SEBA Class 10 English Reader Chapter 5 Footprints Without Feet All questions and answers
1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
Ans: The invisible man because visible first in a store. When he wore a dress he became visible.
2. Why was he wandering the streets?
Ans: Griffin set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away becoming invisible. To remain to be unseen he was wandering the streets.
3.Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric?
Ans: Mrs. Hall wanted to be friendly with the scientist. But he didn’t show any interest. Rather he said that he wanted to have solitude. So he was eccentric.
4.What curious episode occurs in the study?
Ans: One early morning the clergyman and his wife woke up hearing some unusual sound in their study. They come to the study but found no one there. But the desk was open and the money there was gone.
5.What other extra ordinary things happen at the inn?
Ans: Some extra ordinary things happened at the Inn. One morning the landlord and his wife found the door of the stranger’s room open. They went in but found no one in the room. Suddenly the stranger’s hat began dancing. Then the chair became alive and attacked them.
Think about it
1. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” comment.
Ans: In fact, Griffin was a lawless person. He did not hesitate to set fire to the landlord’s House just to take revenge. Then he ran away. Next he took clothes from a store like a thief. Thereafter, he hit the shopkeeper and took his money. He also stole the clergyman’s money. He did not care for others. He hit the constable and Mrs Hall also. All these prove that he was a lawless person.
2. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
Ans: No doubt, Griffin was a scientist. He made experiments and introduced the ways of making human body invisible. But this invention was not meant for any well being of mankind. A trus scientist works for the betterment of mankind. But he did it with evil intentions.
Talk about it
1.Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?
Ans: Yes, I like to become visible again whenever I wish. The advantages and disadvantages are given below.
(i) Advantages:- Evil things can be checked, wrong – doers can be caught.
(ii) Disadvantages:- Disorder will prevail in society, there will be confusion everywhere.
2. Are there forces around us that are invisible, for example, magnetism? Are there aspects of matter that are ‘invisible’ or not visible to the naked eye? What would the world be like if you could see such forces or such aspects of matter?
Ans: Yes, there are lost of forces and things around us that are Invisible. There are aspects of matter that are not visible to our naked eye. The world would be a place of horror if these become visible. Man will go mad if they can see all the mechanisms of the earth with their naked eyes.
3. What makes glass or water transparent (what is the scientific explanation for this)? Do you think it would be scientifically possible for a man to become invisible, or transparent? (keep in mind that writers of science fiction have often turned out to be prophetic in their imagination)
Ans: The quality of being able to allow light to pass through them makes glass and water treatment.
I don’t think that it would be scientifically impossible for a man to become invisible or transparent. But it is very difficult.
