Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Going Places NCERT Solutions | Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and f

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?

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

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

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

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?

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?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Who was Subbu’s principal?

Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

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

How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.