Activities on 1.2 On Saying Please

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Test No 01

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract number 1 (The young lift-man....... an ill-mannered fellow.)

A1 Find out the following statements either True or False. (02)

1. The lift man invited the passenger into the lift. (____)
2. If you knock down burglar, the law will acquit you. (____)
3. There is no legislation against bad manners. (____)
4. The complainant had to pay fine. (____)

A2 - Give the reason. (02)

The lift-man was fined because: __________________________________________________

A3 Differentiate the legal offences and moral offences from the given list. (02)

discourtesy, battery, assailant, haughtiness, burglary, rude behaviour.

Legal Offences:

1. ________________
2. ________________

Moral Offences:

1. ________________
2. ________________

A4 Write any four words or phrases that explain the courtesy of a person. (02)

1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________

A5 Do as directed. (02)

1. If I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. (Rewrite the sentence using - Unless)
2. Our fists would never be idle. (Make it affirmative)
3. We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Rewrite the sentence using another modal auxiliary verb showing permission)

A6 Vocabulary. (02)

Write the opposite words of:

i) definite x _________

ii) legal x _________

iii) admit x _________

iv) uncivil x _________

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Test No 02

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract number 1- (The young lift-man....... an ill-mannered fellow.)

A1) Complete the following sentences. (02)

1. The young lift-man in a City office threw a passenger out of his lift in the ________________
2. If a burglar breaks into my house I would ________________
3. The law will permit me to retaliate ________________
4. Discourtesy is ________________

A2) State whether the following sentences are True or False. (02)

1. The writer favours the step taken by the lift-man. (____)
2. The passenger was thrown out of the lift for being impolite. (____)
3. According to the writer, the law is reasonable. (____)
4. The complaint had to pay fine. (____)

A3) Find out the lines from the extract that prove the following statement. (02)

'The law acquits any reasonable retaliation in self-defense.'

A4) Explain your opinion about politeness. (02)

A5) Language Study (Do as directed). (02)

1. We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Make it Negative)
2. I knock him down. (Change the Voice)
3. It will permit me to retaliate. (Identify the Tense of the sentence)
4. We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Identify Modal Auxiliary used and what it denotes)

A6) Vocabulary. (02)

I) Give antonyms from the extract:

1. courtesy x _________

2. Nonviolence x _________

3. unprotect x _________

4. illegal x _________

II) Match the words with their meaning:

1. assault	i) hit back
2. boorish	ii) make a law
3. legislate	iii) rude or uncultured
4. retaliate	iv) attack

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Test No 03

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract No. 06 Page No. 17 & 18 (....unknown bus conductor. With old people he was)

A1) Global Understanding. Complete the following. (02)

1. The thing about the bus conductor struck the writer particularly was ________________
2. Manners are infectious whether they are ________________
3. The things infected the passengers in the polite conductor's bus are ________________
4. The bus conductor's gaiety was not a wasteful luxury but ________________

A2) Explain. (02)

Explain the narrator's opinion about manners OR why it was always fine weather on the polite conductor's bus.

A3) Reason. (02)

Complete the statement: The writer compared manners with weather because ________________

A4) Personal Response. (02)

Mention your general opinion about bus conductors. Alternatively, in a healthcare situation, provide a list of good habits recommended by the Health Department.

A5) Language Study. (02)

1. If bad manners are infectious, so also are good manners. (Make it Simple)
2. Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day. (Make it affirmative)
3. If we encounter incivility, most of us are apt to become uncivil. (Use 'Unless')

A6) Vocabulary. (02)

Write the meaning of the following words:

1) Solicitous: _________

2) Uncouth: _________

3) Benediction: _________

4) Panegyric: _________

Composed By: A. B. Bhalekar, Sou. Sushiladevi Salunkhe Jr. College, Satara.

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Test No 04

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract: (A few days.... and good manners.) Page 17 and 18

A1. Global understanding. (02)

Complete a list or web mapping the exceptional professional qualities of the conductor based on the text (e.g., Considerate, etc.).

A2. Complex factual. (02)

Explain how the conductor treated the various categories of passengers in the bus.

A3. Inference/Interpretation. (02)

Guess why the narrator felt exceptionally comfortable and cheerful in the bus.

