Class 12 English Going Places Important Questions: CBSE, every year, releases subject-wise practice questions for 10th and 12th classes. These questions form the best preparatory material for the year-end board exams. In this article, we have provided the CBSE practice questions for the Class 12 English Chapter - Going Places. With a mix of MCQs and subjective questions, this study material is best to identify the key topics and help students assess their understanding of the chapter. All questions are provided with answers. Students must practise all these important questions to enhance their preparations and secure good marks in their CBSE Class 12 English Exam 2024-25. Check and download all questions and answers below.
CBSE Practice Questions for Class 12 English Chapter - Going Places
Multiple Choice Question
Q. Which word best describes Sophie from 'Going Places'?
A.diligent
B.escapist
C.dependable
D.perfectionist
Answer: B. escapist
Q. In the story, 'Going Places', why did Sophie's throat tighten on watching her family perform household chores?
A. The scene showed her how impossible her dreams were.
B. The steam from the stove made it difficult for her to breathe.
C. She was overwhelmed by the amount of work her parents did.
D. She felt her family circumstance would scare Danny Casey away.
Answer: A. The scene showed her how impossible her dreams were.
Q. Which of these uses the same literary device as seen in the underlined line from 'Going Places'?
“Promise you’ll tell no one?” Sophie said.
“Nothing to tell is there?”
“Promise, Geoff — Dad’d murder me.”
“Only if he thought it was true.”
“Please, Geoff.”
A. I saw the sun and the rain make a painting against the sky.
B. The world is a big, blue globe and I am just a small person.
C. The cupcakes were so tasty, I could eat a hundred of them.
D. I saw the curtains dancing in the wind and it made me smile.
Answer: C. The cupcakes were so tasty, I could eat a hundred of them.
Also Check CBSE Class 12 English Syllabus 2024-2025
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Now I have become sad, she thought. And it is a hard burden to carry, this sadness. Sitting here waiting and knowing he will not come I can see the future and how I will have to live with this burden. They of course will doubt me, as they always doubted me, but I will have to hold up my head remembering how it was. Already I envisage the slow walk home, and Geoff’s disappointed face when I tell him, “He didn’t come, that Danny.” And then he’ll fly out and slam the door. “But we know how it was,” I shall tell myself, “Danny and me.” It is a hard thing, this sadness.
Q. Which word can replace 'envisage' in the extract?
A. dread
B. loathe
C. picture
D. hesitate
Answer: C. picture
Q. Why does Sophie declare her sadness as a burden?
A. because people would think she was a liar
B. because she realised she was fooling herself
C. because she had already imagined a life with Danny
D. because she would never recover from Danny's rejection
Answer: A. because people would think she was a liar
Q. Which of the following instances from the extract is a fact and NOT an opinion?
A. It is a hard thing, this sadness.
B. waiting and knowing he will not come
C. They of course will doubt me...
D. then he’ll fly out and slam the door.
Answer: B. waiting and knowing he will not come
Free Response Question / Subjective Question
Q. In the story, 'Going Places', what do Sophie and Geoff's reactions to the United match reveal about each of them? Answer in 40–50 words.
Q. Mention two points that the story 'Going Places' teaches us about celebrity culture and worship. Answer in 100–120 words.
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Also Check
NCERT Books for Class 12 English
NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English - All Chapters
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