ICSE Class 10 Haunted Houses — H.W. Longfellow — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for Haunted Houses — H.W. Longfellow (ICSE Class 10 English Literature) — 20 competency-based questions based on the latest CISCE 2027 syllabus, with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.
What to expect: This mock test covers key concepts from the Haunted Houses — H.W. Longfellow chapter — including application-based and competency-focused questions aligned with how ICSE actually sets the paper.
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Sample questions
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1.Identify the correct sequence below: 1. Our small lives remain balanced ("equipoise"). 2. There's a push-and-pull between joys and higher aspirations. 3. This tension fosters a stable existence. 4. We experience "opposite attractions and desires."
- A.1, 4, 2, 3
- B.2, 1, 3, 4
- C.4, 2, 1, 3
- D.3, 1, 4, 2
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2.Which option places these poetic ideas in logical order? 1. Ghosts appear at doorways and stairs. 2. The speaker senses "a movement to and fro." 3. They leave intangible impressions on the air. 4. They come and go along the passages.
- A.4, 2, 1, 3
- B.1, 4, 3, 2
- C.3, 1, 4, 2
- D.1, 2, 4, 3
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3.In the illuminated hall, how does Longfellow describe these "quiet, inoffensive ghosts"?
- A.They're as silent as pictures
- B.They cause a disturbance
- C.They vanish when lights turn on
- D.They talk loudly among themselves
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4.What do the "dusty hands" reaching from forgotten graves symbolize?
- A.New blossoming flowers
- B.Past owners still longing to own property
- C.Modern families giving up farmland
- D.Courtiers begging for a king's favor
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5.(vii) In the poem, 'Haunted Houses', what does the speaker see at his fireside that the stranger cannot?
- A.the speaker only sees what is physically present
- B.the stranger can see the spirits while the speaker cannot
- C.the speaker sees both the present and the past
- D.the stranger sees both the present and the future
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