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CAE Writing Exam 
Grading Rubric for the Cambridge Advanced Exam
Rubric Code: KB4396
By sfroemmi
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate, Graduate

Powered by iRubric CAE Writing Exam
  Band 1

B1 Level, No pass

1 pts

Band 2

B2 Level (FCE)
No pass

2 pts

Band 3

C1 Level, CAE Pass: C

3 pts

Band 4

C1+ Level: CAE Pass: B

4 pts

Band 5

C2 Level, CAE Pass: A

5 pts

Content
1.25 pts

Required content, relevance, completeness
Band 1

Some required content missing.

Some irrelevances and
misinterpretation of task present.

Target reader is minimally
informed.
Band 2

Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3
Band 3

All required content covered

Only minor irrelevances and/or omissions present.

Target reader is on the whole informed.
Band 4

Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5
Band 5

All required content covered.

All content is relevant to the task.

Target reader is fully informed.
Language
1.25 pts

Vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Band 1

Uses a range of everyday vocabulary
appropriately, with occasional
inappropriate use of less common
lexis.

Uses a range of simple and some
complex grammatical forms with a good degree of control.

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word-choice errors, are relatively frequent, but for the most part do not impede understanding
Band 2

Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3
Band 3

Uses a range of vocabulary, including
advanced vocabulary, appropriately.

Uses a range of simple and complex
grammatical forms with control and
flexibility.

Occasional grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word-choice errors present but
do not impede understanding.
Band 4

Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5
Band 5

Uses a range of advanced vocabulary, including
less common lexis, effectively and
precisely.

Uses a wide range of simple and complex grammatical forms with full control, flexibility and sophistication.

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word-choice errors, if present, are related to less common words and structures, or occur as slips and do not at all impede effective communication.
Organisation
1.25 pts

Logic, coherency, variety, linking
Band 1

Text is somewhat organised and coherent.

Text uses some linking words and cohesive devices, but not with complete accuracy nor sufficiency.
Band 2

Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3
Band 3

Text is well organised and
coherent.

Test uses sufficient variety of cohesive devices and
organisational patterns to
generally good effect.
Band 4

Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5
Band 5

Text is a well-organised,
coherent whole.

Text uses a variety of cohesive devices and
organisational patterns with flexibility.
Communicative Achievement
1.25 pts

Register, tone, clarity, interest
Band 1

Uses some conventions of
the communicative task
to hold the target reader’s
attention.

Communicates simple,
straightforward ideas.
Band 2

Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3
Band 3

Uses the conventions of the communicative task effectively.

Holds the target reader’s attention and communicates
straightforward and complex ideas, as appropriate.
Band 4

Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5
Band 5

Uses the conventions of the communicative task with sufficient flexibility to communicate complex
ideas in an effective way.

Holds the target reader’s attention with ease, fulfilling all
communicative purposes.



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