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Model Speaking Test

 

ASSESSMENT OF SPEAKING

CLASS – IX  / X            MODEL  SPEAKING TEST  TIME: 8 MINS        SUB: ENGLISH

 

 

Stage 1: Introduction (1 minute)

 

Section

Time

Procedure

10 secs

Examiner: Hello, please sit down.

My name is X.

What’s your name? (to Candidate A)

And what’s your name? (to Candidate B)

So your names are (name and serial number A) and (name and serial number B).

 

25 secs

(Candidate A), tell me something about (e.g. where you live).

Candidate A responds

 

25 secs

(Candidate B), tell me something about (e.g. your school).

Candidate B responds

 

Stage 2: Topic presentation (4 minutes)

 

5 secs

Examiner: Now (Candidate A), you are going to tell us about your topic.

When you have finished, (Candidate B) will ask you a question and then I will ask you some more

questions.

Would you like to begin please?

 

1 minute

Candidate A speaks

 

15 secs

 

Examiner: Thank you. (Candidate B) can you ask (Candidate A) a question please?

Candidate B asks question; Candidate A responds.

 

40 secs

Examiner asks 2 or 3 follow-up questions as appropriate from the topic prompt list

Stage 2 example follow-up questions

How often do you ______? Why?

When you __________ do you __________?

Why do think _______ is important?

 

5 secs

Examiner: Thank you. Now (Candidate B), you are going to tell us about your topic. When you have finished, (Candidate A) will ask you a question and then I will ask you some more questions. Would

you like to begin please?

 

1 minute

Candidate B speaks

 

15 secs

 

Examiner: Thank you. (Candidate B) can you ask (Candidate A) a question please?

Candidate A asks question; Candidate B responds.

 

40 secs

Examiner asks 2 or 3 follow-up questions as appropriate from the topic prompt list

 

Stage 3: Problem solving (3 minutes)

 

25 secs

Examiner: Thank you. Now let’s go to the next task.

I’m going to give you a card which has information about a problem.

I’d like you to read the information and then discuss together how you are going to solve the

problem.

You have 2 minutes to do this. Here is your problem.

Stage 3 sample problem solving card

 

Your classmates have not been keeping the school tidy. After lessons there is litter in the classrooms and in the halls.

With your partner, discuss this problem and decide what you can do to make the school a nicer, cleaner place for everyone.

 

Candidates read card (20 secs) then ask them to start speaking.

 

2 mins

Candidates discuss the problem and a solution.

 

35 secs

Examiner: OK, can you stop now please.

Option A (for candidates who have reached a solution):

Thank you. (Move straight on to a question)

Option B (for candidates who have not reached a solution):

Can you agree on a solution? What is it?

Candidates explain

Then examiner asks 1 or 2 follow-up questions as appropriate from the list of problem solving

prompts.

Stage 3 example follow-up questions

• Do you think your (solution) will be effective enough? Why?/Why not?

• What role do you think ________ plays in this problem? Why?

• _____________ sounds interesting. Could you tell me more about that/ this?

 

 

Please stop there. That’s the end of the test.

Thank you and goodbye.

 

 

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