Extra Questions And Answers of Going Places CBSE CLASS 12 ENGLISH CORE (FLAMINGO)

2 MARKS

Who is Sophie? What does she dream of?

Ans. Sophie is the central character of the story. She is a day-dreamer.

Sophie dreams of opening a boutique. But Jansie told that it requires a lot of money to open a boutique, Sophie told that in that case she would become a manager and would make money for boutique. She told that she wanted to become like Mary Quant. She even wants to become an actress.

2.Who is Jansie? How is she different from Sophie?

Ans. Jansie is the friend of Sophie who is quite practical in nature.

Jansie unlike Sophie is practical in nature. She is quite talkative and can’t keep anything as secret.

3.What does Sophie dream of other than opening a boutique?

Ans. Sophie dreams of becoming a manager. She wants to be like Mary Quant. In order to arrange money, she would become an actress and then would open a boutique.

4.Who is Geoff? What does he do?

Ans. Geoff is the elder brother of Sophie.

He was an apprentice mechanic. Geoff was out of school for three years. He was a calm fellow and sports enthusiast.

5.Why was Sophie jealous of Geoff’s silence?

Ans. Sophie was jealous of his elder brother Geoff.

Sophie was jealous of her brother’s silence. Geoff didn’t talk much and Sophie thought that he might be thinking about the outside world. She wants to see those places where Geoff spends his time.

6.Why did she try to impress her brother Geoff?

Ans. Sophie wanted to impress her brother Geoff as she had a strong desire to see the outside world which was more interesting than that of hers. By impressing him, he would take him to the place where he spends his quality time. Moreover, she dreams of riding on Geoff’s bicycle behind him.

7.What did Sophie say to her brother? How did he react to it?

Ans. Sophie said that she met Danny Casey in the arcade while looking at the clothes in the Royce’s window.

Geoff was initially shocked but he didn’t believe in her and regarded this to be one of her wild fantasies.

8.Who is Danny Casey?

Ans. . Danny Casey was the famous and young soccer player who played for Ireland. He was a blend of innocence and Irish genius.

9.What description did Sophie provide regarding Danny Casey?

Ans. According to Sophie, Danny Casey had green and gentle eyes. He was going to buy a shop. He had the accent which helped Sophie to identify him very easily.

10.Did Geoff believe in her sister? What did he say?

Ans. In the beginning, Geoff didn’t believe in his sister, Sophie. He knew about his sister’s wild fantasies. Sophie then tried to convince his brother by giving more details about Danny Casey. She told him not to disclose the matter to her father.

Geoff told that their father did even believe in her.

11.How was the father of Sophie?

Ans. Sophie’s father was a strict and hardworking person. He was quite practical in nature. Her father never believed in his daughter’s wild fantasies. He wanted to provide better facilities to his family.

12.Why did Sophie want to keep her story as a secret?

Ans. Sophie had lied to her brother that he had met the famous soccer player, Danny Casey. Jansie knew about her fantasies and she was quite talkative. The moment she would get to know that Sophie had met Danny Casey, she would disclose it to everyone and it would no more be a secret.

13.Where did Sophie meet Danny Casey?

Ans. Sophie didn’t meet Danny Casey in reality. She just wanted to impress her brother by letting him know that she had met Danny. She told that she had met him in the arcade while looking at the clothes in the Royce’s window and told that he would come again the next week for giving her an autograph.

14.What promise did Geoff make? Did he keep the promise?

Ans. Geoff made a promise that he would not disclose that Sophie had met Danny Casey in the arcade.

No, he informed the matter to his friend Frank, who was the brother of Jansie.

15.Why did Sophie want to hide her story from Jansie?

Ans. Sophie didn’t meet Danny Casey in reality. She just wanted to impress her brother by letting him know that she had met Danny. She told that she had met him in the arcade and told that he would come again the next week for giving her an autograph. On the other hand, Jansie was a very talkative girl. She was never a secret keeper. So, she wanted to hide it from Jansie.

16.How did Jansie get to know about the incident? How did she react?

Ans. Jansie got the information from his brother Frank.

She got angry on her brother as he didn’t keep his promise. Later, she was happy that Geoff didn’t tell him the main thing. She felt relieved.

17.How did Sophie react after learning that her brother didn’t keep the promise?

Ans. Sophie got angry on his brother Geoff. She was regarded it to be a ‘Geoff thing’ instead of a ‘Jansie thing’.

18.Why did Sophie go to the arcade even after knowing that it was her fantasy?

Ans. Sophie didn’t meet Danny Casey in reality. She just wanted to impress her brother by letting him know that she had met Danny. She told that she had met him in the arcade and told that he would come again the next week for giving her an autograph. The next week she went to the arcade in spite of knowing that she had lied it to her brother. She imagined to have met Danny Casey near Royce’s arcade. They talked to each other and wanted to take an autograph for her younger brother Derek, but none of them had one. Danny told that he would come the next week for giving the autograph.

Long Answer Type Questions (5 MARKS)

1.Compare between Sophie and Jansie.

Ans. The story “Going Places” by A.R. Barton revolves around two girls; Sophie and Jansie. Sophie is the central character of the story. She is a day-dreamer. Sophie dreams of opening a boutique. But Jansie told that it requires a lot of money to open a boutique, Sophie told that in that case she would become a manager and would make money for boutique. She told that she wanted to become like Mary Quant. Sophie even wants to become an actress. She wants to explore the world and ride on her brother’s bicycle beside him. Jansie is the friend of Sophie who is quite practical in nature. She understands the troubles of life. Jansie unlike Sophie is practical in nature. She is quite talkative and can’t keep anything as secret.

2.Describe the story made by Sophie.

Ans. The story “Going Places” was written by A.R. Barton. Sophie was the central character of the story. She wanted to impress her brother so that she can explore the world. Sophie said that she met Danny Casey in the arcade while looking at the clothes in Royce’s window. She asked him if he was Danny Casey. Casey replied that it was right. They talked to each other. She wanted to take his autograph for his younger brother Derek but neither of them had a pen. Casey promised that he would come the next Saturday for giving his autograph.