Unseen Passage
Good manners are not inherited. And they don't come naturally to intelligent people. They have to be learnt and practised. They are based upon the concept of consideration for others. They are easy to acquire and there is nothing more profitable. Good manners are a necessary complement in every walk of life, especially in business. Organisations with competent and well - mannered representatives enjoy a good reputation. The morale, productivity and profits of such an organisation will be high. And this, in turn, will attract more business. There is no particular place or time when a person should show or begin his elementary courtesy. Courtesy, etiquette and manners are tools that one should always carry with oneself, whenever one goes. The first step to success in life is treating others as courteously as we would wish others to treat us.
Word-meanings :
- inherited - विरासत में प्राप्त होना
- concept - विचार , धारणा
- consideration - सम्मान
- acquire - प्राप्त करना
- complement - सम्पूरक चीज़
- organisations - संगठन , संस्थाएँ
- competent - योग्य
- morale - मनोबल , साहस
- elementary - प्रारंभिक
- etiquette - शिष्टाचार
Questions :
- What are good manners ?
- How are they acquired ?
- When and where should a person show courtesy ?
- How is a business organisation profited if it has well - mannered staff ?
- Which word in the passage means 'derive from parents' ?
Answers :
- Consideration for others can be called good manners.
- They have to be learnt and practised.
- A person should show courtesy in every walk of life and especially in business.
- Such an organisation enjoys a good reputation. Its morale, productivity and profits are high.
- inherit = derive from parents