CBSE Class 10 · Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader)
CBSE Class 10 English — Footprints Without Feet
Footprints Without Feet is the supplementary reader for CBSE Class 10 English. Its stories carry their own dedicated questions in the board paper, and because they are often read quickly, they are exactly where students lose easy marks they could have secured.
These free guides cover every story: a clear summary, the key characters and themes, the board-pattern questions that come up, and the common traps. Same depth as the Escaya module — free to read.
Board paper — at a glance
The supplementary reader has its own section in the paper, typically tested through short-answer and long-answer questions (around 2 and 5–6 marks). Questions focus on plot, character, theme and the moral or message of each story.
Chapter-wise guides
- 01A Triumph of Surgery · James HerriotAn overfed little dog is nearly loved to death until a vet steps in
- 02The Thief's Story · Ruskin BondA young thief meets the one man whose trust is worth more than his money
- 03The Midnight Visitor · Robert ArthurA plump, unglamorous secret agent outwits an armed rival with pure presence of mind
- 04A Question of Trust · Victor CanningA careful burglar is robbed by a thief far cleverer than himself
- 05Footprints Without Feet · H.G. WellsA brilliant scientist turns invisible and uses his gift only for crime and cruelty
- 06The Making of a Scientist · Robert W. PetersonA boy's love of collecting butterflies grows into a world-class scientific mind
- 07The Necklace · Guy de MaupassantA borrowed diamond necklace costs a woman ten years of her life
- 08Bholi · K.A. AbbasA girl dismissed as backward finds her voice through education
- 09The Book That Saved the Earth · Claire BoikoA nursery rhyme book accidentally scares off a Martian invasion of Earth
The Footprints Mastery Module
Every Footprints chapter, run through the 7-Layer System.
- The X-Ray A one-page chapter skeleton — every concept mapped at a glance.
- Concept Builder Every idea opened up with NCERT lines and real-world analogies.
- Answer Architecture Exact answer skeletons for 1, 2, 3 and 5-mark questions.
- Case Study Cracker Source-based questions decoded line by line.
- Exam Twists CBSE's repeating trick questions, mapped and solved.
- Rapid Fire Every MCQ, assertion-reason and fill-in, drilled to reflex.
- Exam Room Playbook Exam-day strategy — time, order, recovery.
Frequently asked — Footprints, Class 10
- How many stories are there in Class 10 Footprints Without Feet?
- The current CBSE Footprints Without Feet has nine prose pieces, all covered in these free guides.
- Is the supplementary reader important for the board exam?
- Yes. It has its own marks in the paper, and the questions are usually straightforward — so it is one of the safest sections to score full marks in with good preparation.
- How are Footprints questions different from First Flight?
- They tend to focus more on plot, character and the moral of the story, and are usually a little more direct, making them reliable scorers if you know each story well.