Chapter- 8                Going Places


Question: What is the title of the lesson?
Answer: The title of the lesson is “Going Places”.

Question: Who is the author of “Going Places”?
Answer: The author of “Going Places” is A. R. Barton.

Question: Where does A. R. Barton live?
Answer: A. R. Barton lives in Zurich.

Question: In which language does A. R. Barton write?
Answer: He writes in English.

Question: What is the main theme of the story “Going Places”?
Answer: The story explores adolescent fantasising and hero worship.

Question: Who is the main character in the extract?
Answer: The main character in the extract is Sophie.

Question: Who is Sophie’s friend mentioned in the passage?
Answer: Sophie’s friend mentioned in the passage is Jansie.

Question: Where were Sophie and Jansie coming from at the beginning?
Answer: They were coming home from school.

Question: What dream does Sophie express when she reaches home?
Answer: She says she wants to have a boutique.

Question: How does Jansie react to Sophie’s dream?
Answer: Jansie looks doubtful and practical.

Question: Why does Jansie think Sophie’s plan is unrealistic?
Answer: She thinks it takes a lot of money to open a boutique.

Question: What does Sophie say she will do to get money?
Answer: She says she will find the money somehow.

Question: What alternative career does Sophie imagine for herself?
Answer: She imagines becoming a manager first.

Question: Does Jansie agree that Sophie can become a manager easily?
Answer: No, Jansie says they would not make her manager straight away.

Question: Whom does Sophie compare herself to?
Answer: Sophie compares herself to Mary Quant.

Question: Why does Sophie call herself a “natural”?
Answer: She believes she has natural talent and confidence.

Question: What kind of shop does Sophie imagine?
Answer: She imagines the most amazing shop the city has ever seen.

Question: What does Jansie know about their real future?
Answer: She knows they are both earmarked for the biscuit factory.

Question: How does this reality affect Jansie?
Answer: It makes her feel melancholy.

Question: Why does Jansie wish Sophie would stop talking about her dreams?
Answer: Because she feels Sophie’s dreams are unrealistic.

Question: What does Jansie advise Sophie to do?
Answer: She advises Sophie to be sensible.

Question: What does “incongruity” mean in the context of the story?
Answer: It means something that does not fit with reality.

Question: What does the word “prodigy” suggest?
Answer: It suggests someone with exceptional natural talent.

Question: What is the meaning of “chuffed”?
Answer: It means feeling very pleased or proud.

Question: What does “solitary elm” refer to?
Answer: It refers to a single, lonely elm tree.

Question: What is meant by “arcade” in the story?
Answer: It means a covered passage with shops.

Question: What does “amber glow” describe?
Answer: It describes a warm yellowish light.

Question: What is the meaning of “wharf”?
Answer: A wharf is a place where ships are loaded and unloaded.

Question: What does “pangs of doubt” mean?
Answer: It means sudden feelings of uncertainty.

Question: What kind of personality does Sophie show?
Answer: Sophie shows a dreamy, imaginative, and ambitious personality.

Question: What contrast is shown between Sophie and Jansie?
Answer: Sophie is imaginative and dreamy, while Jansie is practical and realistic.

Answer by Dimpee Bora