Footprints Without Feet

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

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

SHORT ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (SAQ)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LONG ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (LAQ)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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