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Problem-Solving (3 minutes)
Task 3
Task 3 Problem-Solving (3 minutes)
Section time Procedure
25 seconds Examiner: Thank you. Now let’s go to the next task.
I have a problem that requires an urgent solution. I would like you to reflect
upon this and then discuss how you are going to solve the problem.
You have 2 minutes to do this. Here is the problem.
Problem-solving card: In a freak accident, one of your classmates has

fractured her leg. Her leg is in plaster for three weeks. She cannot come to
school now. The exams are approaching and are just a month away. Now, she
is worried as to how she will complete her syllabus and get all the practice
that the teacher is getting done in the class. She asks for your help, but you
cannot figure out how.
Ritika and Srishti study the problem (20 seconds), then the examiner asks
them to start speaking.
2 minutes Ritika and Srishti discuss the problem to find a possible solution.
35 seconds Examiner: OK, you can stop now please.
Option A (for candidates who have found a solution):

Thank you. (Move straight on to a question)
Option B (for candidates who have not reached a solution):
Can you agree on a solution? What is it?
Ritika and Srishti explain.
Then examiner asks 1–2 follow-up questions.
For example: Could you work out some solutions?
How would you be able to help your classmate despite your own work?

Examiner: Please stop there. That’s the end of the test.
Thank you and goodbye.

Role Play (4 minutes)
Task 4 Role Play (4 minutes)
Task 4
You have gone for a job interview in a company that creates online test series for school
children. This is your first job interview. You are sitting before the interviewer who is reading
your resume and asking you questions. Imagine you are Sameera/Sameer.
Participants : 2 students
Time of preparation : 10 minutes
For performance : 3–4 minutes

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