Class 12 – Going Places – Important Questions & Answers( Flamingo | A. R. Barton)

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🚲 Going Places – Important Questions & Answers
(Class 12 – Flamingo | A. R. Barton)
1. Question: What kind of girl was Sophie? What were her dreams?
Answer:
Sophie was a daydreaming and imaginative girl. She dreamed of becoming rich and famous and imagined meeting famous people like footballer Danny Casey.
Hindi:
सोफी एक कल्पनाशील और सपनों में खोई रहने वाली लड़की थी। वह अमीर और प्रसिद्ध बनने के सपने देखती थी और डैनी केसी जैसे मशहूर लोगों से मिलने की कल्पना करती थी।
2. Question: Why did Sophie dislike her life at home?
Answer:
Sophie disliked her life because her family was poor and practical. They did not encourage her dreams and expected her to live a simple working-class life.
Hindi:
सोफी को अपना घर पसंद नहीं था क्योंकि उसका परिवार गरीब और व्यावहारिक था। वे उसके सपनों को बढ़ावा नहीं देते थे और उससे साधारण जीवन की उम्मीद करते थे।
3. Question: What was Sophie’s relationship with Jansie?
Answer:
Jansie was Sophie’s best friend but was realistic and practical. She warned Sophie not to dream too much, which Sophie did not like.
Hindi:
जैंसी सोफी की सबसे अच्छी दोस्त थी लेकिन वह व्यावहारिक थी। वह सोफी को ज़्यादा सपने न देखने की सलाह देती थी, जो सोफी को पसंद नहीं थी।
4. Question: Why was Sophie fascinated by Danny Casey?
Answer:
Danny Casey was a young and famous football player. Sophie admired him and imagined herself meeting him, which made her feel special and hopeful.
Hindi:
डैनी केसी एक युवा और प्रसिद्ध फुटबॉल खिलाड़ी था। सोफी उसकी प्रशंसा करती थी और उससे मिलने की कल्पना करती थी, जिससे उसे खुशी और उम्मीद मिलती थी।
5. Question: What story did Sophie make up about meeting Danny Casey?
Answer:
Sophie imagined that she met Danny Casey in a shopping arcade and that he promised to meet her again the next week.
Hindi:
सोफी ने कल्पना की कि वह एक शॉपिंग आर्केड में डैनी केसी से मिली और उसने उससे अगले हफ्ते फिर मिलने का वादा किया।
6. Question: How did Sophie’s family react to her story?
Answer:
Her father did not believe her and became angry. Her brother Geoff listened quietly, while her mother showed mild interest.
Hindi:
उसके पिता ने उसकी बात पर विश्वास नहीं किया और गुस्सा हो गए। उसका भाई जियोफ चुपचाप सुनता रहा, जबकि माँ ने थोड़ी रुचि दिखाई।
7. Question: Why did Sophie go to the canal bank? What happened there?
Answer:
Sophie went to the canal bank hoping that Danny Casey would come to meet her. She waited for a long time but he never came.
Hindi:
सोफी नहर के किनारे इस उम्मीद में गई कि डैनी केसी उससे मिलने आएगा। वह बहुत देर तक इंतजार करती रही लेकिन वह नहीं आया।
8. Question: What does Sophie’s waiting at the canal reveal about her character?
Answer:
It shows that Sophie lived in a world of dreams and fantasies. She found it hard to accept reality and escaped into imagination.
Hindi:
यह दिखाता है कि सोफी सपनों और कल्पनाओं की दुनिया में रहती थी। वह वास्तविकता को स्वीकार नहीं कर पाती थी और कल्पना में खो जाती थी।
9. Question: What is the main theme of the story “Going Places”?
Answer:
The story highlights the contrast between dreams and reality and shows how unrealistic dreams can lead to disappointment.
Hindi:
कहानी सपनों और वास्तविकता के बीच अंतर को दिखाती है और बताती है कि अवास्तविक सपने निराशा का कारण बन सकते हैं।
10. Question: Why is the title “Going Places” appropriate?
Answer:
The title reflects Sophie’s desire to go far in life through dreams, even though in reality she remains stuck in her ordinary world.
Hindi:
यह शीर्षक सोफी की बड़े सपने देखने की इच्छा को दर्शाता है, जबकि वास्तव में वह अपने साधारण जीवन से बाहर नहीं निकल पाती।

11. Question: Compare and contrast the characters of Sophie and Jansie.
Answer:
Sophie is imaginative and lives in a world of dreams.
She wants to become rich and famous.
She often escapes from reality through imagination.
Jansie is practical and realistic in nature.
She understands their poor background.
Jansie accepts life as it is and warns Sophie not to dream too much.
Hindi:
सोफी कल्पनाशील है और सपनों की दुनिया में रहती है।
वह अमीर और प्रसिद्ध बनना चाहती है।
वह कल्पना के सहारे वास्तविकता से दूर रहती है।
जैंसी स्वभाव से व्यावहारिक और यथार्थवादी है।
वह अपने गरीब पारिवारिक हालात को समझती है।
जैंसी जीवन को जैसा है वैसा स्वीकार करती है और सोफी को ज़्यादा सपने न देखने की सलाह देती है।

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