English CBSE Class 12 NCERT Flamingo Chapter 8 Going Places Free Solution of Extra Questions and Answers – Extract Based Questions Short Answer Questions Long Answer Questions and Value Based Questions
GOING PLACES
(Extra Questions)
Multiple Choice Questions
(i) Which of the following cannot be inferred about Sophie?
(a) She wanted to be as famous as Mary Quant
(b) She thought she had natural flair to be successful
(c) She wanted her shop to be best in the city
(d) She wanted to ramp up her shop gradually
(ii) Based on following statements of Jansie, please select the correct option –
Assertion : Jansie wished Sophie wouldn’t say these things.
Reason 1: Jansie knew that they both were earmarked for the biscuit factory.
Reason 2: Jansie was confident that Sophie’s father would not allow Sophie to open a shop
(a) Reason 1 is a valid reason for the assertion
(b) Reason 2 is a valid reason for the assertion
(c) Neither Reason 1 not Reason 2 is a valid reason for the assertion
(d) Both Reason 1 and Reason 2 are valid reasons for the assertion
(iii) Which of the following word as used in the extract is synonymous to ‘wonderful’?
(a) earmarked
(b) melancholy
(c) amazing
(d) sensible
(iv) Which of the following word best describes Jansie?
(a) entertaining
(b) realistic
(c) pessimist
(d) sensible
(v) Which of the following argument was not given by Jansie?
(a) Pay at the shop is poor
(b) One should be sensible
(c) They were destined to work at biscuit factory
(d) They had time in their favour
(i) “She thinks money grows on trees, don’t she, Dad?’. Which of the following is implied by Derek while making this statement?
(a) She builds castles in air
(b) She is always realistic
(c) She is reasonable in her thoughts
(d) She is happy about day dreaming
(ii) Which of the following options indicate that the mother was tired and dejected?
1. Strings of her apron
2. Stooped back
3. Her delicate bow
4. Pile of dirty washing
5. Sigh of mother
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 4 and 5
(d) 2 and 5
(iii) Which of the following correctly represents the phrase ‘already blacked in the windows’?
(a) The Sun was rising in the sky
(b) It was already becoming dark outside
(c) Lights were switched on in the room
(d) The Sun was trying to set
(iv) Which word as used in the extract is synonymous to ‘mismatch’?
(a) hanging
(b) stooped
(c) incongruity
(d) steamy
(v) How is the ‘heavy-breathing man’ related to ‘she’?
(a) younger brother
(b) elder brother
(c) father
(d) uncle
(i) To whom does the word ‘she’ refers to in above extract?
(a) Jansie
(b) Mother
(c) Sophie
(d) None of the above
(ii) Which of the following can be inferred through the above extract?
(a) She was always eager to disobey her father
(b) Geoff considered her sister as grown up
(c) Geoff was a talkative boy
(d) She longed for more affection from his brother
(iii) A phrase ‘feel at home’ has been used in the extract. Which of the following is the correct meaning of this phrase in the context of the extract?
(a) proud
(b) confident
(c) melancholic
(d) skeptical
(iv) Which literary device has been used in the part of the sentence ‘as at home there as in the city’?
(a) contrast
(b) paradox
(c) irony
(d) simile
(v) Based on the extract please select the most appropriate option in reference to the two statements given below.
Statement 1: Geoff thought her sister was too young
Statement 2: Her father forbade it
(a) Both statements are false
(b) Both statements are true and Statement 2 is justification of statement 1.
(c) Both statements are true and had the same impact
(d) Both statement are true and had different outcome
(i) ‘they made their weekly pilgrimage to watch United.’ What does ‘weekly pilgrimage’ imply in this sentence?
(a) A weekly journey to worship
(b) A fixed weekly routine
(c) The eagerness of a match
(d) The happiness of being together
(ii) Based on the following statements please choose the correct option.
Assertion: Geoff, as always, went with his mates higher up.
Statement 1: Geoff preferred to live in his own world
Statement 2: Geoff was rude towards other members of family
(a) Both statements can be inferred from the assertion
(b) Statement 1 can be inferred from Assertion and Statement 2 correctly explains the Statement 1
(c) Statement 1 can be inferred from Assertion but Statement 2 cannot be inferred.
(d) None of the statements can be inferred
(iii) According to extract which of the following is / are not correct about the goal scored by Casey?
1. It was the final goal of the match
2. Casey dodged two defenders
3. The goalkeeper was agile
4. Father wanted Casey to pass the ball
5. The kick was taken from a close range
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 5
(d) 2 and 4
(iv) Why, in your opinion, Sophie glowed with pride?
