Footprints Without Feet

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FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

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SUMMARY "Footprints without Feet" is a fascinating tale by Herbert George Wells. It's about a smart scientist named Gri...

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SHORT ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (SAQ)

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Short Answer Types Question (SAQ) 1. What was the explanation of the mystery of the footmarks? Who was responsible for...

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2. How did he save himself from the chasing staff of the store? Answer : When Griffin noticed the store salesmen...

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3. How did Griffin try to become visible? Answer : Griffin went to a store in Drury Lane, which is in the center...

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4. Why was Mrs. Hall angry with Griffin, the strange scientist? Answer : Mrs. Hall was very angry with Griffin, t...

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5. Why were the two boys surprised and fascinated? Answer : The two boys were amazed when they spotted fresh mudd...

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6. Why did Griffin set the landlord’s house on fire? Answer : Griffin was angry with his landlord, so he decided t...

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7. Why did Griffin go inside a big London store? Answer : Griffin went inside a big London store to gain some warm...

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8. How did Griffin become a homeless wanderer without clothes and money? Or Who set his landlord’s house on fire and why...

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9. What did he do inside the shop? Answer : In the London store, Griffin put on warm clothes like shoes, a coat, a...

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10. What happened when Griffin didn’t wake up in time? Answer : Griffin entered a big London store. There he slept...

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11. How did Griffin try to get rid of Mrs. Hall’s accusations? Answer : When Mrs. Hall accused Griffin of stealing...

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12. Why were the two boys surprised when they saw the imprints of a pair of bare feet? Answer : Two boys saw muddy...

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13. How did Griffin escape from the London store? Answer : When two store attendants spotted Griffin, he fled, and...

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14. What was so strange about the furniture of Mrs. Hall? Or Why was Mrs. Hall hysterical and fell down the stairs?...

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15. How and why did a brilliant scientist like Griffin degenerate into a lawless and homeless wanderer? Answer : Gr...

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16. Why did Griffin hurry to Drury Lane, the center of the theatre world? Answer : The invisible but naked Griffin...

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17. Why was there an empty space above the shoulders even when Griffin was fully clothed? Answer : Griffin’s body h...

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18. What discovery did Griffin make? Answer : Griffin, a smart scientist, conducted experiments to make the human b...

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19. How did Griffin become a homeless wanderer without clothes? Answer : Griffin, a scientist with no regard for th...

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20. Why were the landlord and his wife surprised to see the scientist’s door wide open? Answer : The scientist alw...

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21. Why did Griffin decided to leave London and come to the village of Iping? Answer : Griffin wished to escape th...

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22. Why did Griffin have to burgle a clergyman’s house in Iping? Answer : The stolen money ran out quickly. Griff...

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23. How did Griffin save himself from the cold of January? Answer : Griffin felt cold, so he went into a large s...

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24. Why did Griffin not get a suitable house to live in? Answer : Griffin was a criminal and most people didn't...

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25. How did he escape from the London store? Answer : Griffin got up and tried to escape. The assistants ran afte...

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26. What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company? Answer : Griffin went into a store that sells costu...

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27. How did the arrival of Griffin at the Iping inn was taken by the people and the landlady Mrs. Hall? Answer :...

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28. Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated? Answer : Two boys in London noticed fresh muddy foo...

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29. What did the scientist do when he became furious? Why were the people in the bar horrified? Answer : The scien...

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30. Why was the time bad for Griffin, the scientist, to become invisible? Answer : Griffin removed his clothes and...

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31. What happens to the constable? Answer : The policeman tried to catch Griffin, but he looked like a headless ma...

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32. Why did Griffin set the house of the landlord on fire? Answer : Griffin was a troublemaker. His landlord didn't...

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33. How did Griffin become invisible? Answer : Griffin attained invisibility by ingesting a mixture of rare drugs,...

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34. What made Griffin enter a big store in London? Or What did the clothless and homeless wanderer Griffin decided to ge...

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35. What did Griffin do in a big store in London? Answer : In the middle of winter, a person without clothes neede...

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36. What mistake did Griffin make while he was in a big London store? What should have he done? Or Why did Griffin fin...

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37. How did Griffin succeed in becoming invisible? What was the result of his experiments? Answer : Griffin, a br...

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38. What reason did Griffin give Mrs. Hall for coming to Iping? Answer : Griffin told Mrs. Hall that he came to Ip...

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39. Why were the landlord and his wife surprised to see the scientist’s door open? Answer : They were surprised be...

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40. Why did the landlady Mrs. Hall try to be friendly and prepared to excuse Griffin’s irritable habits? Answer : It...

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LONG ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (LAQ)

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1. How did invisibility help Griffin in escaping on different occasions in the story? When did invisibility become a cur...

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2. Why were the two boys surprised and fascinated when they saw fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet? What was th...

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3. Griffin’s unlawful activities devalue his scientific discovery. What are some of the qualities that he should develop...

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4. Give a character-sketch of Mrs. Hall. Answer : 1. Mrs. Hall Welcomes the Guest : The arrival of a strange gues...

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5. How did Griffin steal money from the clergyman’s house? How did he escape arrest? Or Narrate the adventure of Griffin...

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6. Why did Griffin enter the big London store? What did he do there? How he was finally obliged to leave it? Or Describe...

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7. Describe Griffin’s adventures or misadventures in the village of Iping. Why did he come there? Answer : i. Grif...

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8. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist and a human being? What qualities or values would you suggest will make h...

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9. Griffin was his own enemy. What typical traits of his character led to his downfall? Mention some of the values he sh...

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10. Give a character sketch of Griffin. Why did his discovery of invisibility make the brilliant scientist a lawless per...

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11. When and how did the landlady Mrs. Hall and her husband see their furniture moving and behaving strangely in the str...

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12. Why was the arrival of the stranger in a village in an unusual event? Give two reasons. Answer : Griffin, a sci...

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13. What was the curious episode that took place in the clergyman’s study? Answer : i. One morning, the clergyman a...

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14. Why did Griffin leave London and came to live in the village of Iping? How was he received there? Answer : i....

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15. Mrs. Hall found the scientist rather eccentric. How can he be helped to lead a normal life? Highlight the values tha...

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16. Write the character sketch of Griffin. Answer : Griffin is an eccentric scientist who is gifted but lawless....

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17. How did Griffin become a homeless wanderer, without clothes and without money? What did he do in revenge and what wa...

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18. Describe Griffin’s encounter with the village constable Jaffers. Why did nobody lay his hands on Griffin? Answer...

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19. Describe the policeman’s fight with the invisible man. Or Describe the scene when Mr. Jaffers tries to arrest “a man...

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20. Why did Griffin have to resort to a burglary at the house of a clergyman in the village of Iping? Answer : i...

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Read and Find Out 1: How did the invisible man first become visible?...

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Read and Find Out 1. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?...

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Think About it 1. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment....

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Talk About it 1. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadv...

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