CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-01

Prompt

You and a friend have been assigned the task of setting up a Story Reading Club in your school. You are anxious about it as you have never been asked to do such a task before.

How would you execute this task?

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-02

Prompt

One of your friends becomes nervous when she is asked to speak from the school stage. She has to give a presentation on the stage in order to qualify for the post of the school

captain. She is very anxious. Discuss with your partner, how you can help her gain confidence.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-03

Prompt

As part of a school project you have to do community service. Your teacher has left the choice open to the students, but they are not interested in doing it. Discuss with your partner how you can motivate your friends to work and contribute effectively to society.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-04

Prompt

You both feel you are not able to speak English fluently. With your partner, discuss what measures you can take to improve your spoken skills.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-05

Prompt

Often when students leave their class to go to library or playground, they do not switch off lights or fans. The taps are left on in

washrooms. With your partner, discuss how you can convince your classmates that they should be more responsible about this.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-06

Prompt

One of your friends has not been doing well in science classes lately. He is scared of asking his science teacher for help because he feels that the teacher will consider him foolish for having such problems. With your partner, discuss how you can help your friend.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-07

Prompt

You are aware that someone you know has stolen another student’s notebook. The student has been punished by the teacher for not submitting the notebook. Discuss a solution to this problem.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-08

Prompt

Every year at least 50 classroom desks are damaged because of irresponsible behaviour towards school property. With your partner, discuss how this problem could be tackled.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-09

Prompt

Your friend sits for hours chatting on

Facebook instead of finishing important assignments. He is falling behind with his school work. With your partner, discuss how to help your friend.

CBSE Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

CLASS IX PROBLEM-SOLVING TASKS (B1) CODE IX-S-10

Prompt

Some children on your school bus make the smaller children give up their seats. These students trouble everyone. With your partner, discuss what should be done to stop them from troubling other students on the bus.