Footprints without Feet | SEBA Class 10 English Supplementary Reader chapter 5

Here is a comprehensive study guide for the SEBA Class 10 English Supplementary Reader chapter, “Footprints without Feet,” by H.G. Wells. This guide includes a summary, complete textual question answers, previous years’ HSLC questions, and a list of most important questions in both English and Assamese.

Chapter: “Footprints without Feet”

by H.G. Wells

Summary Note (เฆชเฆพเฆ เฆŸเง‹เงฐ เฆธเฆพเงฐเฆพเฆ‚เฆถ)

In English: “Footprints without Feet” is a science fiction story about a brilliant but lawless scientist named Griffin. After numerous experiments, Griffin discovers a way to make the human body transparent and invisible. He successfully tests the formula on himself. However, being invisible came with its own problems. He was naked in the cold London winter and could be felt even if not seen.

To escape the cold, he slips into a big London store after it closes. There, he gets food, wine, and warm clothes. Dressed, he becomes a visible person. He sleeps on a pile of quilts but oversleeps. The next morning, when the store assistants arrive, he has to take off all his clothes again to become invisible and escape. He then enters a theatrical shop in Drury Lane and equips himself with bandages around his forehead, dark glasses, a false nose, and a large hat to cover his empty space. He attacks the shopkeeper and robs him.

Seeking solitude, he takes a train to the village of Iping and books two rooms at a local inn. The villagers, especially the landlord’s wife, Mrs. Hall, find his strange appearance and irritable temper very eccentric. When his money runs out, he secretly robs a clergyman’s house using his invisibility. Later, when Mrs. Hall questions him about the mysterious happenings and the furniture in his room moving on its own, Griffin loses his temper. He throws off his bandages, glasses, and false nose, revealing himself as a headless man. When the village constable, Mr. Jaffers, tries to arrest him, Griffin removes all his clothes one by one, becoming completely invisible and knocking the constable unconscious. He escapes easily, leaving everyone in chaos.

In Assamese: “Footprints without Feet” เฆนเงˆเฆ›เง‡ เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆจเฆพเฆฎเงฐ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฎเง‡เฆงเฆพเฆฌเง€ เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆ†เฆ‡เฆจ เฆจเฆฎเฆจเฆพ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆพเฆจเง€เงฐ เฆเฆ• เฆ•เฆฒเงเฆชเฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆพเฆจ เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฅค เฆฌเฆนเงเฆคเง‹ เฆชเงฐเง€เฆ•เงเฆทเฆพ-เฆจเฆฟเงฐเง€เฆ•เงเฆทเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค, เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเง‡ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงฑ เฆถเงฐเง€เงฐเฆ• เฆธเงเฆฌเฆšเงเฆ› เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเงฐ เฆเฆ• เฆ‰เฆชเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เงฑเฆฟเฆทเงเฆ•เฆพเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆธเฆซเฆฒเฆคเฆพเงฐเง‡ เฆเฆ‡ เฆซเงฐเงเฆฎเง‚เฆฒเฆพเฆŸเง‹ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆ“เฆชเงฐเฆค เฆชเงเงฐเฆฏเฆผเง‹เฆ— เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง, เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆนเง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆฒเฆ—เฆค เฆจเฆฟเฆœเฆพ เฆธเฆฎเฆธเงเฆฏเฆพเฆ“ เฆ†เฆนเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆ เฆพเฆฃเงเฆกเฆพ เฆœเฆพเงฐเฆ•เฆพเฆฒเฆฟเฆค เฆ‰เฆฒเฆ‚เฆ— เฆนเงˆ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฆเง‡เฆ–เฆพ เฆจเฆพเฆชเฆพเฆฒเง‡เฆ“ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆธเงเฆชเงฐเงเฆถ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆ—เงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค

