Word Meaning, Summary, Important Questions Of Chapter 8 Going Places | Class 12

Hindi Meaning Of Difficult Words | Chapter 8 Going Places
S.No. | Word | Meanings | Meanings (in hindi) | Synonyms |
1 | Commonplace | not unusual; ordinary | सामान्य | general, common, generic |
2 | Extravagant | excessive or elaborate | असाधारण | extraordinary, exceptional, remarkable |
3 | Despise | hate, dislike | घृणा | pish, nauseate, abhor |
4 | Unwarranted | not justified or authorised | अनुचित | unfair, inappropriate, improper |
5 | Intrusion | the action of intruding; intervention | अतिक्रमण | Encroachment, violation |
6 | Seminal | influential | प्रभावशाली | effective, powerful, efficacious |
7 | Lionized | give a lot of public attention and approval | बहुत महत्व देना | prise, celebrate |
8 | Repel | drive or force back | पीछे हटाना | push back, repulse |
9 | Petitioners | a person who asks for something | निवेदक | applicant, supplicant, petitioner |
10 | Amusement | the provision or enjoyment of entertainment | मनोरंजन | entertainment, recreation, holiday |
11 | Condemnatory | expressing strong disapproval | निंदात्मक | blasphemous, disapprobatory, scornful |
12 | Wrecked | destroyed or severely damaged | बर्बाद | demolish, crash |
13 | Assault | make a physical attack on | आक्रमण | raid, inroad, Irruption |
14 | Vile | extremely unpleasant | नीचतापूर्ण | meanspirited, hangdog, dastardly |
15 | Perpetrated | commited | करना | to do, performed |
16 | Ordeal | a very unpleasant and prolonged experience | परख | test, examination, probation |
17 | Serviceable | fulfilling its function adequately; usable | फ़ायदेमंद | expedient, serviceable, plummy |
18 | Vivid | producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind. | उज्ज्वल | radiant, orient, splendent |
19 | Unprecedented | never done or known before | अद्वितीय | unique, peerless, masterly |
20 | Medieval | relating to the Middle Ages | मध्यकालीन | middle age, Gothic, early |
21 | Aesthetics | a branch of philosophy that deals with nature and appreciation of beauty | सौंदर्यशास्र | attractiveness, beauty |
22 | Staggeringly | to an astonishing or shocking degree | लड़खड़ाते हुए | waveringly, falteringly, reelingly |
23 | Philosophical | relating study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. | दार्शनिक | philosophic |
24 | Pursue | follow | पीछा करना | ensue, chase, chevy |
25 | Ethical | relating to moral principles | नैतिक | moral |
26 | Eliminate | remove | हटाना | delete, dislodge, repel |
27 | Interstices | space, gap | अन्तराल | interval |
28 | Elevator | a lift | लिफ़्ट | escalator, hoist |
29 | Hypotheses | theory | परिकल्पना | speculation |
30 | Narration | the action or process of narrating a story | वर्णन | description, representation |
About The Poet | R. Barton | Chapter 8 Going Places
R. Barton is a modern writer, who lives in Zurich and writes in English. He has authored many stories like “Going Places” which are mainly concerned with the problems and stages of adolescence.
Short Summary Of Chapter 8 Going Places In English
It is normal for teenagers to dream. They aspire to reach the sky. They feel they can do the impossible. They look up to someone as their role model. This story is about a teenage girl, Sophie, who is a dreamer. She wishes to have the first boutique in the city. She has no money or means as she belongs to a lower middle class family. Her friend Janie is a practical girl. She is aware of the realities of life. Janie advises her not to indulge in fantasy. Having a boutique requires a lot of money.
However, Sophie thought she would become a manager to have the money. She even dreamt of becoming an actor or a fashion designer. Janie knows they have no other option but to work in the biscuit factory.
Sophie lives in a small house with her parents and brothers, Geoff and little Derek. Though, she voices her feelings and desires, her parents belittle her, because they, unlike her, are more mature and know the harsh realities of life.
Sophie has a fascination for her elder brother Geoff, who in her opinion is tall, strong, handsome but reserved. Geoff is an apprentice mechanic. She envies his silence and often wonders about his thoughts and areas of his life that is not known to her. Sophie wants to meet interesting, exotic people who she thinks are part of her brother’s world. She wants her brother to introduce her to those places and people. However, she knows her father will not allow it. Moreover, Geoff thinks she is too young; Sophie was impatient. She imagines Geoff riding a bike wearing black leathers and she sitting behind him in a yellow dress with a cape. The whole world is applauding them.