A4. Personal Response. (02)

Suggest some practical ways to help co-passengers while traveling in public transport.

A5. Language study. (02)

1. He had hurt me but he was so nice about it. (Make it Complex)
2. I began to observe... (Rewrite using the gerund form of the verb 'observe')

A6. Vocabulary. (02)

Find the words from the passage which mean:

i) vividly = _________

ii) appearance = _________

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Test No 05

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract: "The young lift-man ...... ill-mannered fellow." (Page No 14-15)

A.1 True or False. (02)

1. The complainant entering the lift, said, "Top". (____)
2. Discourtesy is a legal offence. (____)
3. No legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners. (____)
4. We must not admit that the law is reasonable. (____)

A.2 Describe the young lift-man's behavior with the passenger. (02)

A.3 The law does not compel anyone to behave with courtesy. Give reasons. (02)

A.4 Personal Response. (02)

Give your opinion about the importance of manners and etiquettes in day to day social life.

A.5 Language Study (Do as Directed). (02)

1. The lift-man demanded "Top- please". (Frame Wh- question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
2. We must admit that the law is reasonable. (Use modal auxiliary showing advice)

A.6 Vocabulary. (02)

Write antonyms of the following words:

1) discourtesy x _________

2) assailant x _________

3) ill-mannered x _________

4) boorish x _________

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Test No 06

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Que. Read the extract and then do the activity.
Extract: (For one who gets a black eye........ better than bus conductors do.) Page No. 15 & 16

A1) Global understanding. Complete the following. (02)

1. They are the little courtesies by __________________________________
2. The law cannot become the guardian __________________________________

A2) Complex Factual. (02)

"We should acknowledge a service." Explain this statement comprehensively.

A3) Inference / Interpretation. (02)

The law cannot be the guardian of our private manners. Give the clear reasons.

A4) Personal Response. (02)

Every person should use the language of courtesy in social life. Express your views.

A5) Language study. (02)

1. The first requirement of civility is that we should acknowledge a service. (Frame Wh-question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
2. There is no law that compels us to say "please". (Rewrite the sentence by using the present perfect form of the verb.)
3. We keep the machine of life oiled and running sweetly. (Rewrite the sentence using 'Not only .......... But also')

A6) Vocabulary. (02)

Find text markers from the passage for synonyms (unhappy, judgement, force, anger, politeness) and antonyms (superior, indifference, discourtesy).

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Test No 07

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Que. Read the given extract carefully and complete the activities.
Extract: (The young .... matters.) Pages 14 & 15

A1) State whether the following statements are True or False. (02)

1. Discourtesy is a legal offence. (____)
2. No legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners. (____)
3. There is allowance for moral and intellectual damages. (____)
4. The lift-man demanded "Top-please." (____)

A2) Complete the following statements. (02)

1. We must admit that __________________________________
2. The law will protect me against __________________________________
3. There is no penalty to pay __________________________________
4. It will permit me to retaliate with __________________________________

A3) Give reasons for the following. (02)

The young lift-man threw a passenger out of his lift because __________________

A4) Personal Response: Express your views about the importance of social manners. (02)

A5) Language Study [Do as directed]. (02)

1. The law will protect me against violent retaliation. (Rewrite in Future Continuous Tense)
2. The law does not compel me to say "Please." (Remove Negative without changing the meaning)

A6) Vocabulary: Give one word for. (02)

i) Lack of courtesy = _________

ii) Make a law or laws = _________

iii) Having a high opinion of oneself = _________

iv) A cut or tear = _________

Set By: Prof. Sou. Jyoti alias Manisha Sanjay Patil.

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Test No 08

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
"The law does not compel me to say. ...... than all the crimes in the calendar."

A1) Complex Web Tracking. (02)

List observations under the category headers: [Law doesn't compel] vs [People who are ill-mannered]. Then, rearrange the sequence of events leading up to the incident:

• Cook insolent to employer's wife / Wife henpecked him / Employer didn't say Good Morning.

