As a child you must have been told to greet your elders and visitors to your home according to your culture and tradition. You must also have been taught to be polite in company and keep quiet while others, especially your elders, spoke. Possibly, you at times grudged such schooling. Possibly, at times you even protested such disciplining. Now, certainly you know that you can't always behave the way you want specially in the presence of others. There are rules of behavior you have to follow in a company. We are social beings and have to consider the effect of our behaviour on others, even if we are at home and dealing with our family members. We have two terms to describe our social behaviour- 'etiquette' and 'manners'. 'Etiquette' is a French word and it means the rules of correct behaviour in society. The word 'manners' means the behaviour that is considered to be polite in a particular society or culture. Manners can be good or bad. For example, it is a bad manner to speak with food in one's mouth. No one likes a bad-mannered person. Remember that etiquette and manners vary from culture to culture and from society to society. We learn etiquette and manners from our parents, families and various institutions, such as schools, colleges or professional bodies. There are rules of behaviour for all kinds of social occasions and it is important to learn them and practise them in everyday life. The manners that are correct in a wedding reception will not do in a debating club. Therefore, we have to be careful about etiquette and manners. We know how important it is to say 'please' and 'thank you' in everyday life. A few more polite expressions such as 'pardon me,' 'excuse me', 'may I', are bound to make your day smooth and pleasant.
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Choose the correct answer from the alternatives: 0.5 x 10 = 5
(a) What is the closest meaning of the word 'Greet'?
i. Congratulate ii. Welcome iii. Consider iv. See off
(b) The phrase 'keep quiet' in the passage stands for ----------.
i. noisy ii. stand iii. silent iv. chaos
(c) The synonym of 'schooling' is ----------.
i. knowledge ii. experience iii. sensibility iv. education
(d) What should be the antonym of 'certainly'?
i. Discertainly ii. Miscertainly iii. Uncertainly iv. Non-certainly
(e) Our social behaviour is described by ---------- terms.
i. three ii. four iii. one iv. two
(f) The word 'polite' can be replaced by ----------.
i. gentle ii. calm iii. wise iv. silent
(g) Manners is of ---------- kinds.
i. five ii. six iii. two iv. four
(h) A bad mannered person is disliked by ----------.
i. nobody ii. everybody iii. somebody iv. someone
(i) 'Please' is a kind of ----------.
i. order ii. proposal iii. request iv. offerings
(j) The word 'occasions' can be replaced by ----------.
i. meetings ii. programmes iii. entertainments iv. feasts
(a) What is the closest meaning of the word 'Greet'?
i. Congratulate ii. Welcome iii. Consider iv. See off
(b) The phrase 'keep quiet' in the passage stands for ----------.
i. noisy ii. stand iii. silent iv. chaos
(c) The synonym of 'schooling' is ----------.
i. knowledge ii. experience iii. sensibility iv. education
(d) What should be the antonym of 'certainly'?
i. Discertainly ii. Miscertainly iii. Uncertainly iv. Non-certainly
(e) Our social behaviour is described by ---------- terms.
i. three ii. four iii. one iv. two
(f) The word 'polite' can be replaced by ----------.
i. gentle ii. calm iii. wise iv. silent
(g) Manners is of ---------- kinds.
i. five ii. six iii. two iv. four
(h) A bad mannered person is disliked by ----------.
i. nobody ii. everybody iii. somebody iv. someone
(i) 'Please' is a kind of ----------.
i. order ii. proposal iii. request iv. offerings
(j) The word 'occasions' can be replaced by ----------.
i. meetings ii. programmes iii. entertainments iv. feasts
উত্তর
(a) (ii) Welcome
(b) (iii) silent
(c) (iv) education
(d) (iii) Uncertainly
(e) (iv) two
(f) (i) gentle
(g) (iii) two
(h) (ii) everybody
(i) (iii) request
(j) (ii) programmes
(b) (iii) silent
(c) (iv) education
(d) (iii) Uncertainly
(e) (iv) two
(f) (i) gentle
(g) (iii) two
(h) (ii) everybody
(i) (iii) request
(j) (ii) programmes