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By: (A Radio Play) byLucilleFletcher
 Let’s sharpen
your vocabulary!
DIRECTION:

Give the meaning of the

underlined words in
these sentences. Choose
your answers from the
given choices.
a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset

Mrs. Stevenson is
identified as a
querulous and self-
centered neurotic.
a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
She became
imperious when
she could not
connect to the
number she dialed.
a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
When she dialed again,
she only got bland
buzzing signal and
heard the conversation
on the cross line.
a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
The telephone operator’s
failed attempts to
connect to her husband’s
office number unnerved
her.
a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
She gave a highhanded
reply when she sensed
Sgt. Duffy did not take
action on her
complaint.
1.Querulous
=
complaining
2.Imperious
=
authoritative
 3.Bland
=
uninteresting
4.Unnerved
=
upset
5.Highhanded
=
overbearing
Let’s know the basic!

2. Who is the main

character of the story?

Mrs. Stevenson
Let’s know the basic!

1. Who is the author of the

story?

1.Lucille Fletcher
Let’s know the basic!

• 3. What do you think is the

ending of the story?

George – the killer,

killed Mrs. Stevenson.
 Tracking Events
Direction: Arrange the events according to
their occurrence in the play.
1.____
2.____
3.____
4.____
5.____
A. She accidentally overheard a conversation
between two men planning a murder.
B. Desperate to prevent the crime, she began
a series of calls – to the operator, to the
police, and others.
C. Mrs. Stevenson is an invalid confined to her
bed and her only life-life was the telephone.
D. One night, while she was waiting for her
husband to return home, she picked up the
phone and called his office.
E. Her conversation with Sgt. Duffy made her
realize the description of the crime scene
and victim.
Tracking Events: Answer Key

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. E
Thank you!!!