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.
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Sample questions
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1.What sense does the poet say we get when ghosts pass us on the stair or door?
- A.Fearful chills
- B.An intangible feeling of movement
- C.A loud whisper calling our name
- D.A bright glow surrounding them
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2.Arrange the following lines in the poem's progression: 1. The moon from a cloud throws a floating bridge of light. 2. This luminous path trembles above the sea. 3. Our imaginations cross it into mystery. 4. The poet compares it to entry into "night."
- A.1, 2, 3, 4
- B.2, 1, 4, 3
- C.4, 3, 2, 1
- D.3, 1, 2, 4
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3.The poet suggests these phantoms move about with no audible ________.
- A.sound
- B.shadow
- C.sense
- D.trick
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4.What does the poet suggest about the number of guests at a meal?
- A.Everyone is accounted for
- B.People always dine alone
- C.There are more (ghosts) than the host invited
- D.The living outnumber the spirits
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5.Why does the poem refer to living homes as "haunted houses"?
- A.People refuse to decorate them
- B.Past spirits linger invisibly within
- C.The roof always creaks at night
- D.Unfriendly neighbors remain outside
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