ICSE Class 10 The Glove and the Lions — Leigh Hunt — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for The Glove and the Lions — Leigh Hunt (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 The Glove and the Lions — Leigh Hunt 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.How does the Count's action (throwing the glove at her face) redefine the lady's plan?
- A.He becomes enslaved to her
- B.He shows contempt for her vanity
- C.He begs her pardon for failing
- D.He injures her severely
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2.Read the following statements drawn from events in Leigh Hunt’s “The Glove and the Lions,” then consider which of the provided options best describes how these two statements relate: Statement (1): King Francis enjoys watching lions fight as a “royal sport.” Statement (2): The poem suggests the lion arena stands empty without any beasts.
- A.(1) is true and (2) is false
- B.(2) is true and (1) is false
- C.(1) is the cause for (2)
- D.(1) and (2) are independent
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3.'And truly 'twas a _______ thing to see that crowning show,/Valour and love, and a king above...'
- A.dull
- B.gallant
- C.dire
- D.ironic
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4.Which outcome underlines King Francis's moral stance?
- A.The lady is exiled from the court
- B.He praises the Count's refusal to indulge vanity
- C.He condemns the Count's brashness
- D.He orders the Count to duel the lions again
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5.Determine which ordering of lines reflects the poem's progression: 1. The poem praises the "gallant show." 2. Valour and love stand above the beasts. 3. Lions fight savagely in the pit. 4. A kingly presence oversees it all.
- A.2, 3, 1, 4
- B.1, 2, 4, 3
- C.3, 1, 2, 4
- D.1, 4, 2, 3
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