L-6 ON SAYING PLEASE
-A.G.GARDINER
SHORT Q/A
Q.1. Why was the passenger hurled out of
the lift?
Ans.
The passenger did not say ‘Top Please’. The passenger was hurled out of the
lift because he said 'Top' while the liftman demanded 'Top Please'.
Q.2. How could the liftman restore his,
equilibrium?
Ans.
Insulted by the passenger, the liftman passed his anger on his wife. The
liftman restored his equilibrium by visiting his insult on his wife in the
evening.
Q.3. Describe the chain reactions that
possibly led to the liftman's outburst.
Ans.
Insulted liftman passed his anger on his wife because he was abused by his
employer. Probably the man who said 'Top' to the liftman was getting back on
his employer who had not said 'Good Morning' to him because he himself had been
hen-pecked by his wife to whom the cook had been insolent and so on.
Q.4. What is the first requirement of
‘Civility’?
Ans.
The first requirement of Civility is that we should acknowledge service.
Q.5. What serves as little courtesies in
our daily life?
Ans.
Words like ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are the little courtesies in our daily
life.
Q.6. What does a conductor in the bus
generally think about the passengers?
Ans.
He thought the passengers are his natural enemies. A conductor in the bus
generally regards the passengers as his natural enemies.
Q.7. Why was the narrator annoyed at
himself in the bus?
Ans.
The narrator did not have money with him to buy a ticket. The narrator was
annoyed at himself when after boarding the bus he found that he had no money in
his pocket.
Q.8. Describe the 'glow of pleasure' that
the narrator experienced.
Ans.
The narrator did not have money but the conductor gave him the ticket.
Q.9: What were the good qualities of the
conductor?
Ans. The conductor was a kind and helpful man.
The conductor seemed to have an inexhaustible fund of patience.
Q.10. How could the liftman have avoided
the trouble?
Ans.
By controlling his anger and ill will and he had treated the passenger with
extra politeness.
Long Question Answers
Ans1
This interesting lesson ‘On Saying Please’ is penned by A.G.Gardiner. It gives
us information about manners. ‘On Saying Please’ means use of good manners.
Good manners make our life pleasant. We can solve a difficult problem by good
manners. Please and Thank you are small words. But these words make our life
sweet and nice. These words oil the machine of life. Bad manners poison the
stream of life. No doubt bad manners are not legal offence, but they spoil our
mood.
Ans2
One day, the author boarded a bus in a hurry. He found that he had no money in
his pocket. When conductor came to him he the author told him that he had no
money. The conductor asked him where he wanted to go and gave him ticket.
Suddenly, the author found a shilling in the corner of his pocket and the
conductor. But he could never forget the pleasure of the good natured action of
the conductor.
Ans3
The bus conductor is an interesting character of the story ‘On Saying Please’
penned by A.G.Gardiner. He was an inspiring person. He was very polite and
kind. He gave a ticket to writer when he had no money. With children he behaved
like a father. With elderly people he behaved like a son. He always gave
comfort to his passengers. His character teaches us that we should always show
good manners.
This
essay tells us about the value of good manners. Bad manners are not a legal
crime. But a man with bad manners is disliked by everybody. Words like 'please'
and 'thank you' help us in making our work easier. A liftman was punished for
throwing an ill mannered person out of the lift. The liftman was wrong because
he had used violence. If a person is hurt physically he can go to the law. Bad
manners create a chain reaction, so do the good manners. So we should reply bad
manners with good manners.
Q-1 write a brief character sketch of the
polite Bus conductor in about 100-120 words.
Ans
(1) The bus conductor is the main character of the essay " On Saying
"Please" and this essay is written by A.G. Gardiner. This essay is
about good manners.
(2)
The bus conductor was a polite, humble and cheerful man. He was full of
patience. He never lost his temper. He had a very good nature.
(3)
He kept his passengers comfortable. He was very helpful to his passengers.
(4)
With children he behaved like a father, with elderly people he behaved like a
son.
(5)
He laughed with young people. He took special care of the blind and
the
handicapped people.
(6)
Once he helped the writer by giving him a ticket when he had no money.
(7)
Once he trampled writer's toe but apologised to him. The writer was impressed
with his behaviour and
learnt
a lesson on good manners.
(8)
So we can say that bus conductor was a person of multi-qualities.
(9)
His character teaches us that we should always show good manners. These manners
brings happiness. Bad manners are anti - social but not a crime.
Points to remember
1) The author of the lesson is A.G. Gardiner.
2) Author tells us the importance of
politeness in life.
3) A liftman threw a passenger out of the
lift for not saying please.
4) Liftman was fined for this.
5) Bad manners are not a legal crime.
6) Bad manners spoil our life.
7) Words like 'Please' and 'thank you' make
life easier.
8) Author praises the bus conductor.
