Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter The Book that Saved the Earth NCERT Solutions | Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but a

What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?

Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.

If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?

Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?

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

Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books altogether?

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?

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

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

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

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

What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?

You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books. Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in the light of what you have studied. If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?

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

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

Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?

How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?

How do they replace the necklace?

Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

Looking back at the story, when do you think Ausable thought up his plan for getting rid of Max? Do you think he had worked out his plan in detail right from the beginning? Or did he make up a plan taking advantage of events as they happened?

Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But 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?