ICSE Class 10 The Power of Music — Sukumar Ray — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for The Power of Music — Sukumar Ray (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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1.22. The goat’s wise approach is deemed “most sagacious,” indicating it is:
- A.Mysterious
- B.Highly intelligent or shrewd
- C.More musical than Bhisma
- D.Bred to combat street singers
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2.44. Horses, described as pitiful creatures, ______ in distress, whining and flailing their legs in the air.
- A.calmly trot away from trouble
- B.bravely charge at the audience
- C.helplessly rear up and protest
- D.quickly vanish without a trace
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3.48. Identify which line contains the same figure of speech as in: "They whine and stare with feet in air or wonder quite confounded."
- A."She welcomed them with silent applause."
- B."He felt a joyous panic when the music began."
- C."The cat calmly slept by the warm fireplace."
- D."Waves crashed loudly along the smooth shore."
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4.Evaluate the statements (1) and (2) below, then pick how they align: Statement (1): A clever billy goat arrives, labeled "most sagacious," and lowers its horns. Statement (2): The goat politely requests Bhisma to alter his singing style and reduce volume.
- A.(1) is true and (2) is false
- B.(2) is true and (1) is false
- C.(1) is unrelated to (2)
- D.(1) is the cause for (2)
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5.Choose how these statements about the poem's midsection line up: 1. We see fish frantically escaping underwater. 2. People claim the singing might kill them. 3. Birds in the sky flip over ("turn turtle"). 4. Bhisma still won't stop, however they protest.
- A.1, 3, 2, 4
- B.2, 4, 1, 3
- C.1, 2, 3, 4
- D.3, 1, 4, 2
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