CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happened to Jaffers when he tried to hold the unseen scientist, in the chapter ‘Footprints without Feet’?
A
he was knocked unconscious
B
he was petrified by a ghost
C
he was thrown out of the room
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the end Jaffers was knocked unconscious as he made a last attempt to hold on to the unseen scientist. There were nervous, excited cries of “Hold him!” But this was easier said than done. Griffin had shaken himself free, and no one knew where to lay hands on him. Horrified– filled with terror; extremely shocked.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: In the story “Footprints Without Feet, ” Jefferson was a scientist living in an inn. He discovered a chemical that could convert him into invisible. He used the chemical to steal some money from the clerks’ draws and paid his rent.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Jaffers came to the inn he found that he had to arrest a man without head. He tried to arrest Griffin but he started to take off his clothes one by one and became invisible. Finally Griffin knocked him unconscious and escaped easily.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jaffer was very dutiful person hence he decided to arrest a man with or without head. The difficulty was that the Griffin unclothed himself . He took one after another garment. Now it became more difficult for police Constable, Jaffer to arrest a invisible man.

Detailed explanation-5: -What happened to the people who tried to help the constable in catching the invisible man? Answer: The people who tried to help the constable in catching the invisible man found themselves hit by blows that seemed to come from nowhere. Question 6.

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