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Footprints Without Feet: SEBA, TBSE Class 10 English summary, answers
Get here the summary, questions, notes, textbook solutions, answers, pdf and extras of the chapter Footprints Without Feet by HG Wells of SEBA (Assam Board), TBSE (Tripura Board) Class 10 English (Literature, Second Language). However, the given notes/solutions should only be used for references and should be modified/changed according to needs.
Summary: Griffin, a scientist, is the subject of the exciting story Footprints Without Feet. He’d been trying to figure out how to make a man invisible. He succeeded in his experiment and developed a formula that allowed him to become invisible while still being physically touched and felt. Griffin ingested the substance and vanished. He stepped in mud by accident and was first noticed by two young men who followed his footprints until they faded. He was walking on the streets and was cold, so he went into a shopping centre to warm up. He chose to wear some comfortable clothing and eat something after the stores closed.
He started by unpacking a few items and putting them on. He ate cold meat and espresso from the kitchen of a café at that time. Later, he decided to sleep in a store on a heap of quilts. The next morning, some store employees began following him as he had overslept. He instantly took off all of his clothes and faded into the background. In the chilly winters of London, he was now wandering around naked. He then decided to borrow clothes from a theatre company, confident that he would be able to find something to cover his face as well. He’d taken some dingy glasses, a phoney nose, a hat, and some bandages to hide his face. He then proceeded to a shopkeeper’s location and stole all of his money. Soon after, he realised that London was a very busy place to live in such a situation, so he considered relocating to the Iping village.
He booked two rooms in a village hotel and arrived there. The villagers were surprised that an outsider with such a strange appearance had come to stay at a hotel during the winter. After a while, his money ran out, and he began stealing from others. He also assaulted the inn’s owner and his wife when they attempted to check his room while he was away. Because they couldn’t see anyone, the owners assumed there were spirits in the inn and that an unusual guest was to blame. At that point, the town constable was summoned to inquire about his identity. This irritated him, so he decided to reveal his true identity as a headless man. They, however, couldn’t catch Griffin because he removed all of his clothes, assaulted them, and vanished.
Read and find out from Footprints Without Feet
1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
Answer: When the invisible man walked into some mud, his footprints became visible for the first time. When he dressed by stealing a store, he was no longer invisible.
2. Why was he wandering the streets?
Answer: Griffin, the invisible man, was a lawless man who was wandering the streets after setting fire to his house in retaliation for his landlord’s attempt to evict him. He had to then take off his clothes in order to become invisible and flee without being seen. As a result, he became a homeless wanderer.
3. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
Answer: Due to his unusual appearance and desire only to be left alone, Mrs Hall thought the scientist was eccentric.
4. What curious episode occurs in the study?
Answer: One morning, the clergyman and his wife were awakened by sounds coming from the study. When they entered the room to inspect it, they discovered it to be as empty as a scratch. This was strange because they had heard sounds in the study that indicated someone was taking money from the clergyman’s drawer. They looked around the room but couldn’t find anyone. Nonetheless, the desk had been opened and the money had been taken.
5. What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?
Answer: Strange occurrences at the inn followed the burglary at the clergyman’s house. When the landlord and his wife awoke, they discovered the scientist missing and his door ajar. When they entered the room to investigate, the furniture suddenly turned towards them and chased them out. Mrs Hall deduced from this strange occurrence that the scientist had caused the furniture to be possessed by spirits.
Textual (think about it) questions and answers of Footprints Without Feet
1. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
Answer: Griffin broke the law on numerous occasions, and not always for good reason. After achieving invisibility, the first thing he did was burn down his landlord’s house in retaliation for wanting to evict him. He then broke into a department store and a theatrical store to steal clothes and disguise items to cover his face. He also assaulted the shopkeeper and stole his money. Griffin stole the clergyman’s housekeeping money and threatened him and his wife by throwing furniture around at Iping. Thus, Griffin was a lawless individual who took advantage of his invisibility to commit new crimes on a daily basis.
2. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
Answer: Griffin was an exceptional scientist. He believed that man could make himself invisible and conducted numerous experiments until he finally succeeded, demonstrating his intelligence.
Textual (talk about it) questions and answers of Footprints Without Feet
1. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?