เฆ เฆพเฆฃเงเฆกเฆพเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆฌเฆพเฆšเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆเฆ–เฆจ เฆกเฆพเฆ™เงฐ เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆง เฆนเง‹เงฑเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค เฆคเฆพเฆค เฆธเง‹เฆฎเฆพเฆ‡ เฆชเงฐเง‡เฅค เฆคเฆพเฆค, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ–เฆพเฆฆเงเฆฏ, เงฑเฆพเฆ‡เฆจ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ—เงฐเฆฎ เฆ•เฆพเฆชเง‹เงฐ เฆชเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆ•เฆพเฆชเง‹เงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆจเงเฆงเฆพเงฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏเฆฎเฆพเฆจ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟเฆค เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆฃเฆค เฆนเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆฆ’เฆฎเงฐ เฆ“เฆชเงฐเฆค เฆถเงเฆ‡ เฆชเงฐเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเง เฆฌเง‡เฆ›เฆฟ เฆฆเง‡เงฐเฆฟ เฆถเงเฆ‡ เฆฅเฆพเฆ•เง‡เฅค เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆฆเฆฟเฆจเฆพ เงฐเฆพเฆคเฆฟเฆชเงเงฑเฆพ, เฆฏเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเงเฆฎเฆšเฆพเงฐเง€เฆธเฆ•เฆฒ เฆ†เฆนเง‡, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆน’เฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆชเฆฒเฆพเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆชเงเฆจเงฐ เฆธเฆ•เฆฒเง‹ เฆ•เฆพเฆชเง‹เงฐ เฆ–เงเฆฒเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเฆ—เง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆนเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆคเฆพเงฐเฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆกเงเงฐเงเงฐเง€ เฆฒเง‡เฆจเงฐ เฆเฆ–เฆจ เฆฅเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฆŸเฆพเงฐเงฐ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเฆค เฆธเง‹เฆฎเฆพเฆ‡ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆ•เฆชเฆพเฆฒเฆค เฆฌเง‡เฆฃเงเฆกเง‡เฆœ, เฆ•’เฆฒเฆพ เฆšเฆถเฆฎเฆพ, เฆเฆŸเฆพ เฆจเฆ•เฆฒ เฆจเฆพเฆ• เฆ†เงฐเง เฆเฆ–เฆจ เฆกเฆพเฆ™เงฐ เฆŸเงเฆชเง€ เฆชเฆฟเฆจเงเฆงเฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆ–เฆพเฆฒเง€ เฆ เฆพเฆ‡ เฆขเฆพเฆ•เฆฟ เฆฒเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเง€เฆœเฆจเฆ• เฆ†เฆ•เงเงฐเฆฎเฆฃ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆพ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ-เฆชเฆ‡เฆšเฆพ เฆ•เฆพเฆขเฆผเฆฟ เฆจเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฅค

