Going Places Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

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Are you ready to test your understanding of "Going Places" from the Class 12 English Flamingo textbook? This MCQ quiz will help you revise key themes, characters, and the deeper message behind this short story, which explores fantasy, aspirations, and the struggle between reality and dreams.

About the Quiz

  • Chapter Name: Going Places
  • Author: A.R. Barton
  • Subject: English (Flamingo)
  • Book: NCERT Class 12 English
  • Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Going Places

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

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

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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.

Their visit to the match was like a ‘weekly pilgrimage’ refers to

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

going places class 12 important questions answers

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“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

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“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?”.

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“Jansie, knowing they were both earmarked for the biscuit factory, became melancholy.”

Choose the option that DOES NOT make the correct usage of the word ‘earmarked’.

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Why is Sophie attracted to Danny Casey?

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Why does Sophie want to be an actress?

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“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.

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‘Going Places’ is an idiomatic expression which means

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Choose the option listing the possible titular justifications for the chapter ‘Going Places’.

  1. It includes the system of going to watch the football game on a regular basis.
  2. It expresses Sophie’s deepest desire to go out with Danny Casey.
  3. It is about a girl named Sophie who is an idealist and often dreams of going to various places.
  4. It is an idiomatic expression that refers to Sophie going ahead in her career, trying to beat poverty.

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“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

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

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What is the author's message about the importance of dreams and aspirations?

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

Character analysis of Sophie, Jansie, and Danny Casey
Themes of ambition, reality vs. illusion, and working-class struggles
Symbolism and deeper meanings in the story
Important dialogues and their impact

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