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NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (NCSE) LEVEL 1
EXAMINATION 2006
LANGUAGE ARTS PAPER 1 ORAL
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Welcome to your oral interview. Relax and choose a topic about
which you will enjoy speaking. To do this, please follow these easy
steps. Good Luck!
Before the interview you should ensure that you
select one of the FIVE (5) topics provided. study it carefully
as you will be asked a number of questions on the selected topic.
review the scoring guide.
During your interview, you should ensure that you
understand the questions
speak fluently and at the right volume
use Standard English
express your ideas clearly
use appropriate vocabulary
are not afraid to ask questions or to clarify questions that you
are asked.
Your interview should last between five and ten minutes.
TOPICS: 1. Youth and Crime
2. Values: Respect
3. Entertainment: Movies
4. Healthy Lifestyles
5. Future Careers
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NCSE LANGUAGE ARTS ORALS SCORING GUIDE
SCORING CRITERIA
UNDERSTANDING OF TOPIC
SPEECH PACE AND
VOLUME
USE OF STANDARD ENGLISH
ARTICULATION ENUNCIATION,
EXPRESSION
LEXICON USE OF
VOCABULARY
13-15 Excellent
Understands and interprets all questions. Answers
appropriately
Speech is natural and continuous
Uses Standard English
effectively
Expressions are appropriate. Excellent
articulation and enunciation.
A wide range of vocabulary is
used
10-12 Very Good
Understands and interprets most
questions. Answers most
questions appropriately
Some hesitation in speech,
but generally completes responses
Uses Standard English
appropriately
Expressions are coherent. Very
good articulation and enunciation.
Adequate use of essential
vocabulary
7-9 Satisfactory
Understands some questions, requires
some repetition. Answers some
questions appropriately.
Frequent hesitation in speech and a few responses may be
incomplete
Uses Standard English
satisfactorily
Expressions are fairly coherent.
Satisfactory articulation and
enunciation.
Fairly adequate use of vocabulary
4-6 In progress
Understands a few questions, requires
considerable repetition. Answers
few questions appropriately.
Answers few
questions, speech is unnatural with great hesitation
Standard English has structural
inaccuracies
Expressions are fragmented or incomplete but
comprehensible. Weak articulation and enunciation.
Limited use of vocabulary
0-3 Minimal
Understands very little, little or no
attempt to answer questions
Speech is halting and fragmented
Little or no use of
Standard English
Conversation is virtually
impossible and expressions are
almost incomprehensible. Poor articulation and enunciation.
Little or no use of vocabulary
