CBSE Class 10 English Footprints without Feet MCQs Set A

Question : Who is the author of the story "Footprints without feet"?
(a) HG Wells
(b) James Herriot
(c) John Keats
(d) WB Butler

Answer :  A

Question : —— Boys noticed the muddy imprint of bare feet.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5

Answer :  B

Question : What suggests that he was a homeless wanderer?
(a) no clothes
(b) no money
(c) invisible
(d) all of the above

Answer :  D

Question : Griffin ate cold meat and —— from the store.
(a) Tea
(b) Water
(c) Coffee
(d) Coca- cola

Answer :  C

Question : “The scientist was always _____; now he became furious.”
(a) patient
(b) quick-tempered
(c) calm
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Who were the boys following?
(a) a scientist
(b) a dog
(c) a rat
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : According to Think Tank’s decoding, which animal can fly on the Earth?
(a) dog
(b) cat
(c) cow
(d) horse

Answer :  C

Question : Pick the option that best describes how Mrs Hall must be feeling at the moment described in the extract."
(a) stunned and furious
(b) shocked and outraged
(c) outraged and nervous
(d) stunned and agitated

Answer :  D

Question : What was easier said than done?
(a) to see him
(b) to talk to him
(c) to hold him
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Griffin’s body became as transparent as _____
(a) glass
(b) ice
(c) air
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : The story is set in the ______.
(a) Past
(b) present
(c) future
(d) All of them

Answer :  C

Question : Where did he find comfort in London?
(a) at the inn
(b) a big store
(c) theatre store
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Griffin the scientist was making 
(a) A walking plant
(b) A talking plant
(c) Invisible footprints
(d) An invisible man

Answer :  D

Question : How did he justify his disinterest in having a conversation with Mrs Hall?
(a) desired solitude
(b) didn’t want to be disturbed during work
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) none of the above

Answer :  C

Question : What is being referred to as the “strange incident” that happened in the study?
(a) Griffin stealing money while being invisible
(b) Griffin arriving at the inn during off season
(c) Griffin pretending to be waiting for a cheque
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : For what did Griffin enter the big London store?
(a) for coldness
(b) for warmth
(c) for money
(d) all of the above

Answer :  B

Question : Griffin wore —— on his forehead –
(a) Bandages
(b) Mask
(c) White cloth
(d) False hair

Answer :  A

Question : Where did he go next?
(a) Piping
(b) Iping
(c) Snowland
(d) none of the above

Answer :  B

Question : How many moons does Mars have?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5

Answer :  B

Question : Look at the different meanings of ‘haunt’. Pick the option that DOES NOT correspond to its meaning
(a) to be conscious of a strange phenomenon.
(b) be persistently and disturbingly present in the mind.
(c) of something unpleasant continue to affect or cause problems for.
(d) a place frequented by a specified person.

Answer :  A

Question : How did he justify his disinterest in having a conversation with Mrs Hall?
(a) desired solitude
(b) didn’t want to be disturbed during work
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) none of the above

Answer :  C

Question : Why was Mrs Hall prepared and ready to tolerate strange habits and irritable temper?
(a) he had paid in advance
(b) he was a scientist
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : Which “ridiculous little planet” is being talked about?
(a) Mars
(b) Earth
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn

Answer :  B

Question :  According to Mrs Hall, what type of a scientist was her guest?
(a) good
(b) brilliant
(c) eccentric
(d) all of the above

Answer :  C

Question : How did Griffin finaly escape?
(a) by hitting them
(b) by taking off all his clothes
(c) by running away as fast as he could
(d) by hiding

Answer :  B

Question : What do you mean by the word "hysterics"?
(a) an exaggerated reaction
(b) a normal reacion
(c) no reaction
(d) none of the above

Answer :  A

Question : Mrs. Hall got angry by seeing the door of the ——- open.
(a) Drawing room
(b) Bed room
(c) Guest room
(d) Study room

Answer :  C

Question : Who is the writer of the lesson ‘The Book That Saved the Earth’?
(a) Victor Canning
(b) Claire Boiko
(c) K.A. Abbas
(d) H.O. Wells

Answer :  B

Question : Where was the theatrical company shop situated?
(a) Dury lane
(b) Drury lane
(c) Druy lane
(d) Druri Lane

Answer :  C