Updated on 19/07/2021
8.
Going Places (A R Barton)
Main Points
of the chapter:
Ø This story
about a young girl Sophie and her fantasies.
Ø On the other
hand, there is her friend Jansie who has not false dreams.
Ø Sophie
belongs to a poor family. But she has
very high dreams about her future.
Ø She dreams
of having a boutique of her own as well as becoming an actress.
Ø She dreams
of becoming a fashion designer also.
Ø In her
dreams, she meets Danny Casey, a young football player.
Ø She tells
her brother Geoff as well as to Jansie about her meeting with Danny Casey.
Ø But he and
her father both don’t believe her.
Ø She asked
him for an autograph but neither he nor she had a pen at that time.
Ø She tells
Geoff that Danny asked her to meet the next week.
Ø She goes and
waits for him, but he does not come.
Ø And at last,
she has to leave with a broken heart.
Ø She imagines
meeting with him and takes his autograph at the arcade.
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the
writer of the story ‘Going Places’?
Ans. A R Barton
2. Who is
Sophie?
Ans. A school going girl
3. What does
Sophie want to work as, in the beginning?
Ans. As a manager
4. Where were
Jansie and Sophie most likely to work after school?
Ans. In a biscuit factory
5. What is
Sophie’s brother, Geoff?
Ans. An apprentice mechanic
6. Who is
Derek?
Ans. Sophie’s younger brother
7. Whom did
Sophie meet in the arcade?
Ans. Danny Casey
8. Which
country did Danny Casey play for?
Ans. For Ireland
9. What does
Danny Casey?
Ans. A great footballer
10.What did
Sophie ask for when she met Danny?
Ans. An autograph
11.Did Sophie
really meet Danny Casey?
Ans. No
1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
Ans. The two girls are Sophie and Jansie. Sophie is a day dreamer. She dreams of starting a boutique after leaving school. But Jansie is realist. She knows that they belong to poor families. She tells her that they are earmarked for biscuit factory. It is also possible that they can get some work in a shop.
2. Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Ans. Sofie tells her brother Geoff that she met Danny Casey. Geoff does not believe her. He simply says, I can't believe it. To confirm it that she met him, he asks, "How does he look like. He also tells this story to his father to see whether he believes it or not.
3. Does her father believe her story?
Ans. Sofie tells her brother Geoff that she met Danny Casey. Geoff does not believe her. He simply says, I can't believe it. She also tells this story to her father but he does not believe her. He ignores her story completely and talks about Tom Finny, a great footballer.
4. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Ans. No, she did not really meet Danny Casey. She tells about her meeting with Danny Casey to her brother Geoff and her father. But they don't believe her.Because they know she is a day dreamer. She lives in the world of her fantasy.
5. What does Sophie imagine about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Ans. Danny Casey was a great football player. He played foitball for Ireland. Sophie is a great fan of him. So she ofen imagines that she has met him in the arcade. She asks him for autograph. But neither of them had any pen or paper.
6. Why does Jansie say, ‘Soaf, you really should be sensible?
Ans. These two school girls are Sophie and Jansie. Sophie is a day dreamer. She tells Jansie that after leaving school, she will start a boutique. She also says that she will work as a manager and an actress. But Jansie is realist. She knows that they belong to poor families. She tells her that they are earmarked for biscuit factory. So she says Sofie to be sensible.
Long Answer
1. Contrast Sophie's real world with her fantacies. Or
What impression do you form of Sophie's Character from the story 'Going Places'.
Ans. Sofie belongs to a middle class family. But she has big dreams. She lives in the world of dreams. She tells Jansie that when she leaves school, she will start a boutique. Then she dreams of becoming the manager of a film. She also dreams of becoming an actress. Like all teenagers, she too has her idols and role models. She is a fan of Danny Casey. Her role model is her brother Geoff. Both of them are part of her dreams. She dreams of meeting with Danny Casey. She even waits for him. But he does not come. She also wants to visit new places with her brother. Thus we see that Sophie's dreams and disappointments are only in her mind.