(a) She was following her father.
(b) Her prediction proved incorrect.
(c) Sha was a fan of Casey
(d) She had a chance to witness a fantastic goal
(v) Which of the following as used in the extract implies ‘mixture’?
(a) pilgrimage
(b) mates
(c) blend
(d) pass
(i) In your opinion, what could have been the time of the day of above description?
(a) Before sunrise
(b) After the daybreak
(c) After sunset
(d) Before evening
(ii) Name of a tree has been mentioned in the extract. Please identify.
(a) canal
(b) wharf
(c) elm
(d) glare
(iii) For whom was ‘she’ waiting?
(a) Geoff
(b) Derek
(c) Jansie
(d) Danny
(iv) The place was known to ‘she’ since –
(a) morning
(b) her childhood
(c) generations
(d) evening
(v) Which word as used in the extract is synonymous to ‘continuous’?
(a) glare
(b) wait
(c) muffled
(d) unceasing
(i) How long ago, Geoff had completed his education?
(a) Recently
(b) Not so long ago
(c) Three years
(d) None of the above
(ii) Which of the following is true about Geoff?
(a) He was a trainee mechanic
(b) He was a trained mechanic
(c) He was studying in a school
(d) He was talkative
(iii) ‘Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of the ground.’ Which of the following is implied for ‘he’ in this sentence.
1. Prize winner
2. Grounded
3. Reserved
4. Stubborn
5. Reticent
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 4 and 5
(d) 3 and 5
(iv) ‘And she was jealous of his silence.’ Why do you think ‘she’ had such a feeling?
(a) She wanted to talk to him
(b) She had suspicion about his life
(c) He seems to be happy about his
(d) She could not know more about him
Extract Based Questions
1. Who is referred as ‘I’ in above extract?
2. Who is listener of the above extract?
3. Where was ‘I’ going?
4. Which word in extract is synonym of ‘sufficient’?
1. Who is the speaker of above extract?
2. Who is referred as ‘you’ in above extract?
3. How many brothers Sophie has. Write name of the younger?
4. Which word in the extract is synonym of ‘purchase’?
1. Who is referred as ‘heavy-breathing man’?
2. According to extract, what was the man wearing?
3. Why it was blacked in the windows?
4. What was piled up in the corner of the room?
1. Who is referred as ‘he’ in above extract?
2. Who is referred as ‘she’ in above extract?
3. How is ‘he’ and ‘she’ related to each other?
4. Which word in the extract is antonym of ‘dull’?
1. Why was Sophie glowing with pride?
2. Why was Geoff ecstatic?
3. From which country was ‘he’?
4. Where were Sophie and Geoff going?
1. Who is speaker of the above extract?
2. Who is listener of above extract?
3. Who was requested to give an autograph?
4. For whom did she want an autograph?
1. Who is referred as ‘she’ in above extract?
2. Who is referred as ‘him’ in above extract?
3. Where was she waiting?
4. Did the person eventually come there?
Short Answer Questions – 30 to 40 words
Answer: Sophie wants to own a boutique. Then she dreams of being an actor or a fashion designer. She also dreams of being a manager right after passing out from her school.
She is aware that she does not have money to open a boutique. She has so many dreams but does not know how she will achieve any of her dreams.
Hence these are her dreams not a plan.
Answer: Sophie wanted to work in a shop as a manger to save money to open a boutique. Jansie reminds her that nobody becomes manager immediately after schooling. Salary at the shop is low and her father will not allow to work at a shop. Her dreams are not based on reality.
Hence Jansie tells Sophie to be sensible.
Answer: Geoff passed out three years ago while Sophie is studying. Geoff works as an apprentice mechanic.
He is not a day dreamer. Sophie is a day dreamer.
He talks less. Most of the time he is occupied in his own work. While Sophie needs to talk a lot.
Answer: Sophie suspected that Geoff was travelling to many places and he was not telling her about it.
Sophie did not have such opportunities. She also wanted to go with Geoff to those places.
Hence she was jealous of Geoff.
Answer: Father turns his head towards Sophie. He looks at her with disdain. He starts talking about Tom Finney.
He did not believe it. He appears to have ignored the news and changed the topic.
Answer: Danny Casey was a football player from Ireland. He used to play for an English club United.
Family of Sophie were fan of football. They all regarded Danny Casey as an excellent player.
Answer: Sophie’s father was a great follower of football. Geoff too was a fan of the team United. Danny Casey, who used to play for United, was a personal hero of Sophie. The family used to regularly go to the stadium to watch football.
