MP Board 10th English Long Answer Type Question Footprints Without Feet Question Bank

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Instructions-Answer the following questions in about 75 words

A Triumph of Surgery

  1. In the end of the lesson, Mrs. Pumphery says “This is a triumph of surgery.” Why?
  2. Distinguish between Mrs. Pumphrey’s method and Mr. Herriot’s method in looking after the dog. Whose method could be regarded the better of the two and why?
  3. Was Tricki also to be blamed in more ways than one ? How?
  4. What treatment was given to Tricki by Dr. Herriot?

A Thief’s Story

  1. What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of getting an education? Do they change over time? What makes him return to Anil?
  2. Why does Anil not hand over the thief to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?
  3. Do you think it a significant detail in the story that Anil is a struggling writer? Does this explain his behavior in any way?

The Midnight Visitor

  1. What information did Ausable give about the imaginary balcony? Why did he do so?
  2. Ausable was a clever secret agent. Do you agree with the statement? Justify your answer.
  3. Why did Max scream shrilly when he dropped to the balcony?
  4. A calm mind can help you tackle direst stress. Explain.

A Question of Trust

  1. Which of the two thieves lacked ‘honour’ in the story ‘A Question of Trust’?
  2. At times we keep on planning things but our plans fail, we are not always responsible for the failure. Explain with reference to the story ‘A Question of Trust’.
  3. “Lying and stealing are next door neighbours”. Comment.
  4. Our sins never go unpunished. Horace Danby ultimately had to go to prison.
    This shows that inspite of planning a crime intelligently and carefully a criminal can’t escape the law— discuss.
  5. How did the lady in red turn out to be smarter than Horace Danby?
  6. Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realize this, and how?
  7. Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorized as a typical thief?
  8. Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?

Footprints without Feet

  1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
  2. What other extraordinary things happened at the Inn?
  3. “Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
  4. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?

Making of a Scientist

  1. What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?
  2. What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
  3. How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian…? Does it simply involve reading t many books on the subject? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments?

The necklace

  1. What, was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
  2. What changes came in the lifestyle of Matilda after she had lost the necklace?

Bholi

  1. How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
  2. Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does at tell about her?
  3. Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. Only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at that point in the story?
  4. Bholi’s teacher helped her overcome social barriers by encouraging and motivating her. How do you think you can contribute towards changing the social attitudes illustrated in this story?

The Book that Saved the Earth

  1. Why the twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’?
  2. What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found on the earth?
  3. Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he anage to do that?

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