เฆเฆ•เฆพเฆจเงเฆคเฆคเฆพ เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟ, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ‡เฆชเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆจเฆพเฆฎเงฐ เฆเฆ–เฆจ เฆ—เฆพเฆเงฑเฆฒเงˆ เงฐเง‡เฆฒเฆค เฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเงเฆฅเฆพเฆจเง€เฆฏเฆผ เฆนเง‹เฆŸเง‡เฆฒ เฆเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆฆเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆ•เง‹เฆ เฆพ เฆฌเงเฆ• เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆ—เฆพเฆเงฑเงฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆน, เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเง‡เฆทเฆ•เงˆ เฆนเง‹เฆŸเง‡เฆฒเงฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆฒเฆ•เฆฟเฆจ, เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฎเฆคเง€ เฆนเฆฒเง‡, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆ…เฆฆเงเฆญเงเฆค เฆšเง‡เฆนเง‡เงฐเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ–เฆฟเฆ‚เฆ–เฆฟเฆ™เง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆธเงเฆฌเฆญเฆพเงฑเฆ• เฆ…เฆคเฆฟ เฆ†เฆšเฆนเงเงฑเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเง‡เฅค เฆฏเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆถเง‡เฆท เฆนเฆฏเฆผ, เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆนเงˆ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆงเงฐเงเฆฎเฆฏเฆพเฆœเฆ•เงฐ เฆ˜เงฐเฆค เฆ—เง‹เฆชเฆจเง‡ เฆšเงเงฐเฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆชเฆฟเฆ›เฆค, เฆฏเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฎเฆคเง€ เฆนเฆฒเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆ•เง‹เฆ เฆพเฆค เฆ˜เฆŸเฆพ เงฐเฆนเฆธเงเฆฏเฆฎเฆฏเฆผ เฆ˜เฆŸเฆจเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ†เฆšเฆฌเฆพเฆฌ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเง‡ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเง‡ เฆฒเงฐเฆšเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆทเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆชเงเงฐเฆถเงเฆจ เฆ•เงฐเง‡, เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเงฐ เฆ–เฆ‚ เฆ‰เฆ เง‡เฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆฌเง‡เฆฃเงเฆกเง‡เฆœ, เฆšเฆถเฆฎเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆจเฆ•เฆฒ เฆจเฆพเฆ• เฆฆเฆฒเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพเฆ‡ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡, เฆ†เงฐเง เฆจเฆฟเฆœเฆ•เง‡ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฎเงเงฐ เฆจเฆฅเฆ•เฆพ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆน เฆนเฆฟเฆšเฆพเฆชเง‡ เฆชเงเงฐเฆ•เฆพเฆถ เฆ•เงฐเง‡เฅค เฆฏเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆ—เฆพเฆเงฑเงฐ เฆ•เฆจเฆฟเฆทเงเฆŸเฆฌเฆฒ, เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฏเงเฆค เฆœเง‡เฆซเฆพเงฐเงเฆ›เง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆ—เงเงฐเง‡เฆชเงเฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆšเง‡เฆทเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเง‡, เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเง‡ เฆเฆชเฆฆ เฆเฆชเฆฆเฆ•เงˆ เฆจเฆฟเฆœเงฐ เฆธเฆ•เฆฒเง‹ เฆ•เฆพเฆชเง‹เงฐ เฆ–เงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆชเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆฏเฆผ, เฆ†เงฐเง เฆธเฆฎเงเฆชเง‚เงฐเงเฆฃ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆนเงˆ เฆ•เฆจเฆฟเฆทเงเฆŸเฆฌเฆฒเฆœเฆจเฆ• เฆ…เฆšเง‡เฆคเฆจ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟ เฆชเง‡เฆฒเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฅค เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆธเฆ•เฆฒเง‹เฆ•เง‡ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงƒเฆ‚เฆ–เฆฒเฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆœเฆค เฆเงฐเฆฟ เฆธเฆนเฆœเง‡ เฆชเฆฒเฆพเฆ‡ เฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฅค


Textual Question Answers

(เฆชเฆพเฆ เงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฅเฆฟเงฐ เฆชเงเงฐเฆถเงเฆจเง‹เฆคเงเฆคเงฐ)

Read and Find Out (เฆชเฆขเฆผเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟ เฆ‰เฆฒเฆฟเฆ“เงฑเฆพ)

1. How did the invisible man first become visible?
(เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเฆœเฆจ เฆชเงเงฐเฆฅเฆฎเง‡ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏเฆฎเฆพเฆจ เฆนเงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: The invisible man first became visible when he stepped in some mud, which caused him to leave fresh muddy footprints as he walked.

2. Why was he wandering the streets?
(เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เงฐเฆพเฆธเงเฆคเฆพเฆค เฆ˜เง‚เงฐเฆฟ เฆซเงเงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: He was wandering the streets because he had set fire to his landlord’s house in revenge and had to remove his clothes to become invisible and escape without being seen. This left him a homeless wanderer without clothes or money.

3. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?
(เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฎเฆคเง€ เฆนเฆฒเง‡ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆพเฆจเง€เฆœเฆจเฆ• เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เฆšเฆนเงเงฑเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric because of his strange appearance with bandages all over his face, his desire for solitude, his irritable temper, and his unusual arrival at an inn in Iping during the winter.

4. What curious episode occurs in the study?
(เฆ…เฆงเงเฆฏเฆฏเฆผเฆจ เฆ•เง‹เฆ เฆพเฆค เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ†เฆšเงฐเฆฟเฆค เฆ˜เฆŸเฆจเฆพ เฆ˜เฆŸเง‡?)
Answer: The curious episode that occurred in the study was that the clergyman and his wife heard the chink of money being taken from their desk, but when they entered the room, they found it to be empty. Yet, the desk had been opened and the money was missing.

5. What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?
(เฆนเง‹เฆŸเง‡เฆฒเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆ†เฆจ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ…เฆธเฆพเฆงเฆพเงฐเฆฃ เฆ˜เฆŸเฆจเฆพ เฆ˜เฆŸเง‡?)
Answer: The other extraordinary things that happened at the inn were:

  • Mrs. Hall saw the hat on the bedpost leap up and dash itself into her face.
  • The bedroom chair became alive, sprang into the air, and charged at her and her husband.
  • The chair then pushed them both out of the room and slammed and locked the door after them.

