NCERT MCQ Solutions for Class 10 English Supplementary Chapter 5 Footprints without Feet

The two boys were surprised to see fresh muddy imprints of bare feet on the steps, even though they could not see the person making them. This sight began their fascination with the invisible man’s movements.

Griffin, a scientist, had discovered how to make the human body invisible by swallowing rare drugs. His scientific success set the stage for his adventures and troubles in London.

Griffin experimented and finally succeeded in making himself invisible by consuming rare drugs, turning his body as transparent as glass while still remaining solid.

Griffin’s landlord disliked him and tried to evict him. In retaliation, Griffin set fire to the house and used his invisibility to escape unseen.

Griffin’s invisibility worked only when he was completely unclothed. To escape after setting the fire, he removed his clothes, making himself unseen but also vulnerable.

Griffin slipped into a large London store to escape the cold and to get clothes and food after becoming invisible and wandering the streets of London in winter.

After closing time, Griffin dressed himself in warm clothes from the store, ate cold meat and sweets, and finally slept comfortably on quilts, enjoying the luxuries invisibly.

When he woke late and saw assistants arriving, Griffin panicked and escaped by removing his clothes, turning invisible again and fleeing into the cold street.

Griffin visited the stock of a theatrical company in Drury Lane to find not only clothes but also items to disguise his invisibility, such as bandages and a false nose.

Griffin used theatrical props, including bandages around his head, a false nose, dark glasses, side-whiskers and a big hat to appear as a normal person and conceal his invisibility.

Griffin callously attacked the shopkeeper from behind, stole all the money he could find and escaped, showing that his lawless nature extended beyond scientific experiments.

Griffin traveled to the village of Iping, seeking solitude and an escape from the crowds and suspicions in London and checked into the local inn.

Griffin told Mrs Hall, the innkeeper’s wife, that he did not want to be disturbed because an accident had affected his face, which justified his desire for privacy and his strange appearance.

Mrs Hall excused Griffin’s unusual habits and irritability because he paid her for the room in advance, even though she found him eccentric and strange.

The clergyman and his wife awoke to noises and found housekeeping money stolen from the desk. Though the room seemed empty, the invisible Griffin was responsible for the burglary.

Mrs Hall and her husband were terrified when a chair sprang to life, chased them out and locked the door after them. This supernatural-seeming event was actually caused by the invisible Griffin.

The villagers believed that witchcraft was to blame for the strange events in the inn, especially after Mrs Hall was convinced her mother’s chair had been possessed by spirits.

When Griffin, who earlier said he had no money, produced ready cash after the burglary, the villagers’ suspicion of his involvement in the crime increased significantly.

Mr Jaffers, the village constable, arrived to arrest Griffin despite his strange headless appearance and the chaos that followed as Griffin undressed and disappeared.

Despite efforts to arrest him, Griffin managed to shake himself free, become completely invisible, and escape, leaving the villagers and police helpless and confused.