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CBSE: Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills (ASL)

Class IX Code IX-L-02


Time: 40 min Max Marks: 20
LISTENING TEST

Task – 1 4 marks
You will hear an announcement by the Cultural Secretary of SLM International High
School. Read the notes below, then listen to the announcement and complete the notes
with one or two words only. You will hear the recording twice.

1. Fund-raising event: ______________ ______________


2. Help required to: Set up and ______________ the stalls
3. For more information: Look up the ______________ notice board
4. For help with ______________ : Aruna Kapoor and Deepesh Saxena

Task – 2 5 marks
You will hear a girl talking to a boy about World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand.
Read the statements below, then listen to the conversation and choose five of the statements
A–H which are correct. Write the correct letters in the blank boxes. You will hear the
recording twice.
Which five of the following statements are true?

A The boy admires Viswanathan Anand for the speed with which he plays chess.
B Anand became an International Master when he was just a teenager.
C The Minor Planet Centre honoured Anand after a planet for his talent in chess.
D The Padma Vibhushan is the only award that Anand failed to receive early in his
career.
E The girl is unaware of Anand’s book ‘My Best Games of Chess’ and its distinction.
F The boy admits he began playing chess after reading Anand’s book about his games.
G Anand’s mother was a trendsetter for Indian parents to support their children in
chess.
H Anand’s mother urges parents to believe their children can excel in chess.
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Task – 3 5 marks
You will hear five people discussing how to recycle various materials. Read the statements
below, then listen to the extracts and match each statement A–G to each speaker 1–5.
There are two statements you do not need. You will hear the recordings twice.

Statements Speaker No.

A Food waste can be recycled to help your garden grow.

B Fabrics must be sorted according to their durability.

C Offer unwanted textiles to aid organisations or re-use


them creatively.

D Disposing of appliances that don’t work is an important part


of waste management.

E Use-and-throw containers can be transformed from the ordinary


into the beautiful.

F Gadgets with iron and lead need to be disposed of very carefully.

G Donate or vend used chairs and cupboards to those who need


or trade in them.

Task – 4 6 marks
You will hear a talk by a girl about her father. Read the questions below then listen to the
talk and choose A or B or C for each question. You will hear the recording twice.

1. The girl feels today’s social order


a. is still weighed against girls.
b. supports girls a lot more.
c. has tilted against boys.
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2. The girl’s father treated her brother and her


a. differently.
b. similarly.
c. dispassionately.

3. The girl’s decision to study engineering


a. irritated her family.
b. worried her family,
c. shocked her family.

4. The girl’s mother feared that her daughter


a. had made the wrong choice.
b. would be forced to change her decision.
c. would face disapproval from society.

5. At present, the girl feels she has


a. a lot more to achieve in life.
b. achieved the impossible.
c. struck a middle path to success.

6. The girl’s concluding remarks


a. are brave and inspiring.
b. summarise her speech.
c. highlight her love for her father.

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