# Language scoring

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Use [Score Speech/Open-ended](https://api-docs.speechace.com/api-reference/score-speech-open-ended) for scoring language skills for open-ended responses.
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Speechace API's open-ended scoring capability provides feedback on the entire range of language skills including **pronunciation**, **fluency**, **vocabulary**, **grammar** and **coherence** scaled to a variety of rubrics such as CEFR, IELTS, PTE, TOEFL and TOEIC. Additionally the API provides a transcript of the user's response.

To experience the language scores, please review the following demo speaking test that has been created using the Speechace API: [Speaking test for software developers](https://speak.speechace.co/placement/courses/91/quizzes/438/speakingTest/1) . The test has 3 open ended questions and a sample report is available here: [Speaking test report for Jeevan Chopra](https://speak.speechace.co/placement/p/speaking-test/report/a497b39391/) . The report presents the following sections of interest:

#### **Overall summary of scores**

In the overall summary, scores are automatically provided in every major English evaluation rubric. Furthermore, scores are partitioned in to Pronunciation, Fluency, Vocabulary and Grammar scores.

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#### **Per question scores**

As can be observed, the report provides feedback on the user’s response to each question incuding the user's transcript and the pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, grammar and cohesion scores for each question.

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Such a speaking test app can be built by using the [Score Speech/Open-ended](https://api-docs.speechace.com/api-reference/score-speech-open-ended) function in the Speechace API.