed.
I will ask the teacher to forgive us.
I will ask the teacher to punish the teacher who laughed.
2. So that only the learner who laughed is punished.
Because I fear punishment/so that I am not punished.
3. No. because only one person laughed.
No. Because the others did not make a mistake.
Yes. Because they all kept quiet.
Yes. Because they don’t want to tell the teacher the person who laughed.
4. I will
Yes teacher, I will remember to carry.

PART II
5. It was time for break.
6. A cat
7. The bell had rung.
8. The English teacher.
Listening and Speaking Scoring Rubrics (For Part 1 And Part 2)
Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
Communication Almost Good Hesitates with Weak
(Pronunciation, perfect/error-free pronunciation frequent errors pronunciation
intonation and pronunciation and and intonation of pronunciation skills and
audibility) intonation. There with few errors and intonation. intonation and
is effort to sound but the learner is Meaning can be many errors.
like a native clearly heard and guessed from the Lacks sequence
speaker. The can be judged as responses. Not and inaudible.
learner is clearly the response is audible and No meaning can
heard as the logical and easy difficult to be derived from
response is to follow. follow. the responses.
logical and very So, it is difficult
easy to follow. to follow.

1
 Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
Comprehension Interprets all Interprets most Interprets some Exhibits lack of
(correct responses questions in questions in questions in understanding of
and appropriate context. context. context. the questions or
vocabulary) Responds to all Responds to most Responds to does not respond
questions questions some questions to questions at
appropriately. appropriately. appropriately. all.
Uses a variety of Uses the Use limited
vocabulary in appropriate vocabulary in
response to vocabulary in response to
questions. response to questions.
questions.
Use of Non- Uses a variety of Uses non verbal Occasionally Hardly uses non
Verbal Cues non verbal cues: cues uses some non verbal cues.
(confidence, facial appropriate facial appropriately: verbal cues and Makes no eye
expressions, body expressions, body facial some times and contact with the
posture, eye postures, expressions, body speaks with teacher, keeps
contact, gestures) gestures, pauses, postures and confidence. looking down
poise and gestures. and away while
meaningful eye Maintains speaking.
contact with the meaningful eye
teacher at all contact with the
times and speaks teacher most of
with confidence. the times and
speaks with
confidence.

TASK 2: READING ALOUD

Scoring Rubric
Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
Speed Reads correctly Reads correctly at Reads correctly Reads correctly
(number of more than 90 least 90 words between 45 to 89 below 45 words
words read words within 1 within 1 minute. words Reading is in a minute.
correctly per minute. Reading is smooth sometimes is halted Reading
minute) Reading is and natural; and the reader does proceeds with
consistently pauses are where not pause difficulty and
smooth and they should be effectively at many words are
natural; pauses most of the sentence ends and repeated. There
are consistently reading time. commas. are many stops
where they should and starts that
be throughout the make the reading
reading time. hard to follow.
Volume and Reads clearly and Reads clearly and Reads clearly and Often mumbles
Accuracy loudly. loudly enough, loudly some parts and cannot be
(loudness, Pronounces correctly of the passage. understood.
pronunciation correctly more pronounces all the Pronounces Pronounces
and grouping than 90 words in 90 words. Groups correctly 45 to 89 below 45 words.
of words) the passage. many words words. Groups Volume is too

2
Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
Groups words logically when some words soft to be heard;
logically reading. logically when reads word by
throughout when reading. word and must
reading. be assisted.
Reading with The voice carries The voice carries The voice The voice is
Expression appropriate appropriate sometimes carries monotone
(intonation, inflection (rising inflection (rising appropriate throughout and
mood and and falling) and and falling) and inflection and the carries no
facial the tone changes the tone changes tone sometimes inflection and
expressions) to capture the to capture the changes to capture the tone does not
mood of the text mood of the text the mood of the change to carry
throughout. The most of the time. text. The voice does the mood of the
voice varies The voice varies not vary according text.
according to according to to characters and
characters and characters and monotone is
uses appropriate uses appropriate common.
pitch (loudness pitch (loudness Sometimes uses
and softness) and softness) most facial expressions
throughout. of the time. most of the time.
Uses facial Uses facial
expressions expressions most
throughout. of the time.

Number of Words Read Correctly Per Minute

Conversion Table
Performance Levels Number of words
Exceeding Expectation (Level 4) 90 and above
Meeting Expectation (Level 3) 90
Approaching Expectation (Level 2) 45-89
Below Expectation (Level 1) 0-44

3
SECTION B
TASK 3: READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION B
1. B
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. C
16. B
Conversion Table (16 items)
Performance Levels Marks
Exceeding Expectation (Level 4) 13-16
Meeting Expectation (Level 3) 9-12
Approaching Expectation (Level 2) 5-8
Below Expectation (Level 1) 1-4

4
TASK 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS

17.C
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. C
30. B

Conversion Table (14 items)

Performance Levels Marks
Exceeding Expectation (Level 4) 13-14
Meeting Expectation (Level 3) 9-12
Approaching Expectation (Level 2) 5-8
Below Expectation (Level 1) 1-4

Task 5: WRITING
Scoring Rubric
Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
Grammar Almost excellent Good use of There are There are many
and use of grammar, grammar, moderate errors errors throughout
Mechanics of variety of punctuation, of grammar, in the sue of
Writing punctuation spelling, and punctuation, grammar,
marks, spelling, capitalization. spelling, and punctuation,
and There are a few capitalization. spelling and
capitalization. errors, but they do But some errors capitalization and
Errors are so few not impede reading. can impede the reader can only
and minor that reading and guess meaning
they do not meaning.
impede reading.
Handwriting Neat and easily Neat and easily Untidy but Not easily
readable readable, many readable; some readable, many
throughout, many letters are correctly letters are letters are not

5
 Criteria Exceeding Meeting Approaching Below
Expectation Expectation Expectation Expectation
(Level 4) (Level 3) (Level 2) (Level 1)
letters are spaced and sized correctly spaced correctly spaced
correctly spaced within lines; many and sized within and not sized
and sized within spaces between lines; some within lines; many
lines; spaces words are the spaces between spaces between
between words correct size. words are not the words are not the
are the correct correct size. correct size.
size throughout.
Vocabulary Almost free of Few errors of Frequent errors Many errors of
errors of subject- subject-verb of subject verb subject-verb
verb agreement, agreement that do agreement, range agreement, most
very good choice not impede of vocabulary is structures are
of words, and communication, limited and there incorrect
wide range of Selection of is no attempt to vocabulary
vocabulary and vocabulary is vary expressions. repeated and
use of varied appropriate to the communication is
expressions. context. difficult.
Organization Exhibits an Exhibits a logical Attempts to Exhibits no sense
exceptionally sequence, there is a provide a logical of order and
clear sense of sense of unity and sequence, there provided a series
unity and order order, there is a is some sense of of separate
throughout, there sense of beginning, beginning, sentences and
is a clear sense of middle and ending middle and disconnected ideas
beginning, and makes smooth ending and some and it is difficult
middle and transition between smooth transition to follow.
ending and makes ideas. between ideas.
smooth transition
between ideas.

RANGE

7-10: level 4

4-6: level 3

3-5: level 2

1-2: level 1

6
ASSESSMENT SHEET
1. Listening and Speaking
2. Reading Aloud

No. Learner’s Name Listening and Reading Aloud

Speaking (Performance Levels)
(Performance
Levels)
1. 4 3 2 1 No. of 4 3 2 1
words
read
correctly
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.

THIS IS THE LAST PRINTED PAGE