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TOEFL
®
Planner
Test Prep
Score
Task Description
1
A response at this level is marked by one or more of the following:
• The response provides little or no meaningful or relevant coherent content from the lecture.
• The language level of the response is so low that it is difficult to derive meaning.
0
A response at this level merely copies sentences from the reading, rejects the topic or is otherwise not connected to the
topic, is written in a foreign language, consists of keystroke characters or is blank.
Scoring Guide for Independent Writing
Score
Task Description
5
An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following:
• Effectively addresses the topic and task
• Is well organized and well developed, using clearly appropriate explanations, exemplifications and/or details
• Displays unity, progression and coherence
• Displays consistent facility in the use of language, demonstrating syntactic variety, appropriate word choice and
idiomaticity, though it may have minor lexical or grammatical errors
4
An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following:
• Addresses the topic and task well, though some points may not be fully elaborated
• Is generally well organized and well developed, using appropriate and sufficient explanations, exemplifications
and/or details
• Displays unity, progression and coherence, though it may contain occasional redundancy, digression or unclear
connections
• Displays facility in the use of language, demonstrating syntactic variety and range of vocabulary, though it will
probably have occasional noticeable minor errors in structure, word form or use of idiomatic language that do not
interfere with meaning
3
An essay at this level is marked by one or more of the following:
• Addresses the topic and task using somewhat developed explanations, exemplifications and/or details
• Displays unity, progression and coherence, though connection of ideas may be occasionally obscured
• May demonstrate inconsistent facility in sentence formation and word choice that may result in lack of clarity and
occasionally obscure meaning
• May display accurate but limited range of syntactic structures and vocabulary
2
An essay at this level may reveal one or more of the following weaknesses:
• Limited development in response to the topic and task
• Inadequate organization or connection of ideas
• Inappropriate or insufficient exemplifications, explanations or details to support or illustrate generalizations in
response to the task
• A noticeably inappropriate choice of words or word forms
• An accumulation of errors in sentence structure and/or usage
1
An essay at this level is seriously flawed by one or more of the following weaknesses:
• Serious disorganization or underdevelopment
• Little or no detail, irrelevant specifics or questionable responsiveness to the task
• Serious and frequent errors in sentence structure or usage
0
An essay at this level merely copies words from the topic, rejects the topic or is otherwise not connected to the topic, is
written in a foreign language, consists of keystroke characters or is blank.
appendix 4: Scoring Guides–Writing