Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter The Necklace NCERT Solutions | What was the cause of Matilda’s ru

The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?

How do they replace the necklace?

What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?

What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?

What kind of a person is her husband?

What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?

What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?

How is the problem solved?

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

What does Horace Danby like to collect?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?

Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.

How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?

Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?

What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?

“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 categorised as a typical thief?

How did his mother help him?

How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian... ? Does it simply involve reading many books on the subject? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments?

What does Horace Danby like to collect?