Footprints without Feet Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 5

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English Footprints Without Feet Chapter 5 Footprints without Feet with Answers

I. As she and her husband turned away in terror, the extraordinary chair pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them. Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the Room was haunted by Spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her Furniture. “My Poor Mother used to sit in that Chair,” she moaned! To think it should rise up against me now!
The feeling among the Neighbours was that the trouble was caused by Witchcraft.

Question 1.

Mrs. Hall felt that the Room was haunted by Spirits because:

(A) She could see Evil Spirits.
(B) She heard strange noise.
(C) Uncanny things happened there.
(D) The Door slammed shut.
Answer:
(C) Uncanny things happened there.

Explanation:
Uncanny means mysterious. Mrs. Hall was pushed by a Chair, the Door was slammed and locked on its own, it was full of mystery for her.

Question 2.

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) Stunned and agitated

Explanation:
Mrs. Hall was astonished (stunned) and frantic or disturbed (agitated) at the strange behaviour I of the Chaiir and the Door.

Question 3.

Pick the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘hysterics’ as used in the extract.

(A) My friend and I were in splits when we saw the Clown’s antics.
(B) I don’t know why I suddenly felt worried about Flying Home.
(C) The sight of Blood put the Old Man in frenzy. „
(D) The People who had witnessed the accident were spellbound.
Answer:
(C) The sight of Blood put the Old Man in frenzy. „

Explanation:
Hysterics here refers to fits in a negative or terrified sense. The samejs reflected in the option (C) where the Old Man was in frenzy upon seeing the blood.

Question 4.

Pick the option that displays a cause → effect relationship.

(A) Pushed and locked out → hysterical
(B) Rising of the Chair → moaning
(C) Troubled Neighbours → Witchcraft
(D) Stranger → Haunted Spirits
Answer:
(A) Pushed and locked out → hysterical

Explanation:
Rising of the Chair does not produce moaning sound. Troubled Neighbours do not represent Witchcraft. Stranger may not be followed by Haunted Spirits. But, pushed and locked out is enough to make someone hysterical.

Question 5.

The Neighbours thought it was ‘Witchcraft’. This tells us that Neighbours were:

(A) Suspicious.
(B) Superstitious.
(C) Nervous wrecks.
(D) Gossip-mongers.
Answer:
(B) Superstitious.

Explanation:
Witchcraft or black magic reflect superstition.

Question 6.

Pick the option that includes the correct matches of Column A with Column B.

Column A	Column B
(i) The stranger was	1. eccentric, lonely and callous
(ii) He had escaped	2. eccentric, callous and short-tempered
(iii) He had an uncommon appearance	3. from Iping to London
	4. as he wore bandages round his forehead

(A) (i)-2; (ii)-4; (iii)-3
(B) (i)-l; (ii)-3; (iii)-4
(C) (i)-3; (ii)-2; (iii)-1
(D) (i)-2; (ii)-3; (iii)-4
Answer:
(D) (i)-2; (ii)-3; (iii)-4

Question 7.

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) To be conscious of a strange phenomenon.

Explanation:
When One is conscious of a strange phenomenon, he/she is said to be aware of that phenomenon.

II. The Two Boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet. What was a Barefooted Man doing on the Steps of a House in the middle of London? And where was the Man? As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh foot mark appeared from nowhere! Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the Steps and progressing down the Street. The Boys followed, fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last disappeared altogether.

Question 1.

Why were the Boys surprised to see a Barefooted Man in London?

The Boys were surprised as:
(A) It was an unusual sight to see someone this way.
(B) Everybody in London moved around in Shoes.
(C) It was pretty cold to move around Bare feet.
(D) Only a person who is homeless and wandering does so.
Answer:
(C) It was pretty cold to move around Bare feet.

Explanation:
That time of season in London was very cold. So, it was not practical to find a Man walking barefoot on such Cold Streets or Floor

Question 2.

Pick out the option that is NOT related to ‘started’ as used in the extract:

(A) Option (i)
(B) Option (ii)
(C) Option (iii)
(D) Option (iv)
Answer:
(D) Option (iv)

Question 3.

Pick the option that best describes how the Boys are feeling based on the extract.

(A) Enchanted, curious, puzzled
(B) Captivated, curious, puzzled
(C) Repulsed, curious, captivated
(D) Enchanted, repulsed, curious
Answer:
(B) Captivated, curious, puzzled

Explanation:
The Boys are hypnotised (captivated), interested to know (curious) and bewildered or confused (puzzled) by the sight.

Question 4.

The Boys felt that the footprints were:

(A) Seen due to some Magic trick.
(B) A figment of imagination.
(C) Of a man who was Invisible.
(D) Those of a Mysterious Man.
Answer:
(D) Those of a Mysterious Man.

Explanation:
The Boys never knew that someone could be Invisible. So, they thought that the footprints belong to a Mystery Man.

Question 5.

Pick the option that best matches synonyms of the word ‘gazed’.

(A) (i) gaped (ii) gawked
(B) (i) admired (ii) disbelieved
(C) (i) overlooked (ii) stared
(D) (i) surveyed (ii) overlooked
Answer:
(A) (i) gaped (ii) gawked

Explanation:
Gazed means stared. This meaning is brought about by the synonyms gaped and gawked.