CBSE Class 12 English Going Places Worksheet Set C

Extract based questions:

1) She thinks money grows on trees, don‘t she, Dad?‘ said little Derek, hanging on the back of his father‘s chair. Their mother sighed. Sophie watched her back stooped over the sink and wondered at the incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened her apron strings. The delicate-seeming bow and the crooked back. The evening had already blacked in the windows
and the small room was steamy from the stove and cluttered with the heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the dirty washing piled up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look for her brother Geoff.

Question. It could be inferred that Sophie‘s mother was fatigued and burdened.
Choose the option listing the elements that form the basis of this inference.
1) her sigh
2) her delicate bow
3) her apron‘s strings
4) her crooked back
(a) 1, 2
(b) 3, 4
(c) 2, 3
(d) 1, 4

Answer: D

Question. "Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.‖ Pick the option that lists Sophie‘s feelings in this context.
(a) anxious
(b) annoyed
(c) uneasy
(d) terrified

Answer: C

Question. Choose the correct option about Sophie‘s parents based on the extract given above.
(a) Sophie‘s parents‘ marriage was an example of harmony and affection.
(b) Sophie‘s relationship with her parents was warm and friendly.
(c) Sophie‘s mother was subdued while her father was detached.
(d) Sophie and her brother didn‘t like to stay with their parents.

Answer: D

Question. Choose the option that supports the contention coming through Derek‘s dialogue, "She thinks money grows on trees, don‘t she, Dad?‖.
(a) Derek thought his sister to be unreasonable at times.
(b) Derek had no faith in Sophie‘s abilities to open a boutique.
(c) Derek thought of his sister as someone who was not realistic.
(d) Derek was not at all happy about Sophie‘s habit of day dreaming.

Answer: C

2) On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to watch United. Sophie and her father and little Derek went down near the goal — Geoff, as always, went with his mates higher up. United won two-nil and Casey drove in the second goal, a blend of innocence and Irish genius, going round the two big defenders on the edge of the penalty area, with her father screaming for him to pass, and beating the hesitant goalkeeper from a dozen yards. Sophie glowed with pride. Afterwards Geoff was ecstatic.

Question. Their visit to the match was like a 'weekly pilgrimage‘ refers to
(a) strong bond as a family.
(b) love for a fixed routine.
(c) similar feelings of devotion.
(d) excitement for the match.

Answer: D

Question. 'Sophie glowed with pride.‘ Her pride is the result of
(a) belonging to a region where everyone thought of Danny as a hero.
(b) watching her father cheer and support Danny.
(c) The information she gathered from her brother, about Danny.
(d) being an avid fan and her sense of closeness with Danny.

Answer: D

Question. Ecstatic in this context means
(a) extremely happy
(b) sad
(c) amazed
(d) invigorated

Answer: A

Question. Based on the following statements, choose the correct option.
Assertion: ―Geoff, as always, went with his mates higher up.‖
Reason 1: Geoff was not very close to his family and lived in his own world.
Reason 2: Geoff was rude and indifferent towards everyone around him and didn‘t care about anyone at all.
(a) Reason 1 and Reason 2 both can be inferred from the assertion.
(b) Reason 1 can be inferred but Reason 2 cannot be inferred from the assertion.
(c) Reason 1 cannot be inferred but Reason 2 can be inferred.
(d) Reason 1 and Reason 2 both cannot be inferred.

Answer: B

Short Answer Questions:

Question. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
Answer: Sophie liked her brother, Geoff, more than anyone else because he didn‘t talk much and was often lost in his thoughts. She envied his silence and imagined that he had access to a mysterious world. She wished to be a part of that world, and she imagined herself dressed up and welcomed by everyone. For Sophie, Geoff symbolized liberty from the monotonous life they had been living. Geoff represented freedom from the monotonous life they had been living for Sophie.

Question. Why does Jansie discourage Sophie about her dream?
Answer: Jansie was more down to earth and realistic than Sophie, the dreamer. She discouraged Sophie about her dream about becoming a boutique owner, by reminding her that the fantasies that Sophie had taken a lot of money and Sophie did not have that kind of money to invest.
Even her father would not allow her to work in a shop as a manager.

Question. How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in the fantasy of her future?
Answer: Geoff had always been the first one with whom she shared the fantasy of her future. She told him about her meeting with Danny. She also shared her plan of meeting him the next week. She longed to know more about Geoff and wished that someday he might take her with him. She imagined herself riding behind Geoff one day.

