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Problem Solving Tasks
for students
CLASS X ASL PROBLEM SOLVING TASKS

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Task 1
Prompt

Q.1. You and your friend have been selected to represent your school at an inter school Art
and Cultural fest. With your partner discuss
-What presentation you should make?
-What can be done differently and be eco-friendly?

Task 2
Prompt
Q.2. Some students are having a fight in the playground. With your friends discuss
-What could be done to pacify them?
-How you can persuade them to be more sporting?

Task 3
Prompt
Q.3. In the fast paced life in cities, it is the elder citizens who feel lonely and neglected.
With your partner discuss
-The factors impacting the quality of their life.
-Suggest ways to improve it.

Task 4
Prompt
Q.4. Ankita and Rumi are good friends. They want to see a film, but Rumis paraents dont
like their going out without elders. Discuss
-What could be her parents fears?
-What could be done to reason out with them?

Task 5
Prompt
Q.5. Your school has to elect a new Head Boy. Discuss
-What qualities a school Head boy should have?

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-What responsibilities come with the position?

Task 6
Prompt
Q.6. You noticed some students troubling elderly citizens in the bus. Discuss with your
partner
- What should be done to stop them from disturbing other passengers?
-What can be done to make people more sensitive towards senior citizens?

Task 7
Prompt
One of your friends has been not keeping well lately. He is otherwise a bright student but due
to his illness, he is unable to score good grades in examination. He is feeling depressed
because of all this. How will you boast his morale?

Task 8
Prompt
One of your friends writes very slowly. Due to this, most of the time, he misses his questions
in the examination resulting in loss of marks. How will you help him improve his writing
speed?
Task 9
Prompt
One of your classmates does not turn in his/her homework on time. You are worried that your
classmates he/she will not be able to catch up with the rest of the class. How will you explain
to him/her that the importance of timely submissions?
Some of the students of your class create disturbance in the class. All the good students are
suffering due to this. How will you explain to them that its their loss too?

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Task 10
Prompt
You have noticed that a number of trees are being cut in your nearby area for the
development of residence and shopping complex. This is affecting the environment and the
area seems to be more polluted. What suggestions can you give to balance human needs with
the environment?
Task 11
Prompt
You have observed that students of your class dont take the school assembly seriously.
They avoid the assembly by staying away in the classrooms. How will you emphasis the
importance the assembly?