MCQs of Class 12 English Chapter 8, Going Places by A.R. Barton have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 8- Going Places from NCERT Flamingo book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the MCQs of Going Places.These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.
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Flamingo book Chapter 8 Going Places
Q1- Who is A. R. Barton?
A) A modern writer
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Q2- What theme does Barton explore in this story?
A) theme of children’s happiness
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Q3- What is the sub theme of the story?
A) Relationships- family and friends
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Q4- What is the significance of the subject discussed in the lesson?
A) it tells how to deal with friends
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Q5- What are the literary devices used in the lesson?
A) metaphorical expressions and slangs
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Q6- what is the meaning of the word “chuffed”?
A) meaning delighted or very pleased
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Q7- what is the meaning of the words :“nosey”, “gawky”?
A) “nosey”, meaning inquisitive and “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly.
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Q8- The story Going Places revolve around whom?
A) a fat boy
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Q9- What kind of girl is Sophie ?
A) a happy go lucky kind
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Q10- What is Sophie in reality?
A) a dreamer
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Q11- What does Sophie dream about?
A) Becoming an actor
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Q12- What is the turning point in the story?
A) when she fights with her brother.
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Q13- What story she make up in front of her brother?
A) She will become an actress
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Q14 Who are Sophie and Jansie?
A) teenagers who are friends and classmates
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Q15- Explain – Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.
A) ii was difficult to speak to him
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Q16- Where is Sophie lost?
A) in her imagination
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Q17 What does Jansie tell Sophie?
A) talk unrealistic
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Q18- Why does Jansie discourage Sophie to dream big?
A) because it requires a lot of money
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Q19- What was Sophie’s reply to Jansie?
A) That she will go door to door to collect money
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Q20- Why does she want to be an actress?
A) to earn money
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Q21- Why is Jansie not able to support Sophie’s view?
A) because he is a happy go lucky man
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Q22- Why does Sophie feel choked in the house?
A) because of stove’s steam and dirtydishes
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Q23- Who is Sophie’s elder brother?
A) Geoffe – a trainee mechanic
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Q24- Explain- On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United
A) repairing stove
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Q25- What secret did Sophie share with her brother?
A) She met Mary Quaint a famous fashion designer
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Q26- When does Sophie and her family go to watch the football match?
A) Sunday morning
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Q27- Which game are Sophie and her family fans of ?
A) cricket
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Q28- Why did their favourite team win the match?
A) Because they played well
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Q29- Who is Sophie’s younger brother?
A) Geoffe – a trainee mechanic
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Q30- What does Jansie ask Sophie?
A) about Danny Casey
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Q31- Why does Sophie get angry with her brother?
A) Because he revealed her secret to Jansie’s brother Correct Answer: A
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Q32- Where does Sophie visit to meet Casey in her imagination?
A) a football ground
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Q33- Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind?
A) they all represent her imagination and nothing in reality
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Q34- What are the advantages and disadvantages of fantasising?
A) helps in dreaming big
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Q35- What kind of person is Sophie’s father ?
A) a kind hearted
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Q36- Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than anyone else?
A) he keeps silent
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Q37- What does Geoff’s silence symbolise in Sophie’s view?
A) distant places
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Q38- Which country did Danny play for?
A) Netherland
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Q39- Why does Sophie feel jealous of her brother?
A) because he keeps silent
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Q40- Why is Sophie attracted to Danny and does she meet him in reality?
A) Because he is a heroic footballer and she meets him in imagination only |
ANSWER KEY
1 |
D |
11 |
D |
21 |
D |
31 |
A |
2 |
B |
12 |
D |
22 |
A |
32 |
D |
3 |
A |
13 |
D |
23 |
A |
33 |
A |
4 |
C |
14 |
A |
24 |
D |
34 |
C |
5 |
A |
15 |
D |
25 |
D |
35 |
C |
6 |
A |
16 |
D |
26 |
D |
36 |
D |
7 |
A |
17 |
D |
27 |
D |
37 |
D |
8 |
C |
18 |
D |
28 |
D |
38 |
D |
9 |
C |
19 |
D |
29 |
D |
39 |
D |
10 |
C |
20 |
D |
30 |
D |
40 |
A |
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