Think about it (เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆฟ เฆšเง‹เงฑเฆพ)

1. โ€œGriffin was rather a lawless person.โ€ Comment.
(“เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆ†เฆ‡เฆจ เฆจเฆฎเฆจเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒเฅค” เฆฎเฆจเงเฆคเฆฌเงเฆฏ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเฅค)
Answer: This statement is completely true. Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but he misused his discovery for his own selfish ends. He was a lawless person because:

  • He set fire to his landlord’s house.
  • He stole food and clothes from a London store.
  • He attacked and robbed a shopkeeper in Drury Lane.
  • He stole money from a clergyman’s house.
  • He attacked and knocked the constable, Mr. Jaffers, unconscious.
    All these actions prove that he had no regard for the law or for other people’s well-being.

2. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
(เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆฌเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆพเฆจเง€ เฆนเฆฟเฆšเฆพเฆชเง‡ เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเฆ• เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆฎเง‚เฆฒเงเฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆผเฆจ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆพ?)
Answer: As a scientist, Griffin was brilliant and dedicated. He carried out numerous experiments to prove that the human body could become invisible, which was a remarkable scientific achievement. However, he was not a noble scientist because he used his great discovery for destructive and criminal purposes rather than for the good of humanity. He was a great scientist but a terrible human being.

Talk about it (เฆ•เฆฅเฆพ เฆชเฆคเฆพ)

1. Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?
(เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆน’เฆฌ เฆฌเฆฟเฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆพเฆจเง‡? เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆนเง‹เงฑเฆพ, เฆคเง‡เฆจเงเฆคเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆธเงเฆฌเฆฟเฆงเฆพ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ…เฆธเงเฆฌเฆฟเฆงเฆพเงฐ เฆธเฆจเงเฆฎเงเฆ–เง€เฆจ เฆน’เฆฌเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆพ?)
Answer: Yes, the idea of becoming invisible is exciting.
Advantages: I could travel anywhere without a ticket, play harmless pranks on my friends, and help catch criminals without being seen.
Disadvantages: It would be difficult to live a normal life. I would have to remain naked to be invisible, which would be impossible in winter. People might get scared if they bumped into me, and I could easily misuse my power, which would be morally wrong.

2. Are there forces around us that are invisible? What makes glass or water transparent?
(เฆ†เฆฎเฆพเงฐ เฆšเฆพเงฐเฆฟเฆ“เฆซเฆพเฆฒเง‡ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆถเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เง‡เฆจเง‡? เฆ•เฆฟเฆนเง‡ เฆ—เงเฆฒเฆพเฆ› เฆฌเฆพ เฆชเฆพเฆจเง€ เฆธเงเฆฌเฆšเงเฆ› เฆ•เงฐเง‡?)
Answer: Yes, there are many invisible forces around us, such as gravity, magnetism, and radio waves.
Glass or water is transparent because light can pass straight through them without being scattered or absorbed. An object becomes visible when it reflects or absorbs light. If an object does not do this and lets all light pass through, it becomes transparent, just like Griffin’s body.


Previous Year HSLC Question Answers

(เฆฌเฆฟเฆ—เฆค เฆฌเงฐเงเฆทเงฐ HSLC เฆชเงเงฐเฆถเงเฆจเง‹เฆคเงเฆคเงฐ)

1. Which place was known as the centre of the theatre world? (HSLC 2023)
(เฆ•เง‹เฆจเฆ–เฆจ เฆ เฆพเฆ‡เฆ• เฆฅเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡เฆŸเฆพเงฐ เฆœเฆ—เฆคเงฐ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเงเฆฆเงเงฐเฆฌเฆฟเฆจเงเฆฆเง เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆœเฆจเฆพ เฆ—เงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Drury Lane in London was known as the centre of the theatre world.

