Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 9 Prompt Your class has undertaken an awareness campaign for ‘Swachch Bharat’. You often notice residents around your school dump garbage out on the street instead of giving it to the garbage collector. Discuss with your partner: 1.What problems might occur due to this? 2. What should be done to make them understand the importance of hygiene? Candidate A:...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 8 Prompt Children nowadays are leading a sedentary lifestyle and have unhealthy eating habits. As a result, obesity among school children is on the rise. Discuss with your partner: 1. What problems this might cause? 2. What should be done to convince the school students to adapt a healthy lifestyle? Candidate A: Hello ! Rohan. Have you notices most...

Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills Class-IX (2016-17) Speaking Test (Prompts) Task 7 Prompt Most of the students in your class spend a lot of time playing with gadgets. They do not like to play any outdoor games. Discuss with your partner: 1. What should be done to encourage students to involve themselves in more of outdoor games? 2. How they should try to lead a healthy lifestyle? Candidate A: Hi...

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...