DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, KALYANPUR.

2021-22
Topic: Footprints Without Feet
Subject: English Worksheet #
Name : __________________________________ Class : X ___ Roll No. : ________ Date: ____________

1) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.
As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh footmark appeared from
nowhere! Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the steps and
progressing down the street.

(a) Who are ‘they’ in the above extract?

i) men ii) women
iii) two boys iv) none of these
(b) Who is making these footprints?
i) air ii) ghost
iii) a stranger iv) Griffin
(c) Find the word from the extract that
means the same as ‘continuing’.
i) gazed ii) decending
iii) progressing iv) remarkable
(d) Where is this incident taking place?
i) Iping ii) London streets
iii) the big store iv) none of these
(e) What had happened to the person making the footprints?
i) got invisible ii) got intangible
iii) had died iv) none of these

2) Answer each of the following in 20 to 30 words.

a) How can you say that Griffin was a lawless man?
b) Why did Griffin decide to slip into a big London store?
c) Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?
d) What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?
e) Why was the air bitterly cold?

3) Answer each of the following in 40 to 50 words.

a) How did the visible man become invisible? What did he do then?
b) What happened to Jaffers when he tried to catch the invisible scientist?
c) What reason did Griffin give for coming to the inn at Iping?
d) Why did Griffin set the landlord's house on fire?
e) What did Griffin do at the big store?

4) Answer the following questions in detail

a) What impression do you form of Griffin after reading the lesson? Do you like him and his
activities?
b) If somehow you discovered how to get invisible, how would you use this opportunity?
Would you take an inspiration or lesson from Griffin?