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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.

Question 6.

Pick the option that lists correct direction of the footprints on the Stairs, as noticed by the Boys.

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

Explanation:
The observed the footsteps descending the Steps. Descending means coming from top to bottom. So, option (B) indicates the correct direction using a downward pointing arrow.

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MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 5 The Hundred Dresses Part 1

I. She always Wore a faded blue dress that didn’t hang right. It was clean, but it looked as though it had never been ironed properly. She didn’t have any friends, but a lot of girls talked to her. Sometimes, they surrounded her in the school yard as she stood watching the little girls play hopscotch on the worn hard ground. “Wanda,” Peggy would say in a most courteous manner, as though she were talking to Miss Mason. “Wanda,” she’d say, giving one of her friends a nudge, “tell us. How many dresses did you say you had hanging up in your closet?

Question 1.

The ‘most courteous manner’ here means that Peggy was :

(A) on her best behaviour.
(B) teasing Wanda.
(C) trying to impress Wanda.
(D) respectful to Wanda.
Answer:
(B) teasing Wanda.

Explanation:
Peggy always made fun of Wanda and her sarcastic way. She was actually teasing Wanda.

Question 2.

Peggy gave her friend a nudge because :

(A) she wanted to push her away from the scene.
(B) she disliked her friend being distracted then.
(C) she was teasing Wanda and wanted her to make others pay attention.
(D) she was teasing Wanda and didn’t want anyone miss the ‘fun’.
Answer:
(D) she was teasing Wanda and didn’t want anyone miss the ‘fun’.

Explanation:
She wanted others to get involved and watch her making fun of Wanda. She called for their attention while teasing Wanda.

Question 3.

Pick the option having the words that DO NOT loosely match the word, ‘closet’, from those given.

(1) Wardrobe
(2) Loft
(3) Cabinet
(4) Cupboard
(5) Porch
(6) Cellar

(A) (1), (3) and (4)
(B) (3), (4) and (5)
(C) (1), (2) and (6)
(D) (2), (5) and (6)
Answer:
(D) (2), (5) and (6)

Explanation:
Here, closet is used to refer to place where dresses are kept. So, wardrobe, cabinet and cupboard loosely match with ‘closet’. Loft, Porch and Cellar are not used for storing clothes.

Question 4.

Why was Wanda’s answer to Peggy’s question always the same? Pick the LEAST probable reason. This was so because she knew that:

(A) she was being picked on and it was probably her defence.
(B) confessing the truth would probably worsen the situation.
(C) she didn’t know how else to get out of that situation.
(D) sticking to an unexpected answer would get her the attention she needed.
Answer:
(D) sticking to an unexpected answer would get her the attention she needed.

Explanation:
Wanda never wanted to attract attention to Peggy making fun of her. So, she used to give the same answer so that slowly and gradually, others will lose interest in this ‘fun making’ activity. So, she did not give unexpected answers.

Question 5.

Regarding Wanda being teased, Miss Mason was:

(A) in denial that such behaviour was possible by her students.
(B) aware, but didn’t want to discuss it with the students.
(C) unaware that the students were frequently teasing Wanda.
(D) of the belief that such behaviour was a normal part of growing up.
Answer:
(C) unaware that the students were frequently teasing Wanda.

Explanation:
Miss Mason was very strict. Had she known that some students are making fun of Wanda, she would have taken appropriate action. She was unaware of Peggy and her friends making fun of Wanda.

Question 6.

Which of the following image showcase ‘hopscotch’?

Answer:
Option (D) is correct.

Explanation:
Option (A) is hula hoop. Option (B) is trampoline. Option (C) is maze puzzle. Option (D) is hopscotch, in which players toss a small object into numbered pattern of rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the spaces and retrieve the object.

II. “In the opinion of the judges, any one of the drawings is worthy of winning the prize. I am very happy to say that Wanda Petronski is the winner of the girls’ medal. Unfortunately, Wanda has been absent from school for some days and is not here to receive the applause that is due to her. Let us hope she will be back tomorrow. Now class, you may file around the room quietly and look at her exquisite drawings.”

Question 1.

Pick the statement that is TRUE, according to the information given in the extract.

(A) Wanda won the prize because she had submitted a variety of entries.
(B) Wanda would have still won the prize even if she had submitted just one entry.
(C) Wanda won the prize because the majority of judges were women.
(D) Wanda would have still won the prize if she had drawn something else.
Answer:
(B) Wanda would have still won the prize even if she had submitted just one entry.

Explanation:
The opening line of the extract ‘any one of the drawings is worthy of winning the prize’ tells that Wanda would have still won the prize even if she had submitted just one entry.

Question 2.

Miss Mason says, “I am very happy to Which phrase DOES NOT replace the underlined phrase correctly from those given below?

(A) It gives me great pleasure to…
(B) I am sure you’ll be surprised to…
(C) I am delighted to…
(D) It fills me with joy to…
Answer:
(B) I am sure you’ll be surprised to…

Explanation:
Pleasure, delighted and joy – all these words are used to express different stages of happiness. So, option (B) cannot be used to replace the given phrase.

Question 3.

When the teacher wants them to ‘file around’, she wants the students to:

(A) put the files in their proper places.
(B) gather around her table to discuss the designs.
(C) file the designs properly in their folders.
(D) walk in a line to admire the designs.
Answer:
(D) walk in a line to admire the designs.

Explanation:
‘File around’ means to form and walk in a line.

Question 4.

Pick the sentence that DOES NOT use ‘due to’ in the. same sense as in the given extract.

(A) She was disappointed due to their rude behaviour.
(B) We must give our colleagues the vacation due to them.
(C) I have some extra money due to me this month from my friend.
(D) You have an apology due to your parents.
Answer:
(A) She was disappointed due to their rude behaviour.

Explanation:
In the passage, ‘due to’ is used to refer to a reason for something which is same as used in option (A). In (B), it means what they deserve, in (C), it means what is owed to and in (D), it means what they expect to get.

Question 5.

The teacher refers to Wanda’s designs as ‘exquisite’ because:

(A) each one of the hundred designs was different.
(B) each one of them was very beautiful.
(C) each of them was a copy of the latest fashion trend.
(D) each one had the same colour theme as the other.
Answer:
(B) each one of them was very beautiful.

Explanation:
Exquisite means beautiful, gorgeous, superb and outstanding – which each of Wanda’s drawing was.

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