2. Write about any one incident which proves that Griffin was a lawless person. (HSLC 2023)
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆฏเง‡ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆ†เฆ‡เฆจ เฆจเฆฎเฆจเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆ•เงเฆคเฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆธเง‡เฆ‡เฆŸเง‹ เฆชเงเงฐเฆฎเฆพเฆฃ เฆ•เงฐเฆพ เฆฏเฆฟเฆ•เง‹เฆจเง‹ เฆเฆŸเฆพ เฆ˜เฆŸเฆจเฆพเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆทเฆฏเฆผเง‡ เฆฒเฆฟเฆ–เฆพเฅค)
Answer: One incident that proves Griffin was a lawless person is when he set fire to his landlord’s house in London simply because the landlord disliked him and tried to eject him. This act of revenge shows his disregard for the law and other people’s property.

3. Why did Griffin become a homeless wanderer? (HSLC 2018)
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆเฆœเฆจ เฆ—เงƒเฆนเฆนเง€เฆจ เฆฏเฆพเฆฏเฆพเฆฌเงฐ เฆนเงˆ เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Griffin became a homeless wanderer because he had to remove his clothes to become invisible and escape after setting fire to his landlord’s house. Without clothes and money, he had no place to live.

4. Why did Griffin slip into the big London store? (HSLC 2018)
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆกเฆพเฆ™เงฐ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆธเง‹เฆฎเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Griffin slipped into the big London store to get some warmth from the bitter cold of the mid-winter, as he was wandering without any clothes.

5. Describe Griffin’s experience in Drury Lane. (HSLC 2020)
(เฆกเงเงฐเงเงฐเง€ เฆฒเง‡เฆจเฆค เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเงฐ เฆ…เฆญเฆฟเฆœเงเฆžเฆคเฆพ เฆฌเงฐเงเฆฃเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเฅค)
Answer: In Drury Lane, the centre of the theatre world, Griffin went into a theatrical shop to find clothes and something to hide the empty space above his shoulders. He came out wearing bandages around his forehead, dark glasses, a false nose, big side-whiskers, and a large hat. To escape without being seen, he callously attacked the shopkeeper from behind and robbed him of all his money.

7. Why did Griffin go to the village of Iping? (HSLC 2019)
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ‡เฆชเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆ—เฆพเฆเงฑเฆฒเงˆ เฆ—เงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Griffin went to the village of Iping to get away from the crowded and curious environment of London. He desired solitude to work on his experiments in peace.

8. How and why did Griffin come to the village of Iping? Why does Mrs. Hall find him eccentric? (HSLC 2019)
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆ†เงฐเง เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ‡เฆชเฆฟเฆ‚ เฆ—เฆพเฆเงฑเฆฒเงˆ เฆ†เฆนเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ? เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฎเฆคเง€ เฆนเฆฒเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเฆ• เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เฆšเฆนเงเงฑเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆ‡เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Griffin came to Iping by taking a train from London because he wanted to find a quiet place to live and work in solitude.
Mrs. Hall found him eccentric due to his strange bandaged appearance, his desire not to be disturbed, and his arrival at the inn during the off-season (winter), which was an unusual event.


Most Important 10 Questions and Answers

(เงงเงฆเฆŸเฆพ เฆ†เฆŸเฆพเฆ‡เฆคเฆ•เงˆ เฆ—เงเงฐเงเฆคเงเฆฌเฆชเง‚เงฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเงฐเฆถเงเฆจเง‹เฆคเงเฆคเงฐ)

1. What was Griffin’s great discovery?
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเงฐ เฆฎเฆนเฆพเฆจ เฆ†เงฑเฆฟเฆทเงเฆ•เฆพเงฐ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ†เฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Griffin’s great discovery was a formula with certain rare drugs that could make the human body as transparent as a sheet of glass and thus, invisible.

2. Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?
(เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆฒ’เงฐเฆพ เฆฆเงเฆœเฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆ†เฆšเงฐเฆฟเฆค เฆ†เงฐเง เฆฎเงเฆ—เงเฆง เฆนเงˆเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: The two boys were surprised and fascinated because they saw fresh, muddy footprints of a pair of bare feet appearing on the steps of a house from nowhere, without seeing anyone making them.

3. What did Griffin do inside the big London store?
(เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆกเฆพเฆ™เงฐ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเฆ–เฆจเงฐ เฆญเฆฟเฆคเงฐเฆค เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: Inside the big London store, Griffin gave himself the pleasure of clothing and feeding himself. He wore warm clothes, shoes, an overcoat, and a hat. He ate cold meat, drank coffee and wine, and finally slept on a pile of quilts.

