1.2 On Saying "Please"
Model Activity Sheet
Q.1. Read the following extract and do the activities given below. 12
The young lift-man in a City office who threw a passenger out of his lift the other morning and was fined for the offence was undoubtedly in the wrong. It was a question of “Please.” The complainant entering the lift, said, “Top.” The lift-man demanded “Top-please,” and this concession being refused he not only declined to comply with the instruction, but hurled the passenger out of the lift. This, of course was carrying a comment on manner too far. Discourtesy is not a legal offence, and it does not excuse assault and battery. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and my assailant have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners, or could sanction the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognize as a legally punishable offence. And our sympathy with the lift- man, we must admit that the law is reasonable. It would never do if we were at liberty to box people’s ears because we did not like their behaviour, or the tone of their voices, or the scowl on their faces. Our fists would never be idle, and the gutters of the city would run with blood all day.
A.1. True or False : 2
Rewrite the sentences and state whether they are
True or False.
1. The passenger said "Top-Please" to the lift-man.
2. The young lift-man was fined for throwing the passenger out of the lift.
3. Discourtesy is a legal offence.
4. The law gives permission to retaliate with reasonable violence.
A.2. Fill in the blanks: 2
Fill in the blanks and rewrite the sentences.
1. The young lift-man wanted to hear ----------------- from the passenger.
2. Discourtesy does not excuse -------------------------
3. The law will permit to retaliate with reasonable offence, -------------------------
4. There is not any legal system which could attempt -----------------------------------------
A.3. Guess : 2
Guess the reasons behind the reaction of the lift- man.
A.4. Personal Response: 2
Write any four words or expressions of common courtesy that are used in daily life.
A.5. Do as directed: 2
1. He not only declined to comply with the instruction, but hurled the passenger out of the lift.
(Rewrite the sentence using "as well as")
2. If I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to retaliate with reasonable violence.
(Use "Unless" and rewrite the sentence)
A.6. Vocabulary: 2
Use correct prefixes from the bracket for the following words.
( non, un, il, in )
1. legal
2. reasonable
3. violence
4. definite
========== All the best ==============
Activity Sheet By -
Munir I. Attar
Shri Uma Jr. College, Modnimb
Tal.- Madha Dist.- Solapur
Mob. - 9421065186
