Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 6 Prompt You and your friends wish to request your school Principal to allow you to celebrate Children’s Day by organising a Mela for the children living in a slum near you school. Discuss with your partner 1. What activities can be organized to make the Mela a success? 2. How you can involve the slum children in putting...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 5 Prompt The festival of lights Diwali brings cheer to people but leaves the environment ailing with the huge cover of pollution over the city. Your class has undertaken an awareness campaign to save the environment. Different groups of students have been assigned tasks to deal with different aspects of the issue. However, some students in your group are...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 4 Prompt You have a friend in your class who wants to learn swimming but he is scared of water. You want to help him in fulfilling his desire. Discuss with your partner 1. What problems can occur if he tries to learn swimming? 2. How can he overcome this fear of water? Candidate A: Hey ! Rohan do...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 3 Prompt Your school plans an excursion every year for the students. This year the students of your class want to plan an educational trip of their choice. Discuss with your partner 1. What places for excursion you can suggest? 2. How you can convince your school authorities to give you autonomy for the same? Candidate A: Hey Mohan...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 2 Prompt You have observed that most of the students in your class are only worried about marks and do not think about acquiring knowledge. Parents are also satisfied as long as their children are scoring good marks in their report cards. You feel this is encouraging rote learning. Discuss with your partner 1. How you can encourage your...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 1 Prompt Your school does not have a playground and students feel the need for the same. Discuss with your partner What alternate arrangements you can suggest? How you can convince your school authorities to implement the same? Candidate A: Hello ! Ramesh. Candidate B: Hello ! Suresh. Candidate A: Our school is very nice but….. Candidate B: But...