Going Places Class 12 Explanation Reference to Context Questions Answers

 Going Places Class 12 Explanation Reference to Context  Questions Answers 

1-Sophie watched ………….. brother Geoff .

Reference -This paragraph is taken from the chapter 'Going Places' by AR Borton.

Context- This paragraph tells about the internal condition and activities of the members of Sophie's family.

Explanation - Sophie arrives at her house and sees her mother working and falling down over the sink and thinks deeply and astonished about the soft bounding that fastens the strings of mother's apron that day. A nice soft looking knot and his mother slung at the back. The dull setting sunlight through the evening time could be seen from the windows through the darkness that had begun for the night and the small room filled with smoke created by the stones, seemed disorganized as the man breathing , Sophie's father was sitting at the table in his vest in the room and since there was only room for living and skulls, a pile of dirty laundry was piled up in the corner of the room. Sophie is full suffocated, unable to breathe properly and passes out, to meet her Geoff.

2-The table lamp ……………. Strings of girls

Reference- This paragraph is excerpted from the chapter 'Going Places' by AR Borton.

Context - This paragraph refers to Geoff's beautiful room and communication and Sophie and Geoff.

Explanation- In Geoff's room, the amber glow, the yellow-orange reflections on the walls, the walls of his bedroom and that was due to the light put out by the table lamp and there was a big poster and United's first team team and a row below him There was a color picture of the players and one of the three was a young prodigy from Ireland - Casey Danny. Sophie asks Geoff to promise not to tell anyone what Sophie has told her. Geoff replied that there was nothing to say. Sophie was terrified of her father and promised Geoff otherwise she expected his father to kill her. Geoff hoped that the father would not believe that information. Sophie requests Geoff again. Geoff then became furious and took the name of the gods, advising that she was too young and a school going girl and Casey should have a lot of girls around.

3-After dark she  ……………….. he would approve .

ReferenceThis paragraph is taken from the chapter 'Going Places' by AR Borton.

Context - This paragraph tells about the location of the secluded place where the lovers used to meet.

Explanation: Sophie had decided to meet Danny Casey, she would walk along the canal in the evening, the path was lit, covered, lit with dazzling lamps, the trail, the mini cemented edge and there was only that beacon. There was no sound, there was a lot of peace in the city. The place was from the city and the sound was the lowest. She remembered that she used to play there during her childhood days. At that place there was a wooden bench under a deserted elm tree and lovers used to visit that place sometimes. Sophie sat there and Danny waited for Casey. The place to meet was the best and Sophie always thought there would be different meetings like this. It was an ideal place for those who wanted to remain hidden from the eyes of others, who did not wish to be seen by anyone. And Sophie was confident that Danny would be praised for choosing the place.

4 -His eyes are on ……………………….. slightly , breathless .

Reference- this paragraph has been taken from the chapter ‘Going Places ‘ written by A.R Borton .

Context-in this paragraph , sophie seems to praise and describes danny .

Explanation – sophie met Danny Casey , though in her imaginations , and described  Danny to her brother Geoff . She explained that the eyes of danny casey were exactly same as him . the nose of danny was seemed spotted and the shapes was upwards little bit , it seemed turning upward and at his smiled was mixed with frightness and nervousness , his teeth has some gap , space in between . the color of his eyes was green . sophie further described that when danny looked straight at anybody , his eyes seemed to shimmer , sparkle . his eyes seemed gentle , humane , merciful, nearby scared . his eyes looked like a gazelle , antelope . at that you started looking away , here or there . in that case  the person , viewer returned back to find his eyes , the connection , again  a bit out of breath .

5-And she was ………………………. Exultant approbation .

Reference- This paragraph is excerpted from the chapter 'Going Places' by AR Borton.

Context - This paragraph describes a memorable goal set by Danny Casey.

Explanation - Sophie and her family members used to go to see the weekly football match every Saturday and it was like a pilgrimage for them. again finally she went to see the match last saturday. She was only seeing Danny Casey. Danny betrays the guard guarding the goal but confuses them and betrays them like a ghost. And at the same time, fifty thousand spectators fell silent, held their breath, stopped when Danny threw the ball properly, and what happened next was unexpected. Danny deftly hit the ball into the goal and those fifty thousand spectators combined in one explosion sounded, and of course it was an unexpectedly memorable, instant roaring burst of cheers and sounds of joyous encouragement, acceptance..

