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.Statement (1): A stranger by the fireside perceives only the present reality. Statement (2): The poet sees both present and past events clearly.
- A.(1) and (2) have no link
- B.(1) is the cause for (2)
- C.(2) is the cause for (1)
- D.(1) and (2) contrast each other
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2.Which excerpt exhibits the same figure of speech in the line: "And as the moon... Throws o'er the sea a floating bridge of light?"
- A.“More guests than the host called inside.”
- B.“The moon... Throws o'er the sea a floating bridge of light.”
- C.“Inoffensive ghosts, as silent as pictures.”
- D.“When the gloom descended, hearts sank low.”
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3.The "perpetual jar of earthly wants" arises from _______, according to the poem.
- A.frequent wars with ghosts
- B.the poet's personal envy
- C.the pull of a mysterious cosmic influence
- D.neighbors demanding too much money
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4.The poem portrays ghosts as ________ visitors among the living.
- A.vicious
- B.messy
- C.harmless
- D.loud
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5.How does the poem describe moonlight emerging from "some dark gate of cloud"?
- A.Like a floating bridge of light
- B.As a scorching flash
- C.As a colorless haze
- D.As thunder and lightning
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