Hence it has been termed as “their weekly pilgrimage”.
Answer: No, Geoff did not keep his promise.
Sophie had told Geoff about his meeting with Danny Casey. She had asked him to keep it to himself. But Geoff shared it with Frank. And Frank shared it with her sister Jansie. Through Jansie Sophie came to know about it.
Answer: Jansie was aware that Sophie dreams a lot. Initially she did not believe that Sophie had met Danny. But when Sophie narrated the discussion about autograph, she became jealous. She said “wish I would have been there”.
Answer: Danny Casey was a football player from Ireland. He used to play for an English club United.
He was very talented player. He had scored several goals for his club. Additionally he was very handsome and charming.
Thus he was very popular.
Answer: Sophie wanted to own the most amazing boutique in the city. She had thought of working at shop as a manger and save enough money to own a boutique.
Her other dreams were of becoming an actress or a fashion designer.
She does not have any action plan to achieve her dreams.
Answer: She was confident that she would be able deal with the world on her own. She thought that the whole world was waiting for her. She imagined her riding on back of bike with Geoff and the whole world applauding her.
Answer: Sophie had a dream of meeting Danny. But she seemed to have a disregard for the reality nor was she working to alter the reality. If one does not works to achieve dreams these would be merely a hallucination.
Through the story author wants to give this message. Therefore meeting of Sophie and Danny has not been indicated in the story.
Long Answer Questions – 120-150 words
Answer: Sophie wants to improve her economic condition. She wants to own a boutique – the most amazing shop of the city. She dreams of being an actor or a fashion designer. She believes that she would get a job as a manger in a shop and save enough money from this job to own a boutique.
Sophie dreams of having met Danny Casey. Nobody, not even his brother believes it. She still continues with her fantasy. She even waits for Danny at the canal.
Jansie is reconciled to reality of the world. She knows that their destiny is to work in biscuit factory. She reminds Sophie that it requires lot of money to own a boutique. Jansie is aware that salary at the shop is low.
Jansie does not believe that Sophie had met Danny. She advises Sophie to come out of her fantasy.
We can thus conclude that while Sophie is a day dreamer, Jansie is rooted to the reality of world.
Sophie could never meet Danny. It is likely that her other dreams may also not get fulfilled because of lack of action plan. Thus daydreaming is not a good attribute.
Answer: During teenage kids identify a person whom they would like to follow and thus select a role model. They dream of leading a life full of pleasure. Such thoughts come so naturally to them.
There is nothing wrong in Sophie to dream about a better economic condition and having Danny Casey as her hero.
However it needs to be understood that every dream needs to be followed by a plan of actions. The requirements to achieve dreams needs to be built on reality of the world. Sophie dreams of owning a boutique. She does not know quantum of money required. She is not aware that job of a manger would not give her enough savings. She has no action plan to become an actress or a fashion designer.
Sophie had never met Danny Casey but she tells everybody otherwise. She even waits for him near the canal. This finally leads to disappointment.
Thus Sophie having ambitions in her life is OK but absence of an action plan to achieve her dreams is not correct.
Answer: Those who dream can only become successful in life. The world is full of examples of success of those who had big dreams. Bill Gates and Michael Jorddan both were from very humble background. They had big dreams. They realized their dreams to achieve success.
In the context of India, Dhirubhai Ambani was from a very poor family. He was working as an attendant at a fuel station. Today the business built by him is one of the richest in Asia.
Rajnikant was a bus conductor. Early life of Milkha Singh was full of agony. MS Dhoni was from a modest family. Each of them realized their dreams and achieved glory.
We are also aware that many poor students become engineer, doctor, lawyer, CA or start their own venture. They dream of it before achieving success.
Socio-economic condition is not a barrier to dream and achieve big. Sophie is correct in having a dream of improvising her economic conditions.
However lack of action plan is a big concern for her. Every dream must be accompanied by an action plan.
Answer: During teenage kids start thinking of becoming somebody in life. They dream of leading a life full of pleasure and comfort. Such thoughts come so naturally to them. Hence there is nothing wrong in Sophie to dream about a better economic condition.
However absence of an action plan may result into non-realisation of dream. We need to teach kids the requirement of having an action plan and its implementation. This comes through hard work. There is no substitute for sustained hard work. This is the first virtue we need to teach.
We need to teach them the virtue of honesty and integrity. They must employ fair means to achieve success. They must become law abiding citizens of country.
We should instill the evergreen desire of helping others. We should teach them the value of family. They must respect elders and be affectionate to younger ones.
Having supreme moral values in their daily conduct will make them better human beings.
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