FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

• English
• Secondary Education

  DISCOVERIES OF SCIENCE

Reason if all the great discoveries have been for the betterment of the human race.

He gave me another bewildered look.
Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word 'bewildered'

1. acquainted
2. confused
3. expected

The boys were surprised when they saw the imprints of a bare feet because:

1. They saw a man without limbs but his footprints imprinting on the steps.
2. They saw muddy footprints on the steps of a house without anybody making them.
3. They saw a ghost during the day time.

Griffin became invisible by:

1. Wearing a magical watch and a hat which was given to him by his father.
2. Drinking a magical potion which was given to him by his uncle.
3. Swallowing a concoction of a rare drug that made his body transparent like glass.

He decided to slip into a big London store.
Choose the most appropriate meaning of the phrasal word: 'slip into'.

1. to drape
2. to enter

Why was it a bad time to wander about in London without clothes?

1. it was a rainy season
2. it was bitterly cold
3. it was very hot

What did Griffin do in the big London store?

1. wore warm clothes, ate cold meat, sweets and drank wine.
2. wore warm clothes, ate fruits and drank tea.
3. wore light clothes, ate eggs and drank wine.

State whether the following statement is true or false:
Griffin became invisible and escaped the London store by taking off his clothes one by one.

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?
1. Put side whiskers.
2. Entered the shop of a theatrical company.
3. Attacked the shopkeeper.
4. Wore bandages, dark glasses, a false nose and
a big hat.
5. Robbed him of his money and ran.

Arrange the incident in the correct sequence:

1. 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
2. 4,, 3, 5, 1, 2
3. 5, 2, 4, 3, 1

Why was Griffin wandering the streets?

How did the invisible man became first visible?

Text

Made all people talk about

unconventional and slightly strange.

Ecentric

Set all wagging tongues.

with a poker grasped

Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric. Comment

What was the curious episode that took place in the clergyman’s study?

State the other extraordinary things happen at the inn.

No one could lay hands on Griffin, during his encounter with Mr. Jaffers. Give reason.

How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?