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English Core · 2025 · 2 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q10
How did Sophie's family react when she announced that if she ever had money she would buy a boutique? (Going Places)
How did Sophie's family react when she announced that if she ever had money she would buy a boutique ? (Going Places)
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family - wrote her off / dismissed her / ignored her without paying much attention to her thoughts / feelings / thought Sophie's ideas were unrealistic, impractical / unacceptable \unfeasible.
father contradicted - buy a decent house for them- would be more practical
brother, Derek mocked - money did not grow on trees.
mother sighed - showing her sadness/helplessness - knew she could never achieve it.
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