Answer: (This example is given, but students should create their own answers.)
Definitely. I would love to become invisible, but only if I would be able to get back to normal.
Most people find it to be an exciting concept. Invisibility, like two sides of a coin, has many advantages and disadvantages. For a child, invisibility may mean the freedom to play all kinds of pranks without fear of being caught. Invisibility, like in a Hindi film, can help you beat all the villains in black and blue and get rid of them. Nobody would notice you if you become invisible. In no time, the sadness of isolation will overpower the thrill of being invisible. You will not have any friends. You will behave similarly to the eccentric scientist in the story Footprints Without Feet.
2. Are there forces around us that are invisible, for example, magnetism? Are there aspects of the 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?
Answer: Yes, there are forces at work all around us that we cannot see. Invisible forces include magnetism, gravity, wind, and heat, among others.
Yes, there are aspects of the matter that are not visible to the naked eye. We know the air is around us, but we can’t see it or the atoms that make it up. Similarly, millions of microscopic organisms are invisible to the naked eye and must be observed using specialised instruments.
If we had the ability to see all of these forces and aspects of the matter, our vision would be blurred by too many details. Being constantly surrounded by them would make us feel suffocated.
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?
Answer: The way light behaves when it passes through a transparent medium like glass or water gives the impression of being transparent.
Yes, I believe it is technically possible for a person to transform into a transparent or invisible substance due to the fact that our perception of objects and light is dependent on their properties. In other words, if light can pass through a person, that person can be rendered invisible to those around him.
Extra/additional questions and answers/solutions of Footprints Without Feet
1. What had the two London boys so surprised and intrigued?
Answer: The two London boys were surprised and fascinated when they discovered fresh muddy footprints of a human being on the steps of a house, but no man was there to make them! A new footprint appeared out of nowhere as they looked around.
2. Why did Griffin enter a big London store?
Answer: Griffin decided to sneak into a large London store because it was mid-winter and it was becoming increasingly difficult to wander around London without clothing.
3. What made Griffin a lawless man?
Answer: Griffin lacked regard for the law as a result of his lack of remorse for the anti-social acts he had committed. For the money owed, he set fire to his landlord’s house before fleeing. He also stole ‘food and clothing from a London store, other goods from a theatrical company, and also money from a clergyman’s house.
4. In the shop of a theatrical company, what did Griffin do?
Answer: Griffin went back to a theatrical company’s inventory hoping to find not only clothes but also items like side-whiskers, glasses, a false nose, bandages, and a hat to cover up the space above his shoulders.
5. Why did Griffin find himself invisible but naked in the chilly January air for the second time?
Answer: When the big London store opened in the morning, assistants rushed in to catch him as he had overslept in the store. In a panic, Griffin ran, chased by the assistants. To escape, he had to get rid of his newly found clothes, so he was naked for the second time in the cold January air but invisible.
6. What was seen in the scientist’s room by the Halls?
Answer: The Halls walked into the scientist’s room because the door was open and no one appeared to be inside. They noticed that the bedclothes were cold, indicating that the scientist had been awake for some time and that the clothes and bandages he usually wore were scattered throughout the room.
7. What caused the visible man to become invisible? What did he do then?
Answer: The invisible man became enraged when Mrs Hall asked for an explanation for the strange events, and he threw off everything he was wearing on his head, transforming into a man without a head. Soon after, constable Jaffers arrived to arrest him, but the invisible man stripped off all of his clothes to become invisible, knocking Jaffers unconscious in the ensuing scuffle, and escaped.
8. What happened to Jaffers when he tried to capture the invisible scientist?
Answer: When constable Jaffers tried to apprehend Griffin, he removed his clothes and became invisible. Jaffers was having trouble dealing with someone who couldn’t be seen. Griffin smacked him in the face and knocked him out.
9. Explain the ‘mystery’ in Footprints Without Feet. (or) What was the explanation behind the footprints the boys saw?
Answer: The two boys followed muddy footprints being made fresh without seeing anyone making the prints, which they thought was a “mystery.”
The boys had been following a scientist who had recently discovered how to make the human body transparent, and thus invisible, by swallowing certain drugs.
10. Griffin misused the scientific discoveries he made. Give two examples from the story Footprints Without Feet to illustrate this point.