Sophie tells Geoff of her meeting with Danny Casey in the arcade. Geoff does not believe her. But Sophie gives the description with such conviction, describing Danny’s physical appearance. Geoff tells the same to their father who waves off the story and discusses Danny’s skill as a player. Her father warns Sophie that cooking up such stories may land her up in some trouble. But Sophie does not give up. She describes it to be a chance encounter at the Royce’s. She asked Danny for an autograph and neither of them had a paper or pen, they discussed clothes and Danny promised her to
meet the next week and give his autograph. Geoff says that it was the most unlikely thing to happen. The family goes to watch the football match, Sophie, her father and Derek sit near the goal and Geoff and his friends sit higher to watch the match. Danny exhibits his Irish genius. Witnessing the crowd’s adulation Danny, Sophie glowed with pride.
Janie comes to know about Sophie’s lie. She asks Sophie about it. Sophie is shocked that Janie knows about her lie. She admits to Janie that she met the celebrity but Janie refuses to believe her Sophie is happy that Geoff kept her secret and did not tell about her date with Danny. Sophie tells Janie that it was all incidental. Sophie says as there was no pen or paper, she could not get an autograph. Janie said she may trust Sophie and then leaves. Sophie waits for Danny Casey at her favorite spot along the canal as she thought it was a perfect place for a date. She tries hard to maintain a balance between her dream and reality and keeps on contemplating on the prospect of Danny coming or not to meet her. Her own thoughts make her sad.
Sophie is frightened what will she go and tell her family about Danny not coming to meet her, especially to Geoff. She is unable to accept the reality. Though she feels sad and miserable she does not want to give up on her dream.
Sophie once again dreams of meeting Danny at Royce and asking for his autograph. She dreams of discussing his popularity with her family. She fail to come out of her fantasy and is overwhelmed b the memory of the match as this was the only time when she saw Danny Casey in reality.
Important Previous Year Questions From Chapter 8 Going Places
SA I (2 marks)
- Why didn’t Sophie want Janie to know about her meeting with Danny Casey? (2020)
- What was Sophie’s first choice of job after completing her school? How did she hope to succeed in her aim? (2020)
- Why did Sophie long for her brother’s affection? (AI 2014)
- How are Janie and Sophie different from each other? (Delhi 2014 C)
- Why is Sophie attracted to Danny Casey? (Delhi 2014 C)
- Why did Sophie like her brother, Geoff more than any other person? (Delhi 2013)
- Why was Sophie jealous of Geoff’s silence? (AI 2013)
- Why did Sophie not want Janie to know anything about her meeting with Danny Casey? (AI 2012)
- Why didn’t Sophie want Janie to know about her story with Danny? (Delhi 2011)
- Did Geoff keep his promise to Sophie? How do you know? (Delhi 2011)
- How did Sophie’s father react when Geoff told him about her meeting with Danny Casey? (Delhi 2011)
- What thoughts came to Sophie’s mind as she sat by the canal? (AI 2011)
- Which was the only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in person? (AI 2011)
- Why did Janie discourage Sophie from entertaining thoughts about the sports-star, Danny Casey? (AI 2011)
SA II (3 marks)
- What is your impression of Sophie’s brother Geoff? (AI 2019)
- Sophie was dreaming of so many thing in her life. What were they? (Delhi 2017)
LA I (5 marks)
- Has Sophie met Danny Casey? What details of her meeting with Danny Casey did she narrate to her brother? (Delhi 2014)
- What were Sophie’s plans for her future? Why would you call her dreams unrealistic? (Delhi 2014)
LA II (6 marks)
- Attempt a character sketch of Sophie as a girl who lives in her dreams. (Delhi 2019)
- In one’s approach to life one should be practical and not live in a world of dreams. How is Janie’s attitude different from that of Sophie? (2018)
- Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie’s dreams? (Delhi 2016)
- Every teenager has a hero/heroine to admire. So many times they become role models for them. What is wrong if Sophie fantasizes about Danny Casey and is ambitious in life? (AI 2016)
- Given the socio-economic conditions in which Sophie lived should she have big dreams? Why? Why not? (Foreign 2016)
- How different is Janie from Sophie? (AI 2015)
- It is not unusual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie’s dreams? (AI 2015)
- It is normal for adolescents to fantasize and indulge in hero worship. How far is it true of Sophie? (Foreign 2015)
- Sophie lives in a world full of dreams, which she does not know she cannot realize. Comment. (AI 2015)
LA IV (10 marks)
- Compare and contrast Sophie and Janie highlighting their temperament and aspirations. (Delhi 2012)
- Attempt a character sketch of Sophie as a woman who lives in her dreams. (Delhi 2012)
- Draw a character sketch of Sophie’s father. (Delhi 2012)