The Midnight Visitor — Robert Arthur
Footprints without Feet (supplementary reader) · Class 10 CBSE English.
Read the story itself in your textbook, Footprints without Feet (NCERT supplementary reader). This lesson is SOYL's explanation and analysis; it does not reproduce the text.
In this lesson you will
- Retell the story, from Fowler’s disappointment to the twist, in your own words
- Explain how Ausable outwits Max with presence of mind
- Contrast Ausable’s appearance with his intelligence, with evidence
- Explain how suspense and the twist ending work
- Write 3-mark and 6-mark answers within the word limits
| In the board paper | Question form | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Short answer (Footprints) | 40–50 words; answer two of three | 3 each |
| Long answer (Footprints) | 100–120 words: character, theme, values, diary, report or letter | 6 |
| Extract (reference to context) | not set from this reader; SOYL commentary items in the question bank are extra comprehension practice | — |