Grade 7 Excellent performance

Shows a sound and effective command of the language.
Uses language in a manner that is a very fluent, accurate, varied and appropriate.
Writes in a very convincing and clear manner with imagination.
Reads with thorough and perceptive comprehension.

Grade 6 Very good performance

Shows a very good command and effective command of the language.
Uses language in a manner that is a fluent, accurate, varied and appropriate.
Writes in a convincing and clear manner with some imagination.
Reads with very good comprehension.

Grade 5 Good performance

Shows a good command of the language despite some inaccuracies.
Uses language in a manner that is a mostly fluent, accurate, varied and appropriate.
Writes in a generally convincing and clear manner with a little imagination.
Reads with good comprehension.

Grade 4 Satisfactory performance

Shows an adequate command of the language with some inaccuracies.
Uses language in an adequate manner that is a generally fluent, accurate, varied and appropriate.
Writes in a basically clear manner, but with little imagination
Reads with adequate comprehension.

Grade 3 Mediocre performance

Show a basic command of the language with some inaccuracies.
Uses language in a manner that is almost fluent, accurate, varied and appropriate.
Writes in an often unclear manner with fairly limited competence.
Reads with basic comprehension.

Grade 2 Poor performance

Shows a limited command of the language with many inaccuracies.
Uses language in a manner that is not fluent , accurate, varied or appropriate.
Writes almost always in an unclear manner with limited competence.
Reads with limited comprehension.

Grade 1 Very poor performance

Shows almost no command of the language.
Uses language in a manner that is not at all fluent, accurate, varied or appropriate.
　Writes always in an unclear manner with very limited competence.
Reads with almost no comprehension.