Question. How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie‘s father?
Answer: Sophie‘s father is a very practical person who becomes enraged when she tells him about her fantasy dreams. He was characterized as a plum-faced, sweaty man with no refined behaviour or appropriate food patterns. He was a football fan who went to a pub to celebrate his team‘s victory.

Question. Why didn‘t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Answer: Though Jansie and Sophie were the closest of friends, Sophie did not want to share her story about Danny because she did not want her secret to being spread in the whole neighbourhood. She did not trust 'gawky Jansie‘ with someone like that. For her, it was 'a Geoff thing, not a Jansie thing‘.

Question. What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family‘s financial status?
Answer: Sophie came from a lower-middle-class family. While describing the setup of the house, which was small with a cluttered sink and a pile of dirty dishes, and while Jansie considers working in the biscuit factory after school, their financial situation is revealed. Furthermore, Geoff‘s occupation as a mechanic and Sophie‘s dream, the desire to become famous and earn good money; another scene in the story in which her father rides his bicycle to the pub indicates their financial
background.

Question. Who are the two girls? What do they talk while coming home from the school?
Answer: The two girls are Sophie and Jansie. They are very good friends. While coming home from school, they were talking about their future plants. Sophie was keen to work as a manager, Jansie was more realistic and sensible of the two and reminded Sophie that they both had already been appointed to work in a biscuit factory.

Question. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Answer: No, Sophie did not actually meet Danny Casey. Although, she did go and sit on a wooden bench near the canal, yet in her heart, she knew that she was only imagining things. She imagined him coming, and then imagined her own consequent excitement at his arrival.

Question. Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
Answer: Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends, but they couldn‘t have been more different. Sophie was a daydreamer who was ambitious, had a lot of fantasies, and was not realistic. Sophie aspired to make a lot of money and become famous. Jansie, on the other hand, was realistic, grounded, and aware of her fate.

Question. Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?
Answer: The only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in person was when she had gone with her Dad and her brother to watch the soccer match in which Danny was playing. Apart from that, she had never met him in reality.

Long Answer Questions:

Question. It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasising?
Answer: Teenagers have boundless enthusiasm and ambitions. They have sweet dreams and go on fantasising. It is natural for them to do so. Every youth is a dreamer. Every great scientist or writer has a dream. Without some thing to aspire for one can‘t strive to achieve that goal.
Dreams lead to the golden gate of success. Some teenagers float in the world of fantasy. They have unreal dreams. It is just like a child asking for the moon. Their feet are in the mud and they dream of the stars in the sky. Such fantasising results in disappointment and disillusionment. A dreamer who fails to realise his dream is labelled a failure. Those who realise their dreams become heroes and achievers in their spheres. It is better to have dreams even if we fail to realise them. If the teenagers have dreams, they will strive to translate them into reality.

Question. Sophie‘s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
Answer: Sophie is a young school-girl belonging to a lower middle-class family. She wants to rise from the situation in which she finds herself. She is an incurable dreamer and escapist. She dreams of opening a boutique. Her classmate Jansie, who had her feet firmly planted on the ground, tells Sophie that opening a boutique requires a lot of money and experience and she has neither of them. Sophie, who floats in a dreamy world of her own, dreams of becoming an actress or a fashion designer. She has dreams of a hero also. She develops fascination for Danny Casey, the wonder-boy of football. She sees him in action only once when he scores the second goal for United. She imagines him coming to her and tells her brother about the meeting. She goes on waiting for him on the next date but he does not turn up. She becomes sad and carries the burden of sadness all the times. Thus, her dreams and disappointments are the creations of her mind.

               Very Short Answer

Q.1)        Why did Sophie not want Jansie to know anything about her meeting with Danny Casey?

Q.2)        Why according to Sophie, couldn’t she take the autograph of Danny Casey when she met him?

Q.3)        Who were Sophie and Jansie? What made Jansie sad when they were going home together?

Q.4)        How was Sophie to manage money for her boutique?

Q.5)        Who was Geoff? What do you know about him?

               Short Answer

Q.6)        How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in the fantasy of her future?

Q.7)        Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

Q.8)        Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

Q.9)        Who are the two girls? What do they talk while coming home from the school?

Q.10)      Why does Jansie discourage Sophie about her dreams?

               Long Answer

Q.11)      Why was Sophie attracted by the world visited by Geoff? What did she wish?

Q.12)      Describe the bond between Geoff and Sophie in spite of differences in their temperament and thinking.

Q.13)      How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

Q.14)      Who was Danny Casey? How was he adored by the family of Sophie, and especially by Sophie and her father?

Q.15)      Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

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