4. Why did Griffin have to become invisible again in the London store?
(เฆฒเฆฃเงเฆกเฆจเงฐ เฆฆเง‹เฆ•เฆพเฆจเฆ–เฆจเฆค เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจ เฆ•เฆฟเฆฏเฆผ เฆชเงเฆจเงฐ เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆน’เฆฌเฆฒเฆ—เง€เฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆน’เฆฒ?)
Answer: He had to become invisible again because he overslept and was discovered by the shop assistants the next morning. To escape from them, he had to quickly take off all his newly-found clothes.

5. Describe the appearance of the invisible man at the inn in Iping.
(เฆ‡เฆชเฆฟเฆ‚เงฐ เฆนเง‹เฆŸเง‡เฆฒเฆค เฆ…เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเฆœเฆจเงฐ เฆšเง‡เฆนเง‡เงฐเฆพ เฆฌเงฐเงเฆฃเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเฅค)
Answer: At the inn, Griffin was fully dressed but had his head covered with bandages. He wore a false nose, big bushy side-whiskers, dark glasses, and a large hat to hide his invisibility above the shoulders.

6. How did Griffin pay his rent when he ran out of money?
(เฆŸเฆ•เฆพ เฆถเง‡เฆท เฆนเง‹เงฑเฆพเฆค เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเง‡ เฆคเง‡เฆ“เฆเงฐ เฆญเฆพเฆกเฆผเฆพ เฆ•เง‡เฆจเง‡เฆ•เงˆ เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆถเง‹เฆง เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ?)
Answer: When he ran out of money, Griffin used his invisibility to steal money from the clergyman’s desk and then used that stolen money to pay his rent.

7. Describe the “extraordinary affair” at the clergyman’s house.
(เฆงเงฐเงเฆฎเฆฏเฆพเฆœเฆ•เงฐ เฆ˜เงฐเฆค เฆ˜เฆŸเฆพ “เฆ…เฆธเฆพเฆงเฆพเงฐเฆฃ เฆ˜เฆŸเฆจเฆพเฆŸเง‹” เฆฌเงฐเงเฆฃเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเฅค)
Answer: The clergyman and his wife heard the sound of money being stolen from their study. They rushed in with a poker but found the room empty. This was an extraordinary affair because the money was gone, but there was no sign of anybody.

8. Describe the scene when Mr. Jaffers tried to arrest the “headless man”.
(“เฆฎเงเงฐ เฆจเฆฅเฆ•เฆพ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆนเฆœเฆจเฆ•” เฆฏเง‡เฆคเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเฆพ เฆถเงเงฐเง€เฆฏเงเฆค เฆœเง‡เฆซเฆพเงฐเงเฆ›เง‡ เฆ—เงเงฐเง‡เฆชเงเฆคเฆพเงฐ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆฌเฆฒเงˆ เฆšเง‡เฆทเงเฆŸเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆฟเฆ›เฆฟเฆฒ, เฆธเง‡เฆ‡ เฆฆเงƒเฆถเงเฆฏเฆŸเง‹ เฆฌเงฐเงเฆฃเฆจเฆพ เฆ•เงฐเฆพเฅค)
Answer: When Mr. Jaffers tried to arrest him, a remarkable scene followed. Griffin threw off his clothes one by one, becoming more and more invisible. Jaffers found himself struggling with someone he could not see at all and was finally knocked unconscious by invisible blows.

9. What is the irony of Griffin’s situation?
(เฆ—เงเงฐเง€เฆซเฆฟเฆจเงฐ เฆชเงฐเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฅเฆฟเฆคเฆฟเงฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฆเงเงฐเง‚เฆช เฆ•เฆฟ?)
Answer: The irony is that Griffin’s great scientific discovery, which should have brought him fame and honour, instead turned him into a lawless and homeless wanderer. His power of invisibility became the cause of his downfall.

10. What message does the story “Footprints without Feet” convey?
(“Footprints without Feet” เฆ•เฆพเฆนเฆฟเฆจเง€เฆŸเง‹เงฑเง‡ เฆ•เฆฟ เฆฌเฆพเงฐเงเฆคเฆพ เฆฆเฆฟเฆฏเฆผเง‡?)
Answer: The story conveys the message that a great scientific discovery, if misused by a lawless person, can be a threat to society. It shows that knowledge without human values and conscience can be dangerous.

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