ICSE Class 10 When Great Trees Fall — Maya Angelou — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for When Great Trees Fall — Maya Angelou (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.Choose which listing orders the final sentiments in When Great Trees Fall: 1. Peace forms slowly, in a soothing electric way. 2. Our senses recover but remain changed. 3. We recall that the departed "existed, they existed." 4. We are urged to "be better" for their memory.
- A.1, 4, 3, 2
- B.1, 2, 3, 4
- C.2, 3, 1, 4
- D.4, 1, 2, 3
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2.(ix) Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (1) and (2) from Maya Angelou's poem, 'When Great Trees Fall': Statement 1 : When great trees fall, the world is left permanently unstable. Statement 2 : In the poem, the natural world is depicted as reacting with fear and uncertainty when great trees fall.
- A.(1) is false, but (2) is true.
- B.Both (1) and (2) are false.
- C.(1) is true, but (2) is false.
- D.Both (1) and (2) are true.
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3.Determine which set of steps fits the poem's progression: 1. Falling trees show catastrophic power, scaring major forest animals. 2. Tiny creatures lose all typical responses. 3. The poem parallels this to great souls dying. 4. Humans, confronted by such a loss, feel the air become "light, rare, sterile."
- A.2, 1, 3, 4
- B.1, 2, 3, 4
- C.1, 3, 4, 2
- D.4, 2, 1, 3
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4.Decide which ordering best fits these ideas: 1. Great souls' deaths cause the surrounding air to feel empty. 2. This light, rare atmosphere fosters brief, hurtful clarity. 3. Their absence deprives us of security. 4. We realize regrets about undone words or actions.
- A.1, 2, 4, 3
- B.2, 1, 4, 3
- C.4, 1, 2, 3
- D.1, 2, 3, 4
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5.Decide which arrangement fits these lines: 1. Reality "takes leave of us" when great souls vanish. 2. We're "not maddened but reduced" to ignorance. 3. Our nurtured souls shrink without their guidance. 4. We find ourselves stuck in dark, cold caves emotionally.
- a.1, 3, 2, 4
- b.3, 2, 4, 1
- c.2, 4, 3, 1
- d.4, 1, 2, 3
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