Understanding the text

Questions  1- Sophie and Jansie were class –mates and friends . what were the differences between them show up in the story ?

Answer -Sophie and  Jansie were classmates and friends, but their interests and temperaments differed greatly. They both used to live together Sophie wanders in imaginary utopia and lived in imaginary world. She belonged to a very poor family even knowing her own reality, she ignored the reality of her real life and wanted to become a fashion designer manager or boutique owner, even becoming a famous footballer. The player was dreaming of meeting Denny Casey. But the same  Jansie's feet were resting on the solid ground. She lived in the real world. She knew that after school they were both scheduled to work in a biscuit factory corner. She would suggest Sophie to be real from time to time, but Sophie always ignored her words and continued to dream.

Questions 2- how Would you described the character and temperature of Sophie ‘s father  ?

Answer- Sophie's father was the head of the family and a determined breadwinner for the family. His face was puffy, he was sweating. He used to put more and more fine pieces of meat in his mouth with a spatula. When he sits on the chair-table, he is in a vest. He loves the game and the players. He was a regular spectator of the tournament. He used to ignore Shanti while watching TV in the evening. Whenever his country used to win the match. So he used to go home for liquor on time. he was a simple worldly person .

Questions 3- why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person ? From her perspective , What did he symbolize ?

Answer - Sophie liked her brother Geoff more than any other person. Geoff  was the first person who could patiently listen to Sophie's wild and daydreaming tales and fables. There was another reason why Geoff like an investigator. Who used to travel to many different places. She hoped that someday Geoff  would take her to those new places. , Sophie was a hero to her brother, a good friend and a man of her own accord.

Questions 4- What socio – economics background did sophie belong to ? what are the indicators of her family ‘s financial status  ?

Answer - Sophie belonged to a lower middle class family.. The economic condition of her family can be understood due to reasons. His father was a daily earner. And the tiredness of the whole day could be seen on his face. He did not have a separate kitchen, his mother used to do kitchen work in the same living room. His brother who was an apprentice mechanic. He was in his learning phase. Sophie herself was a schoolgirl and was even fixed. After school he had to work in a biscuit factory. So in Sophie's family, her father was the breadwinner and her income was limited, so Sophie had a very low social background at home.

 Talking about the text 

Question - 1 Sophie's dreams and disappointments are all her in mind . 

A Answer 1-Sophie's dreams and disappointments are all on her mind. It is clear to her that she is a day dreamer. She knows that she is from a poor family but she becomes an escapist, she is not ready to accept the realities. And on the other hand, she does not want to walk step by step to fulfill her dream. She doesn't want to work hard. She just dreams, even her dreams are not permanent. It keeps changing time and again, she wants to become an actress, sometimes a manager. Jansie  advises her to stay on the ground but she stays in her own dream. She dreams of meeting up with Deny Cassy, ​​a famous football youngster. But when she could not meet him, she felt that she was only dreaming. In the end she reaches her dreams. Hence it can be said. , that dreams and disappointments are all in his mind.

Questions – 2 it is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams . what would you say are the benefits and disadvantage of such fantasising ?

Answer- It is real for teenagers that dreams are always unrealistic. Dreaming is necessary. Dreams become thoughts and thoughts can be turned into actions. Adolescence is the period between 13 and 19 years and is called the golden period of someone's life. A youth falling in this criterion dreams of earning immense wealth. , Every successful person has his own dreams but the one who needs it also cannot be ignored, there is a concrete plan to fulfill the dreams, there should be an experienced guide, he should always be ready to learn. He who thinks can do, and can achieve.

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Short Answer type Questions –

Questions 1 - Who was Sophie ? what were her dreams ?

Answer –Sophie was a young school going girl who belonged to a lower middle class family. Her dream was to become a fashion designer, an actress, a manager or buy a boutique.

Questions -2 what did Sophie find her father doing at home ?

Answer –At home, Sophie finds her father pouring shepherd's pie into his mouth as hard as he could go, his plump face still filthy and the sweat marked from the day.

Questions 3- why did Sophie feel tightening in her throat ?

Answer- Sophie feels her throat tighten as she lives in a small room including the kitchen. The room was steaming from the stove and filled with heavy-duty people—the man breathing in his vest at the table and the pile of dirty laundry in the corner. That's why he was suffocating in the room.

