Going Places : A.R. Barton
Q1. Read the following extract and answer the questions with the best possible answer.
Sophie watched her back stooped over the sink and wondered at the incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened her apron strings. The delicate-seeming bow and the crooked back. The evening had already blacked in the windows, and the small room was steamy from the stove and cluttered with the heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the dirty washing piled up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look for her brother, Geoff.
i. What is the tone of the extract?
a) Optimistic
b) Defiant
c) Melancholic
d) Sombre
ii. State whether the statement below is TRUE or FALSE:
'[T]he incongruity of the delicate bow' can also be related to the incongruity of Sophie's dreams and
aspirations.
iii. State the relationship between the Statement and the Reason:
Statement: 'Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.'
Reason: Sophie is aware of the incongruity of her aspirations, and she feels bad about it.
a) The Statement is valid and supported by the Reason.
b) The Statement is invalid, but the Reason is correct.
c) The Statement is valid but not supported by the Reason.
d) Both the Statement and the Reason are incorrect.
iv. The clutter and the dirty washing create a feeling of
a) Living in cramped surroundings
b) Living in poverty
c) Overcrowded living space
d) All of the above
v. The term 'crooked back' suggests:
a) being overworked, being exhausted, and the toll of excess work
b) a feeling of incongruity, being tired, and physical injury
c) recovery from injury, helpless, rebellion
d) None of the above is correct.
vi. The reason why Sophie goes off in search of Geoff was because:
a) She had something important to tell him.
b) She was trying to divert her mind from the need to be grounded.
c) She was planning to travel with him.
d) She wanted to tell him about Danny.
Sophie watched her back stooped over the sink and wondered at the incongruity of the delicate bow which fastened her apron strings. The delicate-seeming bow and the crooked back. The evening had already blacked in the windows, and the small room was steamy from the stove and cluttered with the heavy-breathing man in his vest at the table and the dirty washing piled up in the corner. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat. She went to look for her brother, Geoff.
i. What is the tone of the extract?
a) Optimistic
b) Defiant
c) Melancholic
d) Sombre
ii. State whether the statement below is TRUE or FALSE:
'[T]he incongruity of the delicate bow' can also be related to the incongruity of Sophie's dreams and
aspirations.
iii. State the relationship between the Statement and the Reason:
Statement: 'Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.'
Reason: Sophie is aware of the incongruity of her aspirations, and she feels bad about it.
a) The Statement is valid and supported by the Reason.
b) The Statement is invalid, but the Reason is correct.
c) The Statement is valid but not supported by the Reason.
d) Both the Statement and the Reason are incorrect.
iv. The clutter and the dirty washing create a feeling of
a) Living in cramped surroundings
b) Living in poverty
c) Overcrowded living space
d) All of the above
v. The term 'crooked back' suggests:
a) being overworked, being exhausted, and the toll of excess work
b) a feeling of incongruity, being tired, and physical injury
c) recovery from injury, helpless, rebellion
d) None of the above is correct.
vi. The reason why Sophie goes off in search of Geoff was because:
a) She had something important to tell him.
b) She was trying to divert her mind from the need to be grounded.
c) She was planning to travel with him.
d) She wanted to tell him about Danny.
Q2. Read the following extract and answer the questions with the best possible answer.
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.
waiting and knowing he will not come, I can see the future and how I will have to live with this burden.
She waited, measuring in this way the changes taking place in her. Resignation was no sudden thing.
i. State the relationship between the Assertion and the Reason.
Assertion: Changes were taking place in her.
Reason: Resignation and disappointment are driving these changes.
a) The Assertion is valid, and it is supported by the Reason.
b) The Assertion is not valid but the Reason is correct.
c) Both the Assertion and the Reason are incorrect.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason doesn't support the Assertion.
ii. The statement, 'Resignation was no sudden thing.'
a) Sophie is used to being snubbed by others.
b) Sophie is a victim of bullying by others.
c) Sophie is accustomed to disappointment.
d) Sophie is a born cynic.
iii. State whether the statement given below is TRUE or FALSE
Sophie is puzzled by the emotions she is going through after Danny did not turn up.
iv. The 'burden' that she carries refers to:
a) The burden of hard work.
b) The burden of a guilty conscience.
c) The burden of disappointment and disillusionment.
d) The burden of planning for the biscuit factory.
v. Fill in the blank with an appropriate reason.
Sophie sees a future in which she is affected by_____________
a) disappointment
b) disillusionment
c) dejection
d) All of the above
vi. Which of the following is correct about the location of Sophie in the extract?
a) She is sitting in her living room.
b) She is at a stadium in Liverpool.
c) She is sitting on a bench beneath an Elm tree.
d) She is sitting on a bench beneath an Oak tree.
Q.3 Short Answer Type Questions to be answered in 40-50 words. (2 Marks each)
i) How is Jansie a contrast to Sophie?
ii)Why does Sophie look up to Geoff?
iii)Did Geoff and her father believe Sophie's story about meeting Danny Casey?
iv)Where did Sophie, her father, and her brothers go for their weekly pilgrimage?
Q. 4, Long Answer Type Questions to be answered in 120-150 words. ( 5 Marks each)
i)Prepare a dialogue between Mr. Lamb and Sophie in which the former counsels the latter regarding
her habit of daydreaming.
ii)You are Jansie, write a letter to your friend Anne describing your friend, Sophie, and her habit of
fantasising and day-dreaming.
iii) Why do you think Sophie tends to fantasise and daydream?
iv) Draw a character sketch for one of the following:
a) Sophie's father
b) Sophie's brother Geoff
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