GOING PLACES ADDITIONAL/ PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS-CLASS XII ENGLISH CBSE

EXTRA QUESTIONS

Q1. On the news ‘Sophie met Danny Casey’ how did their father react?

Ans: Father looked at Sophie with sadness on their face, he did not believe it. He called it another of her wild stories. He warned her that one day she would put herself into a lot of troubles because of her talks

 

Q2 What thoughts came to Sophie's mind as she sat by the canal?

– thought Danny Casey would come to meet her

– saddened to realise that such a thing is impossible

– perfect place to meet

Q3. How did Sophie come to know that her dad was not at home? Why was she glad to know it?

Sophie came to know that her father not at home when she passed by the pub. She saw her father’s Bicycle propped against the wall of the pub. She was glad because she would not have to see her father when she reached home disappointed.

Q4. Sophie is a typical adolescent hero-worshipper who carries her fantasizing too far .Comment.

Yes, Sophie is a typical adolescent who worships Danny Casey, the football star. She fantasizes about meeting him and taking his autograph which is quite normal for an adolescent. But she crosses the border of normalcy when she tells her family that she actually met him and that he wants to take her on a date. And then she actually goes to the place and literally waits for him to appear which is abnormal.

Q5.How is the title ‘Going Places’ most appropriate?
A. The title is appropriate as Sophie the protagonist- a teenager fantasizes and goes to places in her imagination in the story and Geoff’s ‘areas of his life’ which unknown to her holds a special fascination for her about which she romanticizes.

 

Q6.Why is Sophie attracted to Danny Casey? (Compartment 2014)

Answer. Danny Casey is a young and successful football player from Ireland. He is also quite handsome, which adds to his popularity among his fans, especially young giris of Sophie’s age. Naturally, Sophie is attracted to him. Besides, her family members are also huge football fans and Casey is a hero for them.

 

Q7.Did Geoff keep his promise to Sophie? How do you know? (Delhi 2011)

Answer. Geoff didn’t keep his promise to Sophie. Sophie told Geoff about her meeting with Danny Casey at the Royce’s. Geoff told the story to Frank who in turn told his sister, Jansie, about it. However, Geoif never revealed the full story, as he did not tell anyone about Sophie’s supposed’date’with Danny Casey.

 

 LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
 

Q1. Has Sophie met Danny Casey? What details of her meeting with Danny Casey did she narrate to her brother? (Delhi 2014 Modified)

Answer. No Sophie has never re&lly met Danny Casey. She has just seen Danny Casey on the field when she went to watch team United play a football match. There, she was one of the spectators and could see Casey playing only from a distance.

However, Sophie lives in an imaginary world. Casey was a young sportstar and Sophie worshipped him as her hero. Her meeting with Casey was just another of her wild fantasies. She was so engrossed in her daydreams that what she imagined seemed real to her.

Sophie told her brother Geoff that she met Casey near Royce’s. As she was looking at the clothes, Casey came and stood beside her. She wanted to take his autograph for her younger brother’Derek, but neither of them had a pen or paper. Casey then suggested that they could meet again next week, and then he would also give his autograph.

Q2. Attempt a character sketch of Sophie as a woman who lives in her dreams. (Delhi 2012)

Answer. Sophie has been portrayed as the central character in the story ‘Going Places’. She perfectly represents the girls of her age who live in poor families.

Sophie always lives in a dream world, dreaming impossible things. The opening scene of the story clearly tells what sort of girl she is. She is not ready to accept the reality of her family’s condition and dreams of having a boutique of her own.

She makes up the story of meeting Danny Casey, a charming and upcoming footballer. Nobody believes her but she refuses to accept that it is her dream. Rather, she starts believing that she has met him and to prove that she is telling the truth, she makes up another story that she has fixed a date with him.

She is so lost in her dreams that she actually goes to the canal and waits for him. He does not show up.