Going Places Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

“He said little at all, ever, voluntarily. Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of the ground.”

Choose the option that states the characteristics of the person being talked about in the above lines.

1. rigid
2. stubborn
3. distant
4. invincible
5. reserved

Why does Sophie want to be an actress?

“She thinks money grows on trees, doesn’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 that 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.

Choose the option that supports the contention coming through Derek’s dialogue, “She thinks money grows on trees, doesn’t she, Dad?”.

“She thinks money grows on trees, doesn’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 that 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.

Choose the correct option about Sophie’s parents based on the extract given above.

What is the relationship between Sophie and her brother Geoff like?

‘Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.’ Why did she feel a tightening in her throat?

The story entitled, “Going Places” presents a fine blend of which of the following literary devices:

Why is Sophie attracted to Danny Casey?

What is the author's commentary on the social class system in the story?

What does Sophie's father think of her dreams and aspirations?

Explain – Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of the ground.

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.

‘Sophie glowed with pride.’ Her pride is the result of

Choose the option that marks the differences between the personalities of Sophie and Jansie, even though both of them belong to impoverished families.

What is the significance of the title "Going Places"?

“She thinks money grows on trees, doesn’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 that 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.

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