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.Select the best arrangement of these concluding ideas: 1. A bridge of light comes from the spirit-world. 2. It connects that realm with ours. 3. This unsteady path sways and bends. 4. Our thoughts wander above a dark abyss.
- A.2, 3, 1, 4
- B.1, 2, 3, 4
- C.4, 1, 3, 2
- D.3, 4, 2, 1
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2.Which cosmic influence does the poet say stir on "earthly wants and aspirations high"?
- A.The blazing sun overhead
- B.An unseen star or undiscovered planet
- C.The next-door neighbor's fortune
- D.A magical comet from another galaxy
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3.Which phrase best captures the ghosts’ movement inside the house?
- A.“A sense of something moving to and fro.”
- B.“A thunderous parade along corridors.”
- C.“A bright flicker that vanishes at dawn.”
- D.“A quick dash, leaving footprints.”
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4.(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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5."Our little lives are kept in equipoise/By opposite attractions and desires" implies that _______.
- A.human existence balances pleasure and aspiration
- B.all humans become ghostlike after they die
- C.the poem highlights only sorrow and regret
- D.the speaker values illusions over realism
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