A Question of Trust — Victor Canning
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 of the robbery at Shotover Grange in your own words
- Explain the irony of a thief being tricked by another thief
- Describe Horace Danby’s character with evidence
- Discuss trust, appearance and honesty as values
- 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 or letter | 6 |
| Extract (reference to context) | not set from this reader; SOYL commentary items in the question bank are extra comprehension practice | — |