Footprints without Feet Class 10 Worksheet English Chapter 5

Q.1. Mrs. Hall felt that the room was haunted by spirits because 

(a) She could see evil spirits
(b) She heard a strange noise
(c) Uncanny things happened there
(d) The door slammed shut

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q2: The boys’ reaction can best be described as:

(a) captivated, bored
(b) repulsed, absorbed
(c) curious, unhappy
(d) captivated, interested

Correct Answer is Option (d)

Q3: Whose house did Griffin set on fire?

(a) Mrs Hall
(b) the clergyman
(c) the landlord
(d) the shopkeeper

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q4: What was Griffin's discovery?

(a) A drug that could make one invisible
(b) Time machine
(c) Invisible ink
(d) None of these

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q5: Griffin's presence was felt when:

(a) He jumped into the water with a splash.
(b) He wore clothes.
(c) He left muddy footprints.
(d) He stepped in mud.

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q6: How did Griffin find himself invisible but naked in the chill January air for the second time?

As he had overslept in the big London store, when the store opened in the morning the store assistants came in. Griffin panicked and ran, chased by the assistants. He had to take off his newly found clothes to become invisible and escape so that he found himself invisible but naked in the chill January air for the second time.

Q7: What did Halls see in the scientist’s room?

As the door was open and nobody appeared to be inside, Halls entered the scientist’s room. They saw that the bedclothes were cold, showing that the scientist must have been up for some time, and stranger still, the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room.

Q8: Griffin was not a true scientist as he misused his scientific discovery. Illustrate this point by giving two incidents from the story.

A true scientist is a law-abiding person. A scientist is also called a ‘natural philosopher’. Griffin was not a true scientist as he did not use his discovery of how to make himself invisible for good uses. He lost control of himself and behaved like a criminal. First, he set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away. Then he stole food without paying for it in a London store. Besides, he robbed the owner of a theatrical company and stole money from a clergyman’s desk.

Q9: What are the adventures made by Griffin in the village Iping? Give examples in support of your answer.

The tiny and quiet village of Iping saw one adventure after another ever since the arrival of Griffin. The first event occurred at the clergyman’s house. Very early in the morning, the clergyman and his wife were awakened by noises in their study. They heard the chink of money being taken from the clergyman’s desk. But when the clergyman flung open the door, there was no one inside. The room appeared to be empty. The clergyman and his wife looked under the desk, behind the curtains and even up the chimney but there wasn’t a sign of anybody. Yet the desk was open and the housekeeping money was stolen. Griffin had stolen the money.

Then another extraordinary event took place at Mrs Hall’s inn. Mrs Hall found the door of Griffin’s room open and decided to investigate. They found that Griffin was not in his room and his clothes and bandages were lying about the room. Just then, Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear and a moment later, the hat on the bedpost leapt up and hit her on her face. Then suddenly the bedroom chair became alive. Springing into the air, it charged at Mrs Hall’s legs and pushed her and her husband out of the room and then slammed and locked the door after them. Griffin had pushed them and slammed the door and locked it. And when the village constable came to arrest Griffin, the villagers were witness to yet another extraordinary spectacle. Griffin threw off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and his nose and the people were staring at a headless man. And then he threw off one garment after another and became more and more invisible and then disappeared completely. These adventures were made by Griffin in the village Iping.

Q10: Give the character-sketch of Griffin.

Griffin was an extremely gifted scientist, but he had more negative qualities. Truly, he was a lawless person. He was not a true scientist as he misused his scientific discovery. He indulges in anti-social activities. After becoming invisible, he enters a London store and steals various things. Then he goes to a theatrical company in Drury Lane and steals clothes and other accessories and also robs its owner. Then, he flees to Iping village. There he steals money from the clergyman’s house. People call Mr Jaffers, the village constable, in Iping. The constable tries to catch him, but Griffin becomes invisible and escapes. All these activities show that Griffin had a criminal mind. He also had a bad temper. He used his invention to harass other people. He was not a law-abiding citizen.