A2) Give Reason: Explain why the lift-man chose to respond rudely to the passenger. (02)

A3) Explain the statement: "The pain of a kick on the shins soon passes away but the pain of a wound to our self-respect may poison a whole day." (02)

A4) Personal Response: Law is useful to maintain peace in society. Explain your thoughts. (02)

A5) Language Study. (02)

1. It does not recognize the laceration of our feelings. (Make it positive)
2. We infect the world with our ill-humors. (Change the voice)
3. Bad Manners probably do more to poison the stream of the general life. (Identify the tense)

A6) Vocabulary: Write the meanings of. (02)

i) Redress: _________

ii) Henpecked: _________

iii) Brooding over: _________

iv) Vanity: _________

Composed By: Sidheshwar N Awad, Shri Sant Tukaram Junior College Malharpeth.

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Test No 09

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities.
Extract: ('Oh, you needn't………………… 'room aside'.) Page no. 17

A1. State whether the following statements are True or False. (02)

1. The writer boarded the bus without money. (____)
2. The conductor didn't give a ticket to the writer. (____)
3. The author finally didn't find the money for the ticket. (____)
4. The conductor was a good-natured man making his passengers comfortable. (____)

A2. Describe the incidence showing contradiction between the writer's feeling and behavior. (02)

A3. Illustrate the behavior of the polite conductor with different people across various situations. (02)

Situation	Conductor's Behavior Response
1. The writer boarded the bus without money in his pocket.
2. The writer's sensitive toe was heavily trampled.
3. Dealing with people during a heavy rainy season.

A4. Personal Response: Do you agree with the conductor's decision to issue a ticket without advanced money? Justify. (02)

A5. Language study: Do as directed. (02)

1. “Where do you want to go?”, he said to me. (Change into Indirect narration)
2. He seemed to have an inexhaustible fund of patience and a gift for making his passengers comfortable. (Rewrite using ‘not only…… but also’)
3. He had hurt me. (Change the voice)

A6. Match the words with their meanings. (02)

i) squared = settled

ii) countenance = face value

iii) assured = made sure

iv) treading = pressing foot down

Framed By: Sou. S. B. Patil, P. D. V. P. College Tasgaon.

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Test No 10

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract:- “The law does not compel me to say………………………………………… the general life than all the crimes in the calendar.”

A1) Global Understanding. True or False / Event Mapping. (02)

1. Tone of voice is a legally punishable offence. (____)
2. Physical assault is a legally punishable offence. (____)
3. The liftman expected “Top-please” from the passenger. (____)

A2) Describe violent actions or ill manners mentioned within the text context. (02)

A3) Guess reason – 'Why ill manners are fundamentally not classified as a punishable offence.' (02)

A4) Personal response: Suggest practical tips to handle or respond to exceptionally haughty, rude people. (02)

A5) Grammar & Tense Structure analysis. (02)

1. He not only declined to comply with the instructions, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. (Use “as well as”)
2. The law is reasonable. (Identify tense structure)
3. It does not excuse assault and battery. (Begin the sentence with ‘assault and battery’)

A6) Vocabulary: Find similar action words from text. (02)

1) throw = hurl

2) thief = burglar

3) rude = boorish

Presented By: M.D.Ghodake (Parashar Jr. College Paragaon).

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Test No 11

Marks: 12

Class: 12th | Topic No: 1.2 On Saying 'please'

Q. Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract- (If Wordsworth---------------------the fellow into the mud)

A1) Complete the following statements. (02)

1. A modest career can be made dignified by ____________________
2. We cannot get civilities back by ________________________
3. A man who is polite may lose material advantage but ____________________
4. The police man is a necessary symbol and the law is ____________________

A2) Explain how we can effectively get back forgotten social civilities. (02)

A3) Describe the narrator’s ultimate justification for his praise of the conductor. (02)

A4) Personal response: Do you believe that ‘words have the power to change one's life’? Explain. (02)

A5) Language study. (02)

1. The law can only protect us. (Use modal auxiliary showing less possibility.)
2. “I never give the wall to a scoundrel,“ said a man. (Change into indirect narration)

A6) Vocabulary: Find out 4 distinct words carrying structural suffixes in the text extract. (02)

Prepared By: Smt. A.R.P. Kanya Mahavidyalaya Ichalkaranji.

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