Hi Everyone!! This article will share Say The Right Thing Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of The Lost Child, The Blanket and The Unwanted Guest so, you can check these posts as well.
Say The Right Thing Questions & Answers
Question 1: Who is Mrs Lee?
Answer: Mrs Lee is Mrs Harding’s sister.
Question 2: Why did Mrs Harding like Lanfield?
Answer: Mrs Harding liked Lanfield because unlike London she had a good house and met nice people there.
Question 3: What does Mr Best do?
Answer: Mr Best is a banker who travels from Lanfield to London by train every day and reads two newspapers on the way. He never read the book.
Question 4: Choose the correct option:
1. Which two women were coming to Mrs Shaw’s house?
(a) Mrs Harding and Miss Mary.
(b) Mrs Harding and Mrs Lee
(c) Mrs Harding and Mrs Laurel
(d) Mrs Laurel and Miss Mary.
2. Earlier, Mrs Harding lived in
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Lisbon
3. Who was always talking about horses?
(a) Mr Best.
(b) Mr Harding.
(c) Mr Pomeroy
(d) Mrs Lee.
Question 5: Write True or False for the following sentences:
1. Mary was very fond of talking – True
2. Mrs Harding had no children – True
3. Mrs Grantley was a fat woman – True
4. Mrs Harding was pleased by Mary’s talks – False
Question 6: What tips did Mrs Shaw give to Mary on conversation?
Answer: Mrs Shaw told Mary not to talk too much and to say the right things. She asked Mary to say the things that please others, laugh a lot and make them laugh too. When they got ready to leave, she should ask them to stay a little longer.
Question 7: Mention three of Mary’s personality traits. Support your answer with example from the text.
Answer: Mary is an untidy girl as her coat is thrown down in the living room. She is disobedient as she keeps arguing with her mother. She is extremely talkative as can be seen from her ill-mannered comments about all the people in their neighbourhood.
Question 8: What is the central idea of this story?
Answer: The central idea of this story is that one must say the right thing at the right time. ‘Words can help, words can hurt’.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.