on saying please quiz

Part A 

1. In the episode of Lifteman, why did the liftman hurl the passenger out of the lift?

Because the passenger hit the liftman
Because the passenger slapped the liftman
Because the passenger kicked the liftman on the shins
Because the passenger refused to respect the liftman

3. Discourtesy means ________.

Disrespect
Behaving rudely
Behaving politely
Insolent attitude
Cheerful attitude

4. __________ has been featured by the author (A G Gardiner) to illustrate how good manners is not a wasteful luxury but a sound investment into a more positive society.

5. If someone insults you, what would you do?
Use physical violence as retaliation
Take him/her to the police station and file an FIR
Be more polite towards him to exact a sweet revenge
Get a compensation in monetary terms by court order

6. A G Gardiner gives _______ and ________ example to explain the flow of chain of bad manners and mood.

Anthony Absolute and Bus Conductor
Liftman Episode and Bus Conductor
Liftman Episode and Anthony Absolute
Chesterfield and Liftman episode

7. Unpleasant specimen of bus conductors consider the passengers as __________-

Their natural enemy
Their natural friends

8. The phrase inexhaustible fund of patience is used n this essay for _____________.

The polite bus conductor
The bus driver
The taxi driver
The liftman

9. Which words do you use more to get smoothly through the social transactions?

Please
Shut up
Sorry
Get lost
Thank you

10. From the polite bus conductor we learn a lesson in natural courtesy because he was always cheerful and spread a chain of positivity unto his passengers.

True
False

11. Chesterfield episode teaches us how to take a sweet revenge by not being violent either in language or action. This kind of revenge or retaliation is not so effective as physical violence is. - True or False

True
False

12. A G Gardier who is the author of the essay, "ON SAYING PLEASE" was also a .....?

Journalist
Novelist
Editor
Poet

13. If you are caught in a sitution where you must say "No" then say it ________

rudely
politely
roughly
happily

14. Suppose you have hurt someone by mistake, how do you respond when that person gets angry?

you get angry as well and get violent
you apologize and say sorry sweetly
you ignore it and walk away from there
use abusive words and defend yourself

15. You have to apologize if someone gets hurt by you, even if it is not d fault. True or False

True
False

16. The two poets that A G Gardiner cites an example from are....

John Keats
William Wordworth
William Blake
John Dryden

17. You must treat people with respect but if that person is higher in authority you should respect him/her more. And if the person has a lower status in society, you can afford to be less respectful.

1. False
2. True

PART B 

Question 1.
The lift-man insisted that the passenger should say
A) Please
B) Top-please
C) Top
D) Good morning.

Question 2.
No legal system in the world has attempted to legislate against
A) murder
B) assault
C) armed robbery
D) bad manners.


Question 3.
…………… is not a legal offence.
A) Cheating
B) Smuggling
C) Discourtesy
D) Mugging.


Question 4.
If one is uncivil, haughty, boorish in this society, he/she will be called a/an
A) nice fellow
B) good mannered person
C) ill-mannered fellow
D) sophisticated person.


Question 5.
Civility is a ………….. which is older and more sacred than any law.
A) personal practice
B) group behaviour
C) social practice
D) foolish practice.


Question 6.
The first requirement of civility is that we should
A) not care for anything
B) not acknowledge anything
C) acknowledge a service
D) None of the above.


Question 7.
The author had once left home without any money and boarded a bus. The conductor
A) ordered him to get off the bus
B) said it was all right and gave him the ticket
C) humiliated him in front of the passengers
D) gave him some money.


Question 8.
The polite conductor bought heavy boots because he wanted to
A) escape from being trod on by people
B) cause discomfort to the people
C) tread on people’s feet
D) injure the author’s toe.


Question 9.
The author says that a journey with the polite conductor was a lesson in
A) geography
B) learning the routes of the city
C) learning aggressive manners
D) natural courtesy and good manners.
.

Question 10.
It was always fine weather on the polite conductor’s bus, because his civility, conciliatory address and good humoured bearing
A) infected his passengers
B) worsened the condition
C) made the weather condition light
D) spread confusion among the passengers.


Question 11.
If bad manners are infectious, so are good manners. So, let us be
A) rude and make others rude
B) civil and make others civil
C) selfish and make others selfish
D) uncivil and make others uncivil.


Question 12.
The passenger was thrown out of the
A) train
B) lift
C) bus
D) office.

Question 13.
The passenger wanted to go to the ……………. floor.
A) bottom
B) middle
C) top
D) ground


Vocabulary:

V1. Following are some synonyms of the word ‘uncivil’. Rearrange the jumbled letters to get meaningful words:

uedr …………..
ouutnhc …………….
pdniutme …………..
cdosietuyrs ……………
tsolnnie …………….
gyhutah ……………
soomer …………….
robo ……………..
Answer:

rude
uncouth
impudent
discourtesy
insolent
haughty
morose
boor

V2. Guess the words that could be used for a person with good manners. You can take the help of a theasurus.

Answer:
tolerant
kind
patient
solicitous
gallant
chivalrous
genteel
courteous.


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