Q4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Griffin, the scientist had conducted experiment after experiment to prove that the human body could become invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became as transparent as a sheet of glass- though it also remained as solid as glass.
Though a brilliant scientist, Griffin was rather a lawless person. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him. In revenge, Griffin set fire to the house. To get away without being seen, he had to remove his clothes. Thus, it was then that he became a homeless wanderer, without clothes, without money, and quite invisible- until he happened to step in some mud, flaps left as he walked.
He escaped easily enough from boys who followed his footprints in London. But his adventures were by no means over. He had chosen a bad time of the year to wander about London without clothes. It was mid-winter. The air was bitterly cold and he could you do without clothes. Instead of walking about the streets, he decides to step into a big London store for warmth.
The closing time arrived; and as soon as the doors were shut, Griffin was able to give himself the pleasure of clothing and feeding himself without regard to expense. He broke open the boxes and wrappers and fitted himself out with warm clothes. Soon, with shoes, an overcoat and a wide brimmed hat, he became fully dressed and visible person. In the kitchen of the restaurant, he found cold meat and coffee; and he followed up the meal with sweets and wine taken from the grocery store; finally he settled down to sleep on a pile of quilts.
But he didn't wake up until the assistants were already arriving next morning. When he saw a couple of them approaching, he panicked and began to run. They naturally gave him a chase. In the end, he was able to escape only by quickly taking off his newly found clothes. So, once more, he founded himself invisible but naked in the chill January air.
This time he decided to try the stock of a theatrical company in the hope of finding not only clothes, but also something that would hide the empty space above his shoulders. Shivering with cold he hurried to Drury Lane, the centre of the theatre world.
He soon found a suitable shop. He, being invisible, made his way, upstairs and came out a little later wearing bandages around his forehead, dark glasses, false nose, big bushy whiskers and a large hat. To escape without being seen, he callously attacked the shopkeeper from behind, after what he robbed him of all the money he could find.
a) Give the meanings of the poem words as used in your passage. One word answer or short phrases will be accepted:(3)
I) invisible
II) eject
IIl) panicked
b) answer the following briefly in your own words:
How can you say that Griffin was a lawless person?(2)
Why was it a bad time for Griffin to move about in London?(1)
What did Griffin do in a London store at night?(2)
What made him panick next morning? How did he escape from the store?(2)
How did Griffin enter the shop in Drury Lane? How did he escape from there without being seen?(2)
Answers
Answer:
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Here are the answers. Go through them And if you are satisfied with my answer then please don't forget to mark it as BRAINLIEST (✿^‿^)
ANSWERS:-
a) I. invisible- unable to be seen.
II. eject- compel (someone) to leave a place.
III. panicked- sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behaviour.
b) I. How can you say that Griffin was a lawless person?
→ Griffin was lawless because he had committed many anti-social deeds for which he never felt guilty. He set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away, he stole ‘ foodstuffs and clothes from a London store, stole other goods from a theatrical company and also stole money from a clergyman’s house to pay his bills.
II. Why was it a bad time for Griffin to move about in London?
→It was a bad time for Griffin to move about in London because it was mid winter in London. It became hard for him to wander without clothes.
III. What did Griffin do in a London store at night?
→ Griffin entered the big store in London at night. He opened the boxes in side the store and dressed himself with warm clothes. He put on an overcoat, a hat and a pair of shoes. He ate cold meat and sipped coffee.
IV. What made him panick next morning? How did he escape from the store?
→ When two attendants of the store discovered Griffin, they chased him.At that time, he panicked that he would get caught. Hence, in order to protect himself, he threw away his clothes and became invisible and escaped from the London store.
V. How did Griffin enter the shop in Drury Lane? How did he escape from there without being seen?
→ He put on dark glasses, a false nose, bushy whiskers, and a hat. He then attacked the owner to run away from the shop. He then had to take off his clothes to become invisible to run away as he had no other choice.
Hope it helps(◠‿◕)❤️
Answer:
Here are the answers. Go through them
And if you are satisfied with my answer
then please don't forget to mark it as
BRAINLIEST (^_^)
ANSWERS:
a) I. invisible- unable to be seen.
II. eject- compel (someone) to leave a
place.
III. panicked-sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking
behaviour.
b) 1. How can you say that Griffin was a
lawless person?
→ Griffin was lawless because he had
committed many anti-social deeds for
which he never felt guilty. He set fire to his
landlord's house and ran away, he stole
'foodstuffs and clothes from a London
store, stole other goods from a theatrical
company and also stole money from a
clergyman's house to pay his bills.
II. Why was it a bad time for Griffin to
move about in London?
→it was a bad time for Griffin to move
about in London because it was mid winter
in London. It became hard for him to
wander without clothes.
III. What did Griffin do in a London store at
night?
- Griffin entered the big store in London
at night. He opened the boxes in side
the store and dressed himself with warm
clothes. He put on an overcoat, a hat and a
pair of shoes. He ate cold meat and sipped
coffee.
IV. What made him panick next morning?
How did he escape from the store?
→ When two attendants of the store
discovered Griffin, they chased him.At
that time, he panicked that he would get
caught. Hence, in order to protect himself,
he threw away his clothes and became
invisible and escaped from the London
store.
V. How did Griffin enter the shop in
Drury Lane? How did he escape from there
without being seen?
→ He put on dark glasses, a false nose,
bushy whiskers, and a hat. He then
attacked the owner to run away from the
shop. He then had to take off his clothes to
become invisible to run away as he had no
other choice.