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1a. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
I goed to library 3 uses wrong verb ten
se missing article the
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1b. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Have day off 2 intelligible phrase with an i
mplied relationto the prompt student does not
really give any answer to what he or she does on
non-school days
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1c. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
I like to eat lunch at school 2 full, unders
tandable response with no discernible relation to
the prompt
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1d. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Sometimes I work on hobbies, and sometimes I
take care of my brother 5 complete sentence
with a subject and verb
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1e. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Read 3 one-word answer that is appropriate t
o the task

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1f. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Brother, my sister, go store or maybe go movie
2 response is very awkwardly worded, causing
confusion
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1g. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Teacher 1 no discernible relation to the pro
mpt
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1h. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Watch movies and have fun 4 implied subject
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1i. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
I like to working puzzles 3 the addition of
ing to work constitutesa major error in this
short response

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1j. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
For talk with friend 2 vague and awkward res
ponse causes difficulty in understanding

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1k. What do you do on days when you dont have
school?
Go shopping 3 implied subject short answer
that is adequate to the task
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2a. Tell me about one of your friends.
My cousin 2 vague response with a possiblei
mplied relation to the prompt
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2b. Tell me about one of your friends.
We are in the math class 2 full, understanda
ble response with no discernible relation to the
prompt without making assumptions
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2c. Tell me about one of your friends.
  The friend I know is Rita she have black hairs
and brown eyes pretty 3 generally understand
able response withseveral grammatical errors

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2d. Tell me about one of your friends.
I will talk about my friend Eduardo he wears
glasses and hes fun sometimes

5 complete sentence with a subject and verb
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2e. Tell me about one of your friends.
Friend is Marco 2 intelligible words with i
mplied relation to prompt

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2f. Tell me about one of your friends.
MariaThe friend I want to tell about is name
Maria
4 uses name instead of named
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2g. Tell me about one of your friends.
My best friend name is Roger that live here
3 fails to use possessive friendsmissing w
ords/word order problems create confusion
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2h. Tell me about one of your friends.
My friend is my best friend 3 understandable
response with limited relation to the prompt
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2i. Tell me about one of your friends.
Tomas sings good 3 short answer adequate for
the tasksubstitutes good for well
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2j. Tell me about one of your friends.
My one of my favorite friends is Ting

4 begins the response with My
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2k. Tell me about one of your friends.
My friend name Oscar he come to my house
3 fails to use possessive friends missing
verb is uses wrong verb tense

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3a. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
This movie Grease so good because it like make
me so happy 3 generally understandable, pro
mpt-specific response with a number of
grammatical errors
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3b. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
The newspapermy dad reads newspaper
2 generally understandable response with no d
iscernible relation to the prompt

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3c. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
This movie I like because I like actions
3 implied relation to prompt word order pr
oblems substitutes actions for action
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3d. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
I like TitanicI thought it was interesting
5 complete sentence with a subject and verb


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3e. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
Lion King because is very nice
3 vague/minimal response with missing pronoun


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3f. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
The booknovelthe novels can talk about
something to person and then 2 implied relat
ion to prompt awkwardnessmakes response
difficult to understand
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3g. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
Was I saw was that the students kind of like

1 no discernible relation to the prompt
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3h. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
Books fun to read 2 intelligible phrase with
implied relation to the prompt vague

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3i. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
My favorite movie is Braveheart is about a
people who lived in the 18th century

4 missing word between Braveheart and is
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3j. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
The Ringits scary 3 short answer that i
s adequate to the task
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3k. Tell me about a book or movie that you like.
A movie like baseball movie is my sport
2 difficult to understand because of awkward/
confusing wording
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4a. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
I want to go to SpainI like it very much

5 complete sentences with a subject and verb
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4b. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Russia 2 intelligible word with relation to
prompt but has failed to communicate anything
about the latter part of the prompt so it is not
adequate to the task
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4c. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Im go to Mexico and because my family is there
3 uses Im go instead of I will gouses the
connector and unnecessarily
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4d. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Maybe to China because I am interested in the
television about the China 4 implied subject
same error repeated twice
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4e. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Florida because is sunny and beach

