Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Going Places NCERT Solutions | Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff mo

What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?

What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?

Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?

Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

Does her father believe her story?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

Why should child labour be eliminated and how?

What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?

What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account?

What does The God that Failed refer to?

What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?