3+25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from the CBSE Class 10 English Supplementary Reader – Footprints Without Feet, 15 years Board Papers (2010–2024)

Footprints Without Feet – H.G. Wells

• What was Griffin’s profession? (CBSE 2016)
  A. Chemist
  B. Doctor
  C. Scientist
  D. Teacher
  ✔️ Answer: C. Scientist
• How did Griffin become invisible? (CBSE 2017)
  A. Magic
  B. Laser surgery
  C. Chemical experiment
  D. Radiation
  ✔️ Answer: C. Chemical experiment
• What kind of man was Griffin? (CBSE 2020)
  A. Noble and helpful
  B. Brilliant but lawless
  C. Lazy and foolish
  D. Poor and honest
  ✔️ Answer: B. Brilliant but lawless

CBSE Class 10 English: “Footprints Without Feet” – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) (Based on NCERT Syllabus 2024-25, Reflecting Past Board Patterns)

Instructions: Choose the correct option for each question.

1. What was the name of the scientist in the story “Footprints Without Feet”?
   a) Maxwell
   b) Griffin
   c) Edison
   d) Newton
   Answer: b) Griffin
   
2. What was Griffin’s landlord’s opinion of him?
   a) He was a brilliant scientist.
   b) He was a friendly person.
   c) He was a lawless person.
   d) He was a diligent worker.
   Answer: c) He was a lawless person.
   
3. Why did Griffin set his landlord’s house on fire?
   a) To carry out an experiment.
   b) To escape after a robbery.
   c) Because the landlord disliked him and tried to evict him.
   d) It was an accident.
   Answer: c) Because the landlord disliked him and tried to evict him.
   
4. How did Griffin become invisible?
   a) By magic.
   b) By wearing special clothes.
   c) By swallowing certain rare drugs.
   d) By a scientific accident.
   Answer: c) By swallowing certain rare drugs.
   
5. What was the first sign of Griffin’s presence noticed by the two boys in London?
   a) A strange smell.
   b) Fresh muddy footprints.
   c) A disembodied voice.
   d) Moving furniture.
   Answer: b) Fresh muddy footprints.
   
6. Why did Griffin go into a big London store?
   a) To conduct an experiment.
   b) To buy new clothes.
   c) To find warmth and clothes to escape the cold.
   d) To hide from the police.
   Answer: c) To find warmth and clothes to escape the cold.
   
7. What did Griffin do with the shop assistant at the London store?
   a) He befriended him.
   b) He fought with him.
   c) He stole money from him.
   d) He offered him a job.
   Answer: b) He fought with him.
   
8. Where did Griffin go after leaving the London store?
   a) To his laboratory.
   b) To the Iping village inn.
   c) To another city.
   d) To a friend’s house.
   Answer: b) To the Iping village inn.
   
9. What was peculiar about Griffin’s appearance when he arrived at the Iping inn?
   a) He was wearing very fashionable clothes.
   b) His face was bandaged, he wore dark glasses, a false nose, and bushy whiskers.
   c) He looked very ordinary.
   d) He was extremely tall.
   Answer: b) His face was bandaged, he wore dark glasses, a false nose, and bushy whiskers.
   
10. What was Mrs. Hall’s initial reaction to Griffin?
    a) She was scared of him.
    b) She found him eccentric but was willing to tolerate him due to his payment.
    c) She found him very friendly.
    d) She immediately suspected him of being a criminal.
    Answer: b) She found him eccentric but was willing to tolerate him due to his payment.
    
11. Why did Griffin prefer to remain alone in his room at the inn?
    a) He was shy.
    b) He was conducting secret experiments.
    c) He hated people.
    d) He was recovering from an illness.
    Answer: b) He was conducting secret experiments.
    
12. What was the first unusual incident reported in the clergyman’s study?
    a) A strange light.
    b) A sound of money being taken from the desk.
    c) A loud explosion.
    d) A mysterious voice.
    Answer: b) A sound of money being taken from the desk.
    
13. How did the clergyman and his wife confirm the burglary in their study?
    a) They saw Griffin escaping.
    b) They found the desk drawer open and money missing.
    c) They found footprints in the room.
    d) They saw a broken window.
    Answer: b) They found the desk drawer open and money missing.
    
14. What happened to the chairs in Griffin’s room when Mrs. Hall and her husband investigated?
    a) They were overturned.
    b) They were broken.
    c) They became alive and charged at them.
    d) They vanished.
    Answer: c) They became alive and charged at them.
    
15. What did the villagers think was responsible for the strange happenings in Griffin’s room?
    a) A ghost
    b) Black magic
    c) Witches
    d) Some spirits
    Answer: d) Some spirits
    
16. Who was Mr. Jaffers?
    a) The clergyman
    b) The innkeeper
    c) The village constable
    d) A local doctor
    Answer: c) The village constable
    
17. What did Griffin do when Mr. Jaffers tried to arrest him?
    a) He surrendered immediately.
    b) He fought with Jaffers using his scientific gadgets.
    c) He started taking off his clothes, making himself invisible.
    d) He ran away very fast.
    Answer: c) He started taking off his clothes, making himself invisible.
    
18. What was the reaction of the people when they saw Griffin becoming invisible?
    a) They were amused.
    b) They cheered him.
    c) They were horrified and bewildered.
    d) They tried to help him.
    Answer: c) They were horrified and bewildered.
    
19. Why was it difficult to catch Griffin even when people knew he was around?
    a) He was too fast.
    b) He was a master of disguise.
    c) He had no visible body, making it impossible to hold him.
    d) He had many hidden friends.
    Answer: c) He had no visible body, making it impossible to hold him.
    
20. What does the title “Footprints Without Feet” primarily refer to?
    a) The mystery of the disappearing footprints.
    b) The invisible scientist Griffin.
    c) The unusual events in Iping.
    d) The power of science.
    Answer: b) The invisible scientist Griffin.
    
21. What human values did Griffin lack?
    a) Curiosity and intelligence
    b) Kindness and honesty
    c) Discipline and perseverance
    d) Courage and determination
    Answer: b) Kindness and honesty
    
22. The word “bewildered” in the story means:
    a) Angry
    b) Confused and puzzled
    c) Excited
    d) Scared
    Answer: b) Confused and puzzled
    
23. Which phrase best describes Griffin as a person?
    a) Genius but benevolent
    b) Intelligent but lawless
    c) Ordinary but kind
    d) Humble and helpful
    Answer: b) Intelligent but lawless
    
24. What was the central conflict in the story?
    a) Griffin vs. the London police.
    b) Griffin vs. the Iping villagers.
    c) Griffin vs. his own immoral choices.
    d) Science vs. superstition.
    Answer: c) Griffin vs. his own immoral choices.
    
25. The landlord tried to evict Griffin because:
    a) Griffin didn’t pay rent.
    b) Griffin was a nuisance and disliked him.
    c) Griffin was conducting dangerous experiments.
    d) The landlord wanted to sell the house.
    Answer: b) Griffin was a nuisance and disliked him.