Question

Several places have one-line notices. Which option is a suitable one-line notice you may find at a school?
A) Please keep your cell phones on silent or switch off mode before entering the building.
B) Shoes must be removed from entering.
C) No smoking allowed in this area.
D) Walking on the grass is not allowed.

Answer 1

Hint: One-line notices are put in public places to make the general public aware of certain rules and regulations to be followed in those particular areas or places. And one-line notices to be found in places like hospitals, schools, banks, public areas and sometimes at home.

Complete answer:
As we know what a one-line notice is, So, here in this question we have to find one-line notice only for the school i.e. notice that is important only for the school students and teachers and staff.
A) Please keep your cell phones on silent or switch off mode before entering the building – is the correct answer because the school's environment is quiet and no disturbance is allowed. So, it is very much required that Principal, teachers and parents are requested to silence the phones or to put them in silent mode. So, this is the correct answer and one-line notice for the school.

B) Shoes must be removed from entering – is an incorrect answer because in religious places general public are requested to remove shoes before entering the premises. So, this one-line notice is only applicable to the religious places and not in school. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

C) No smoking allowed in this area – is an incorrect answer because ‘no smoking allowed in this area’ is such a notice that is used for the general people and is put in general places like bus stands, railway stations etc. So, this one-line notice cannot be used in the school. So, this is an incorrect answer.

D) Walking on the grass is not allowed – is an incorrect answer because such notice is used by the authorities so that the grass can be kept in good condition. Such notices are used for the general public and this is an incorrect answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The one-line notices are put up in public places to make the people aware of certain rules to be followed in those places. The correct answer is Option A. In a school, the environment is quiet and so no disturbance is desired in the premises. Thus, everybody is requested to keep their cell phones switched off or in the silent mode. Option B, C and D are incorrect as they do not stand appropriate in the given context.