ELPAC Speaking Practice Tests for Every Grade (Kβ12)
Practise the ELPAC Speaking domain for your grade, with the examiner's questions read aloud, the pictures students talk about, and sample answers for each task type.
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9 questions, 22 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4 questions about one big picture, scored 0β1 and 0β2), Support an Opinion (2 questions: choose one of two pictures and say why, 0β2), Retell a Narrative (2 stories told with three pictures, 0β4) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (1 talk with pictures; a full answer gives three main points, 0β4). Untimed; about 10 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
9 questions, 22 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4 questions, 0β1 and 0β2), Support an Opinion (2 questions, 0β2), Retell a Narrative (1 picture story, 0β4) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2 questions, 0β4; a full answer gives three main points). Untimed; about 10 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
12 questions, 28 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4), Speech Functions (3 questions: say what you would ask or tell someone in a school situation, 0β2), Support an Opinion (2, 0β2), Retell a Narrative (1, 0β4) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2, 0β4; a full answer covers all the main points). Untimed; about 12 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
12 questions, 30 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4), Speech Functions (3, 0β2), Support an Opinion (2, with pictures, 0β3), Retell a Narrative (1 story with four pictures, 0β4) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2, 0β4; all main points plus at least two details each). Untimed; about 15 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
12 questions, 30 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4), Speech Functions (2, 0β2), Support an Opinion (2, with pictures, 0β3), Present and Discuss Information (2, 0β3: describe a chart, then say whether a claim is supported) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2, 0β4). Untimed; about 15 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
12 questions, 30 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4), Speech Functions (2, 0β2), Support an Opinion (2, no pictures, 0β3), Present and Discuss Information (2, 0β3: describe a chart, then say whether a claim is supported) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2, 0β4). Untimed; about 15 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
12 questions, 30 points, one-on-one: Talk About a Scene (4), Speech Functions (2, 0β2), Support an Opinion (2, no pictures, 0β3), Present and Discuss Information (2, 0β3: describe a chart, then say whether a claim is supported) and Summarize an Academic Presentation (2, 0β4). Untimed; about 15 minutes. Model answers and the scoring rubric for every question.
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7ESL practice material written in the public format of the Summative ELPAC. 7ESL is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the California Department of Education (CDE), ETS or the ELPAC program. The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) are a program of the California Department of Education. All texts, pictures and questions are original 7ESL material. Practice level estimates are not ELPAC scale scores or official performance levels.