TOPIK Writing Evaluation Policies +

Examples
June 11, 2013
Written by Aaron

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All the following information is freely available on numerous TOPIK websites, some with
analysis. The following is a basic Beginner level () rubric. This one doesn't include
"Formality of Language Use" like the Intermediate and Advanced rubrics do.

TOPIK Writing Evaluation

Content and Task Completion (9 marks) - (9 )

Evaluates whether the student included demanded contents and performed the given task well.

1. ? - Has he/she understood the given task?

2. ? - Does the essay content have all the points
asked (generally 3)?
3. ? - Is the essay content coherent?

Essay Development and Structure (6 marks) - (6 )

Evaluates whether the student used proper paragraph structure and composed the paragraph
cohesively.

1. ? - Is the essay development

natural/smooth?
2. ? - Is the beginning and end proper?
3. ? - Are the sentences structured in a proper and
natural way?
4. * ?

Language Use (12 marks) - (12 )

1. Vocabulary (4 marks) - (4 )

Evaluates whether the student used precise, proper, and fluent vocabulary.

(//) ? - Has he/she

used (beginner/intermediate/advanced) level vocabulary correctly?

2. Grammar (5 marks) - (5 )

Evaluates whether the student used precise, proper, and fluent grammar.

? - Has he/she written grammatically

correct sentences?

3. Spelling (3 marks) - (3 )
Evaluates whether the student spelled correctly.

, ? - Are spelling, spacing, etc, correct?

*Formality (3 marks) - (3 )

Evaluates whether the student used proper register according to the genre of the written language.

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*The starred parts don't seem to be included on the Beginner rubric.

Excellent Writing Samples

Now, let's take a look at some excellent TOPIK Writing samples. I think you can get a good feel
for what the graders are looking for by going over some previous TOPIK papers and the
sample answers that are included. The following are the sample essays from the 30th TOPIK
(April 21, 2013).

Beginner Sample Essay

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30 Sample Answer:
 Advanced Sample Essay

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