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CBSE Class 12th English Chapter 8 - Going Places: Going Places is an interesting topic included in the CBSE class 12 English book Flamingo. It is a short story that explores the hopes and desires of young people. On the contrary, if there are broken dreams and unfulfilled promises, how do they affect them? The story’s central theme is the desires of teenagers and how they are hit by the practicality of life. In the story, Sophie and Jansie are two friends from lower middle class families. Sophie always dreams about big career goals which are difficult to achieve with the limited resources the family has. On the other hand, Jansie acts practically and takes small steps to earn livelihood. The story is a contrast of mindsets of both girls. It tells us about the teenager’s dreams and compromises required to lead a better life.
To score high marks in the questions related to the chapter, students should understand the topic in detail. There can be short answer questions and long answer questions from the chapter. Students can practice these questions and write answers in order to prepare for board exams.
Q.1 - How did Sophie’s father react when Geoff told him about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Q.2 - Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
Q.3 - What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
Q.4 - Why did Jansie discourage Sophie from enter¬taining thoughts about the sports-star, Danny Casey?
Q.5 - Jansie is just as old as Sophie but she is very different from her. Bring out the contrast between the two friends citing relevant instances from the story, “Going Places”.
There can be similar questions related to different characters of the story, your views related to the story, socio-economic differences you realize in the society around you and its impact on teenagers, how they should deal with it, and more. Prepare the topic well to be able to write effective answers and score good marks in the board exams.
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