CBSE Class 7 English Say The Right Thing MCQs Set 01

Answer: (B) G.C. Thornley

Explanation:
1. G.C. Thornley wrote this funny play.
2. He tells a story about a girl named Mary.
3. The play teaches us how to speak nicely to guests.

Answer: (c) He rides horses

Explanation:
1. Mary talks about Mr. Pomeroy during the tea party.
2. She says that he likes riding horses.
3. This talk causes another silly mistake in the room.

Answer: (b) To make new friends in Lanfield

Explanation:
1. Mrs. Shaw is new in Lanfield.
2. She invites the two ladies for tea.
3. She wants to make good friends with them.

Answer: (B) She complimented Mrs. Harding’s “beautiful children” who didn’t exist.

Explanation:
1. Mary wanted to say something nice to Mrs. Harding.
2. She praised Mrs. Harding's children.
3. But Mrs. Harding had no children at all.

Answer: (b) Misplaced confidence in social knowledge

Explanation:
1. Mary thinks she knows how to talk to guests.
2. She feels very proud and confident.
3. Because she talks without thinking, she creates problems.

Answer: (c) To impress Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Lee

Explanation:
1. Important guests were coming to visit.
2. Mrs. Shaw wanted her house to look neat.
3. She wanted to make a great impression on them.

Answer: (C) She said, “Oh, must you stay? Can’t you go?”

Explanation:
1. Her mother told her to say, "Must you go? Can't you stay?"
2. Mary mixed up the words at the door.
3. She ended up asking the guests to leave right away.

Answer: (c) Mr. Pomeroy

Explanation:
1. In the story, the visitors discuss local people.
2. Mr. Pomeroy is fond of outdoor sports.
3. He is known to ride horses and practice shooting.

Answer: (C) Put her coat away in her bedroom

Explanation:
1. Mary left her coat in the sitting room.
2. The room looked untidy with clothes lying around.
3. Mrs. Shaw told Mary to put her coat in her room.

Answer: (a) Dirty

Explanation:
1. Mary saw a dog outside the house.
2. She called the dog ugly and dirty.
3. That dog actually belonged to Mrs. Harding.

Answer: (a) A wealthy man’s wife

Explanation:
1. Mr. Harding was a rich banker in town.
2. Mrs. Harding was his wife.
3. Mrs. Shaw wanted to be friendly with her.

Answer: (B) That Mrs. Cotter stayed in bed and called the doctor too often.

Explanation:
1. Mary made fun of Mrs. Cotter's health.
2. She said Mrs. Cotter calls the doctor for no reason.
3. This rude comment made the visitors uncomfortable.

Answer: (c) A is true but R is false.

Explanation:
1. Mary did embarrass her mother with her silly words, so A is true.
2. Mary did not stay silent; she spoke too much, so R is false.
3. Therefore, option (c) is correct.

Answer: (b) Must you stay? Can’t you go?

Explanation:
1. Mary tried to be polite when the guests stood up.
2. Instead of asking them to stay, she asked them to leave.
3. She said the wrong words by mistake.

Answer: (A) Politeness

Explanation:
1. Polite people think before they speak.
2. Mary said hurtful things without realizing it.
3. She lacked good manners and politeness.

Answer: (d) They can’t think

Explanation:
1. Mary gave her silly opinion on bankers.
2. She said that bankers do not know how to think.
3. This was an insult to the guests' family members.

Answer: (A) Bankers

Explanation:
1. Mary said bad things about bankers.
2. She did not know that Mr. Harding was a banker.
3. Mr. Harding was the brother of Mrs. Lee.

Answer: (d) Her brother rides horses

Explanation:
1. Mary said something unkind about people who ride horses.
2. Mrs. Lee's own brother loved riding horses.
3. So Mrs. Lee felt deeply hurt and annoyed.

Answer: (B) She called her “too talkative” and not interesting.

Explanation:
1. Mary spoke without thinking about Mrs. Grantley.
2. She called her a very boring and talkative woman.
3. This shocked the guests sitting in the room.

Answer: (c) She was connected to Mrs. Harding through marriage

Explanation:
1. Mrs. Lee was Mr. Harding's sister.
2. Since Mrs. Harding was Mr. Harding's wife, they were sisters-in-law.
3. Thus, they were family through marriage.

Answer: (C) Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Lee

Explanation:
1. Two ladies came to have afternoon tea with Mrs. Shaw.
2. Their names were Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Lee.
3. They were important ladies living in the town.

Answer: (a) She speaks without thinking

Explanation:
1. Her mother gave her clear instructions.
2. Mary became too eager and talkative.
3. She spoke before thinking about the words.

Answer: (b) It belongs to Mrs. Harding

Explanation:
1. Mary criticized the dog for being ugly.
2. Right after that, she learned whose dog it was.
3. It belonged to her guest, Mrs. Harding.

Answer: (C) By trying to change the topic quickly.

Explanation:
1. Mary kept saying wrong and rude things.
2. Mrs. Shaw wanted to stop the embarrassment.
3. So she quickly talked about other new subjects.

Answer: (c) She questioned the guests’ decision to remain longer

Explanation:
1. Goodbye words should show warm feelings.
2. Mary said, "Must you stay? Can't you go?"
3. This meant she wanted them to leave at once.

Answer: (B) Mary tends to say the wrong things.

Explanation:
1. Mary is a careless speaker.
2. She often speaks without thinking first.
3. Her mother knows she might insult the guests.

Answer: (d) Her mother is talkative

Explanation:
1. Mary mocked women who talk too much.
2. The lady she criticized was related to Mrs. Lee.
3. In fact, Mrs. Lee's own mother was known to be talkative.