Answer: A true scientist is someone who follows the law. A natural philosopher is another term for a scientist. Griffin was not a true scientist because he did not put his newfound ability to become invisible to good use. He lost control and began acting like a criminal. He started by setting fire to his landlord’s house and fleeing. Then he went to a London store and stole food without paying for it. He also robbed a theatrical company owner and stole money from a clergyman’s desk.
11. Give a description of the landlord’s and his wife’s encounter with the strange scientist.
Answer: Mrs Hall and her husband were both surprised to see the scientist’s room door open, as it was normally locked. They peered in, but there was no one there. His clothes and bandages, which he wore all the time, were strewn about the room. Mrs Hall was startled when she heard a sniff near her ear, and the hat on the bedpost leapt up and slammed into her face. The bedroom chair then leapt into the air and pushed them both out of the room, before slamming and locking the door behind them. Mrs Hall burst out laughing and nearly fell down the stairs. Her furniture, she believed, was haunted. They made the decision to confront the scientist the next time they saw him.
12. After reading the lesson, “Footprint without Feet,” what impression do you form of Griffin?
Answer: Griffin was a gifted scientist who invented a drug that turned his body into a sheet of glass after he consumed it. As a result, he was rendered invisible. He was, however, a lawless individual. He became a homeless wanderer without clothes or money as a result of his misdeeds. He was a reclusive introvert who craved solitude. He was always on the lookout for adventure and was fascinated by the unknown. He was, however, unscrupulous, as he robbed various people to fund his work, and he also became a fugitive because he became angry very quickly.
13. What would you do if you discovered how to become invisible?
Answer: If I figured out how to become invisible, I’d share the knowledge with the scientific community so that the technology could be used in a better way to better society. I would not misuse the technology.
14. When did the scientist first become invisible?
Answer: He consumed rare drugs that made his body transparent, and thus became invisible.
15. How did Griffin evade capture from the constable and those who tried to help him?
Answer: In the story Footprints Without Feet Griffin eluded arrest by fleeing and stripping off his clothes one by one as he was pursued. This gradually made him invisible to those pursuing him, until he was completely invisible to them.
Griffin became invisible and began attacking his pursuers. As a result, the people who were assisting the constable were hit with blows that seemed to come out of nowhere, and constable Jaffers was knocked out when he made one last attempt to apprehend the invisible criminal.
16. In the story Footprints Without Feet how did Griffin stay warm?
Answer: Griffin went into a large London store after it had closed for the night in an attempt to keep warm. He broke open boxes and wrappers and dressed in warm clothing.
17. Were the assistants of the departmental store from which Griffin stole clothes able to catch him? Why/why not?
Answer: Griffin was not caught by the store’s assistants. Griffin took off his clothes and vanished before the assistants could apprehend him, so they couldn’t catch him.
18. What surprised the landlord and his wife so much?
Answer: Griffin’s door was normally locked and shut, but the landlord was surprised to see it open since he was furious if anyone entered the room.
19. Describe what the landlord and his wife saw when they entered Griffin’s room.
Answer: Mr Hall, the landlord, and his wife were enticed by Griffin’s open door to peek into his room and began looking around. Mrs Hall suddenly heard a sniff close to her ear, despite the fact that she couldn’t see anyone. The hat on the bedpost then jumped up and smacked her in the face. The chair then leapt to its feet and slammed into her with its legs. It then pushed both of them out of the room, slammed the door shut, and even locked the door!
20. The villagers sent for the constable for what reason?
Answer: Everyone assumed witchcraft was to blame when a chair attacked the innkeeper and his wife in the scientist’s room. When the clergyman’s housekeeping money went missing, they began to suspect that the mysterious scientist was involved. Everyone began to suspect the scientist of stealing when he suddenly produced ready cash after having had no money for a few days. After that, the villagers summoned the constable.
21. What was strange about the criminal who awaited the constable when he arrived to arrest him? How did the constable react?
Answer: The constable, Mr Jaffers, had been dispatched to apprehend the scientist. When he arrived, however, he discovered that the criminal was a man without a head. Despite being taken aback by the strange appearance, he knew he had to do his job and went ahead to try to apprehend the headless man.
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