NCERT Solutions Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 8 Going Places. The NCERT solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo book have been made by English teacher of one of the best CBSE school in India. Flamingo in class 12 is an important book with interesting poems and chapters. Its easy to learn and can help to get good marks. These NCERT solutions have been made to give detailed answers and explanations which can be easily understood by the students. You can download the NCERT solutions for free in pdf format. Refer to other links also to download Class 12 English NCERT solutions, worksheets, sample papers and test papers.
Page No: 77
1. Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.
incongruity: quality of being unsuitable
prodigy: a young person endowed with exceptional qualities
chuffed: very pleased solitary
elm: a secluded tall
tree arcade: a passage or a walkway with shops and stalls on either side amber
glow: orange-yellow light of the lamp
wharf: a place beside the water bodies for loading or unloading of the ships pangs of
doubt: a sudden realization of uncertainty about something
Page No: 79 Think As you Read
1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
Answer The two girls, Sophie and Jansie, were already destined for a job in the biscuit factory and it was likely that they would work there after school.
2. What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her to have such dreams?
Answer Sophie dreamt of opening a boutique or becoming an actress or a fashion designer. She thought that she would be offered the position of a manager and that she would work there till the time she saves enough money for her boutique. Keeping in mind their lower middle class family background, Jansie discourages Sophie to have such dreams. Jansie is more realistic and practical in life, and hence, knows that big ambitions cost heavy investments, something their working-class status could not afford.
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