The one-act radio play "Sorry, Wrong Number" by Lucille Fletcher follows Mrs. Stevenson, who is confined to her bed. One night while waiting for her husband to return home, she calls his office but mistakenly connects to another call where she overhears two men planning a murder. Desperate to prevent the crime, Mrs. Stevenson begins calling the telephone operator, police, and others. In her final call with Sgt. Duffy, she realizes that the planned murder matches the details of her own situation.

1. Sorry,
Wrong
Number
By: (A RadioPlay)byLucilleFletcher

2. sharpen
your
vocabular

3. DIRECTION:
Give the meaning of the
underlined words in
these sentences. Choose
your answers from the
given choices.

4. a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
Mrs. Stevenson is
identified as a
querulous and self-
centered neurotic.

5. a.Uninteresting b.Authoritative
c.Complaining d.Overbearing e.Upset
She became
imperious when
she could not
connect to the
number she dialed.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 1.Querulous
=
complaining

10. 2.Imperious
=
authoritative

11. 3.Bland
=
uninteresting

12. 4.Unnerved
=
upset

13. 5.Highhanded
=
overbearing

14. 2. Who is the main
character of the
story?
Mrs. Stevenson
Let’s know the basic!

15. Let’s know the basic!
1. Who is the author of
the story?
1.Lucille Fletcher

16. • 3. What do you think is the
ending of the story?
George – the killer,
killed Mrs. Stevenson.
Let’s know the basic!

17. Tracking Events
Direction: Arrange the events according to
their occurrence in the play.
1.____
2.____
3.____
4.____
5.____

18. 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.

19. Tracking Events: Answer Key
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. E

20. Thank you!!!