3 word omissions
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4f. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
The world is round 2 full, understandable re
sponse withno discernible relation to the prompt
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4g. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Planets 1 no discernible relation to the pro
mpt
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4h. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
South Americaits got neat animals and can look
to rain forest 3 substitutes its got for it
has omits I between and and can substitutes
to for at omits article before rain forest
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4i. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
My house because I like it 3 understandable
response with implied relation to the prompt
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4j. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Stay home 2 implied relation to prompt very
vague
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4k. If you could go anywhere in the world, where
would you go and why would you go there?
Californiaits warm 3 short answer that is
adequate to the task
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5a. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
Cake sweet 2 intelligible words with impli
ed relation to the prompt
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5b. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
The spaghetti noodles I like for put in bowl and
cut butter on the top melted 2 awkward wordin
g makes this responsedifficult to follow
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5c. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
My favorite food is sushiit made by fish,
seaweed, rice 4 first sentence is complete
ly correct second sentence has several errors
it instead of its, by instead of of, and fails
to use the connector and to connect the 3
ingredients
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5d. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
My brother work at McDonalds 2 full, unders
tandable response with no discernible relation
to the prompt

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5e. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
I really like Chinese food, especially eggrolls

5 complete sentence with a subject and verb
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5f. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
Favorite food is some eggroll and french fry and
fried chicken and rice 3 implied subject be
gins with a singular noun and verb but follows
with multiple objects use of some makes the
response even more awkward
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5g. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
My favorite food is fried chicken because its
yummy 5 complete sentence with a subject and
verb
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5h. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
Is a kind of pasta that have shells and
cheesefor mix together 3 implied subject u
ses have instead of has substitutes for for to

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5i. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
Cooking 1 no discernible relation to the pro
mpt
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5j. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
Well-done steak 3 short answer that is adequ
ate for the task

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5k. Tell me about one of your favorite foods.
I eat all day because it good 2 implied rela
tion to the prompt
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6a. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
That light used to make a room more easy to see
2 awkward wording causes confusion and diffi
culty in understanding

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6b. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
A pen is used for write 4 uses for write ins
tead of to write or for writing

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6c. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
A map is used for indicating places and cities
in the world 5 complete sentence with a subj
ect and verb

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6d. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
A rainbowlots of colors 2 intelligible word
s with implied relation to the prompt, provided
there is a rainbow or a picture of one in the
room fails to provide a response that can be
elaborated upon as far as its use
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6e. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
The sink, for dishes 3 short answer that is
adequate to the task

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6f. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
A ruleruse to measuring at math
3 implied subject in second response correct
wording would be use it to measure in math or
something similar, so the response has multiple
errors
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6g. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
A flag 2 implied relation to prompt names a
n object presumably in the room but does not
elaborate
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6h. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
Singing 1 no discernible relation to the pro
mpt

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6i. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
The cupit used to get a drink

4 omits the word is after it
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6j. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
Case, to keep books 3 implied subject uses
case for book case substitutes keep for hold

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6k. Point to any item in this room. Tell me the
name of the item and explain what it is used
for.
The dogs a nice animal 2 full, understanda
ble response with nodiscernible relation to the
prompt (unless thereis a picture of a dog in the
room)
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Question Please ask me how far my home is from
this school.
How far away is your home for our school
4 Uses for instead of from
Where is your home 2 Inappropriate question
in relation to prompt How far from this school is
your home 5 Correctly constructed no errors
Far away 1 Question answered, not construct
ed How far from school is your home being 3
Appropriate question but awkwardly stated
Go home after school 1 Question answered, no
t constructed
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Question Please ask me what I do after work.
What do you do after your work
4 Adds your unnecessarily
What are you doing after work 5 Correctly co
nstructed no errors What do you like to work
2 Inappropriate question in relation to
prompt What are you doing when you not work 3
Appropriate question but awkwardly stated
Watch TV 1 Question answered, not constructe
d What do you do after the work 4 Adds the
unnecessarily
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Question Sometimes I like to tell other people
about my family. Please ask me to tell you about
my family.
What family like 3 Appropriate question but
awkwardly stated What do you do with your family
member 2 Inappropriate question in relation
to prompt Would you tell me something about your
family 5 Correctly constructed no errors H
ow many persons in your family
2 Inappropriate question in relation to
prompt What can you tell me about family 4
Omits your between about and family
My grandmother 1 Question answered, not cons
tructed