Question- 4 who was Sophie ‘s elder brother ? what was he doing in the next room ?

Answer- Sophie's older brother was Geoff. In the next room, he was kneeling on the floor and tampering with a part of the motorcycle on some newspaper spread on the carpet. He was a trainee mechanic.

Questions -5 what did Sophie want from her brother ?

Answer –Sophie Bhai used to travel far and wide for his work. Sophie wanted her brother to take her too one day to those unknown places. She wanted more of her brother's affection because he spoke very little voluntarily. She also wanted to meet different people through her brother Geoff.

Questions -6  How did Sophie’s father take her ?

Answer – Sophie's father took Sophie very lightly and mostly ignored Sophie whenever she spoke .

Question – 7 what did Sophie  tell her brother secretly ?

Answer –Sophie secretly tells her Geoff that she met Danny Casey at the arcade. She told that she was looking at the clothes in Royce's window, someone came and stood by her, she looked around and found it was Danny Casey.

Question – 8- Who was Danny  Casey and how did Sophie belongs to him ?

Answer – Danny Casey was a young Irish genius, a football player. He was the youngest member of his team. Sophie was his through his fantasies. She imagined that Denny Casey had met her at the arcade and was ready to date her.

Questions – 9   why did Sophie not want her father to know about Danny Casey ?

Answer – Sophie's father was very rude, was angry with him and never believed in him. She knew that upon learning of her meeting with Danny Casey, her father would react very aggressively because he would accept it as another wild story of hers. That's why she didn't want her father to know about Denny Casey

Questions – 10  What did Sophie ask to Danny Casey ? Where did she meet him . ?

Answer – Sophie asked Danny Casey to give her an autograph for little Derek but neither of them had any paper or pen. She meets him at the arcade at Royce Window.

Questions- 11 – How did Danny Casey look like ?

Answer – Denny Casey was a tall man with a strong dark face. He was beautiful. He had green eyes. His accent was the same as that often seen in interviews on television.

Question -12 – what was the weekly pilgrimage ? what happened there ?

Answer –The weekly pilgrimage was to be seen in unison. On Saturday there were football matches between United and others and Sophie's whole family used to go there, which is where Casey went to the second goal and beat Hasit the goalkeeper for a dozen years.

Questions -13 what did Jansie ask to Sophie about Danny Casey ?

Answer – Jansie asks about Danny Casey after Geoff told his Frank that she met Danny Casey. When he found that Sophie was covering up and didn't want to tell him anything, Jansie was goofy and stunned.

Questions -14 – where did Sophie go after the dark  and why ?

Answer- After dark Sophie left the forest, with a sheltered pariah, lit by the dazzling lights of the water jetty, and the relentless drone of the city was muffled and distant. She went to that secluded place to date with Danny Casey.

Questions 15- what happened at the meeting place ?

Answer –She sat down to wait at the meeting place. While waiting for a while he imagined her coming. He looked to the side of the canal, seeing him come out of the shadows, imagining his own resulting excitement. After some time passed, he began to balance against the thought of her not coming.

Questions – 16 why resignation was no sudden things’ for Sophie ?

Answer – The resignation was not sudden for Sophie as she thought highly of Danny Casey and, according to Sophie's own plan, she went to the meeting place, waiting a long time. Imagined that Danny's arrival balanced his positive and negative thoughts, wished for him to come, got no sign of him and finally concluded that he wouldn't, that's when the resignation happened.

Question 17- why was Sophie disappointed ? how did she return ?

Answer  -Sophie was disappointed because her hopes of meeting Danny Casey had not come true. He waited a long time, expected but Danny did not come. She returned from there very sad, thinking heavy in her mind, slowly thinking about the future, walked towards the house.

Question  -18  How did Sophie described Danny Casey . ?

Answer- Sophie describes Danny Casey as saying that his eyes are on your own level. His nose is freckled and turned slightly upward, and when he smiles he does so in shame, exposing the teeth with gaps in between. His eyes are green, they seem to twinkle when he looks straight at you. They seem tender, almost scared. Like a ghazal.

Questions 19 – what happened at the stadium last Saturday ?

Answer –Last Saturday, Sophie saw it all again. He saw him ghost in front of the lumberjack defenders, heard fifty thousand breaths as he momentarily hovered over the ball, and then a burst of sound as he crisscrossed the goal, a sudden burst of gleeful applause.

