Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Extract:
He sat frowning at the oily component he cradled in his hands, as though it were a small dumb animal and he was willing it to speak. “I met Danny Casey,” Sophie said. He looked around abruptly. “Where?” “In the arcade — funnily enough.” “It’s never true.” “I did too.” “You told Dad?” She shook her head, chastened at his unawareness that he was always the first to share her secrets. “I don’t believe it.” “There I was looking at the clothes in Royce’s window when someone came and stood beside me, and I looked around and who should it be but Danny Casey.”
(Going Places)
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Question (i)
Who is the 'he' that Sophie is talking to in this extract?
- Her father
- Her brother
- Her friend
- Her teacher
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
(b) Her brother
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to use our background knowledge or do some research to find out who are the characters in the story and what are their relationships.
- According to some sources (such as https://www.ncertbooks.guru/ncertsolutionsforclass12englishflamingo/), the story Going Places is about a teenage girl named Sophie and her dreams and fantasies. The other characters in the story include her mother, her father, her brother Geoff, and her friend Jansie.
- Therefore, based on these sources, we can infer that the 'he' that Sophie is talking to in this extract is her brother Geoff, who was frowning at the oily component he cradled in his hands.😊
Question (ii)
What does the word 'chastened' mean in this context?
- Embarrassed or ashamed
- Corrected or disciplined
- Enlightened or informed
- Encouraged or motivated
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
(a) Embarrassed or ashamed
Step-by-step explanation:
- To find the meaning of a word in context, we can use strategies such as looking for synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples, or clues in the surrounding text.
- In this extract, the word 'chastened' is used to describe how Sophie felt when she realized that her brother was unaware that he was always the first to share her secrets.
- We can look for clues in the text that might indicate what kind of feeling this was and how it relates to the word 'chastened'.
- One clue is the punctuation mark (comma) before 'chastened', which suggests that this word is used as an adjective to modify or describe Sophie's mood or state of mind.
- Another clue is the phrase 'unawareness that he was always the first to share her secrets' in the same sentence, which implies that Sophie expected or hoped that her brother would know or appreciate how close they were and how much she trusted him with her secrets.
- These clues imply that Sophie felt a negative emotion or reaction when she realized that her brother did not share her expectation or hope, which is one of the meanings of the word 'chastened'.
- Therefore, based on these clues, we can infer that the word 'chastened' means embarrassed or ashamed in this context.😊
Question (iii)
Complete the sentence with ONE word.
Sophie claims that she met Danny Casey in the __________.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
Sophie claims that she met Danny Casey in the arcade.
Step-by-step explanation:
- To complete a sentence with one word, we can use strategies such as looking for grammatical clues, logical clues, or contextual clues in the text.
- In this extract, we need to find a word that fits in the blank space after 'the' and before '.'
- A grammatical clue is that we need a noun that refers to a place or location and agrees with the definite article 'the'.
- A logical clue is that we need a noun that matches Sophie's claim of where she met Danny Casey.
- A contextual clue is that we can look for words or phrases in the text that might be related to or similar to the missing word.
- One contextual clue is the word 'arcade' itself, which appears in the second line of the extract as part of Sophie's claim.
- Another contextual clue is the phrase 'looking at the clothes in Royce's window' in the third line of the extract, which implies that Sophie was in a place where there were shops or stores selling clothes or other items.
- These clues suggest that we need a noun that means a covered passage with shops on either side or a place where people can play video games or other machines for entertainment.
- Therefore, based on these clues, we can infer that the word that completes the sentence is arcade.😊
Question (iv)
Identify the line from the text that shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
The line from the text that shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey is "and I looked around and who should it be but Danny Casey."
Step-by-step explanation:
- To identify a line from the text that shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey, we can use strategies such as looking for words or phrases that indicate a positive emotion or reaction to something or someone unexpected or remarkable.
- In this extract, there are several lines that show Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey, who is a famous and handsome Irish football player that she admires and fantasizes about. However, only one line explicitly shows Sophie's excitement and surprise by using a word or phrase that indicates how she feels about meeting him.
- We can look for words or phrases in the text that indicate Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey, such as 'looked', 'who', 'should', 'but', etc.
- One line from the text that contains several of these words is "and I looked around and who should it be but Danny Casey."
- This line shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey by using the word 'looked' to express her action or gesture of turning her head or eyes to see who was next to her.
- This line also shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey by using the phrase 'who should it be but' to introduce a rhetorical question or an exclamation that expresses her astonishment or disbelief at seeing him.
- Therefore, based on these clues, we can identify this line as the one that shows Sophie's excitement and surprise at meeting Danny Casey.😊
Question (v)
Explain any one possible reason why Sophie did not tell her father about meeting Danny Casey.
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
One possible reason why Sophie did not tell her father about meeting Danny Casey is that she was afraid or worried that he would not believe her or that he would mock or scold her for lying or dreaming.
Step-by-step explanation:
- To explain a possible reason why Sophie did not tell her father about meeting Danny Casey, we can use strategies such as making logical inferences, using background knowledge, or providing examples or evidence to support our answer.
- In this extract, we can infer that Sophie did not tell her father about meeting Danny Casey, even though she told her brother Geoff, who was always the first to share her secrets.
- We can make logical inferences about why she did not tell her father based on her statement and her attitude towards her family and life. For example, we can deduce that she was afraid or worried that her father would not believe her or that he would mock or scold her for lying or dreaming, because he was a practical and realistic man who did not understand or support her fantasies or ambitions.
- We can use our background knowledge to think of some possible examples or evidence that support our inference. For example, we might know that Sophie's father works as a mechanic and expects Sophie to work in a biscuit factory after finishing school. We might also know that Sophie's father often makes fun of or criticizes Sophie for her unrealistic dreams of becoming a manager of a boutique or a fashion designer like Mary Quant, or for meeting famous people or visiting exotic places, such as Danny Casey, an Irish football player, or Paris, the capital of France.
- We can also provide examples or evidence from the text to support our answer. For example, we might mention that Sophie shook her head when Geoff asked her if she told their father about meeting Danny Casey, which implies that she did not want to tell him or that she knew he would not react well . We might also mention that Geoff said "It's never true" when Sophie told him about meeting Danny Casey, which implies that he doubted or questioned her claim and that their father might do the same or worse.
- Therefore, based on these strategies, we can explain one possible reason why Sophie did not tell her father about meeting Danny Casey.😊
Question (vi)
What is the name of the literary device that is used in the phrase "who should it be but Danny Casey"?
- Rhetorical question
- Hyperbole
- Allusion
- Metaphor
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
(a) Rhetorical question
Step-by-step explanation:
- To answer this question, we need to use our background knowledge or do some research to find out what different literary devices are and how they are used in language and literature.
- According to some sources (such as https://literarydevices.net/), a literary device is a technique that writers use to create special effects or meanings in their texts. Some common literary devices are rhetorical question, hyperbole, allusion, metaphor, etc.
- Rhetorical question is the use of a question that is not meant to be answered but to make a point or express an emotion. For example,
- "Who do you think you are?"
- Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis or effect. For example,
- "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
- Allusion is the use of a reference or mention of something or someone that is wellknown or famous, such as a person, place, event, work of art, etc. For example,
- "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
- Metaphor is the use of a word or phrase that normally refers to one thing to describe another thing by implying a comparison or similarity . For example, "Life is a roller coaster."
