ADULT ORAL ENGLISH LITERACY ASSESSMENT

Conducted by: ___________________________

Student: ____________________________________

Date: ___________________________________

Company: ___________________________________

PART 1 Simple Oral Interview

1) What is your name? (Personal Information)
Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

2) Please spell your given and family names. (Alphabet)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

3) What is your supervisors name? (Informing)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

4) Which department do you work in? (Informing)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

5) How long have you been working here? (Informing)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

6) What do you do here at __________________? (Vocabulary)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence (
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

7) What was the first thing you did at work this morning? (Vocabulary)
Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

8) Tell me how to get to your work area from here. (Giving Directions)
Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

9) Tell me how to get from here to your home. (Giving Directions)

Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
No Response ( )

Incorrect Response (

10) Give me two reasons why oranges are better than apples. (Comparisons)
Complete Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Incorrect Response (
No Response ( )

11) What is your main goal with regards to English language learning? (Information)
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Incomplete Sentence ( )
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No Response ( )

TOTALS:
D (

A(
)

B (

C (

PART 2 Vocabulary Recognition, Comprehension and Use

Starting from Level 1, show student 1 flashcard at a time. Student should first read the word, and then
attempt to use it in a complete sentence. Student will be given 10 seconds to complete each flashcard.
Progress from Level 1 to Level 5. If student does not comprehend 2 of the 3 words in a Level, mark the
remainder of Part 2 as non-comprehension and continue to Part 3 of the assessment.

Level D (1)
NAME

Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) SPEAK
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) COLD
Correct Sentence
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( )

Level C (2)
CHALLENGING
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension (
)
Non-comprehension ( ) LOS ANGELES Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) RACED
Correct Sentence
( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( )
Level B (3)
SUPERB
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension (
)
Non-comprehension ( ) GENUINE
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) SLICE
Correct Sentence
( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( )
Level A (4)
AUSPICIOUS Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) RECEPTION
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) OSLO
Correct Sentence
( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( )
Level A (4)
HEREDITY
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) OCCULT
Correct Sentence ( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( ) MOLD
Correct Sentence
( )
Incomplete Sentence ( )
Word Comprehension ( )
Non-comprehension ( )

TOTALS:

A (
D (

B (

C (

LEVEL ATTAINED: _____

PART 3 Conversation
The assessor suggests a topic (3-4 minutes long), listens actively, and prompts to elicit responses. Prompts
include:
What happened next? How did you feel about that? What did you say? Why?
Suggested Topics: 1) Tell me about a place you visited recently.
2) Tell me about the worst job you ever had.
3) Tell me about the most difficult client you had to deal with.
4) Tell me about a subject you enjoyed studying at school.
5) Describe a film that you really like.
6) Describe an important event or celebration in your culture.
7) Tell me about a friend you enjoy spending time with.
Scoring: As student converses, check the most suitable grade for each area. Immediately after
conversation, note comments if helpful
AREA
Rhythm & stress
Intonation
Vowel sounds
Consonant
sounds
Word order
Use of a, an,
the
Tenses
Plurals/uncounta
ble

A- Excellent

Confidence
Speed
Appropriate
Responses

TOTALS:

A (
D (

B (

C (

ASSESSMENT RESULTS

PART 1 Totals:

A (
)

B (

C (

D (

A (
)

B (

C (

D (

A (
)

B (

C (

D (

D (

PART 2 Totals:

PART 3 Totals:

TOTALS
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)

A (

PART 2 LEVEL: ____________

B (