Question 20 – did Sophie really meet Danny Casey ?

Answer –Sophie was a daydreamer girl from a very poor lower middle class family but her dreams were much more than reality, she dreamed of meeting Danny Casey, a football player from the Ireland team. She also imagined a date with Danny Casey and went to meet him at one place but in reality, she never met Danny Casey, neither at the arcade nor anywhere else.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1- who were Sophie and Jansie ? how did they belong and how were their financial condition ?

Answer –   Sophie and Jansie were friends with each other. , Both used to go to school together and return together. Both were from very poor families. The financial condition of their families was not very good. The two were scheduled to work at Biscuit after school. But there was also a disparity between them. Jansie was a realistic down to earth girl while Sophie was a daydreamer and always floated in false imagination. But as they were both childhood friends, Jansie always tried to be Sophie for the sake of reality, the right path.

Question 2- what were Sophie ‘s dreams ? what was the irony in Sophie ‘s life ?

Answer – Sophie was a girl from a lower middle class family but on the contrary she had big dreams. Even more so, he started dreaming more than he should have. She wanted to achieve everything without any effort, just by imagining it. She was looking to buy an actress, a manager, a fashion designer or Tom Open / Boutique. But Sophie's life is very clear. She wanted to get everything without any effort. She was a day dreamer and was far from the realities and her dreams were far more than her financial condition.

Questions 3- Give character sketch of Geoff .

Answer- Geoff was Sophie's older brother, he was of a curt nature. He left his school three years ago now he was a trainee mechanic he used to go away from the city for his work he was familiar with the realities so he thought now i have to learn motoristan work and move on with my life It is known that Geoff was a lonely man, he was always engaged in his work

Question -4 – What were the reactions of Geoff and Sophie ‘s father when they came to know about Danny Casey ?

Answer – When Geoff and Sophie's father learn about Danny Casey, they react in the expected normal way. Geoff First does not believe it but later asks Sophie about the time and place or visits her with Danny Casey and also about Daddy's father's access to that information, as expected because he is his daughter. Knew about wild dreams. When Geoff told him about his meeting with Danny Casey, he turned his head to his thick neck to look like Sophie. His expression was one of distance. The father said something inaudible and dragged himself to his chair and told him another wild story. She further added that one of those days she was going to carry herself under the burden of trouble. He was aggressive in the end.

Question 5- How did Sophie meet Danny Casey and did how she describe about him ?

Answer - Sophie was in the arcade once and was looking at the clothes on Royce's window and meanwhile looked around and found someone standing beside her and then she met the person who was Danny Casey. Sophie described him as she observed his entire personality in a short visit. He said that green-eyed he was not as tall as Geoff would think. Sophie didn't tell about her teeth. This is how Sophie described Danny Casey to her brother. Geoff knew that the whole story was false fiction. And in fact, Sophie never met Denny Casey in reality. She was daydreaming and she imagined everything according to her.

Question-6 what had happened at meeting place ? did Sophie meet Danny Casey ? why or why not ?

Answer After thinking a lot about Danny Casey, Sophie plans to meet Danny Casey and for that purpose, she chooses Danny Casey from that town as a lonely place. This was where she sometimes went to play as a child. She got there, sat down on a wooden bench under a secluded elm. He started a waiting Danny Casey. The enemy waited for some time and imagined his arrival. He looked to the side of the canal, seeing him come out of the shadows, imagining his own resulting excitement. By the time some time had passed, he had begun to balance against the idea of ​​her not coming. She started talking to herself and became depressed, and eventually Danny returned home without meeting Casey. She didn't meet Danny Casey because it was all her fantasies and Danny was never going to be there .

Question -7 what thought were floating in the mind of sophie while returning to home from the meeting place ?what did she feel on the way ?

Answer – Sophie was thinking a lot in her mind while returning home. She wondered how she would be with someone Danny had not come to meet her. His family members will doubt him, as they always doubted him but he has to hold his head remembering how he was. Geoff flies out and slams the door when he learns he hasn't met Danny Casey. That easy to hear, that sadness. Then on the way, Sophie imagined Danny Casey in front of her and started talking. Thus, until returning home, Sophie constantly thought about that Danny, and could not heal herself.