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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

  1. 1.49. Which of these lines demonstrates the same figure of speech found in: "He sings as though he's staked his life, he sings as though he's hell-bent."
    • A."She moved as quietly as a cat skulking in the night."
    • B."They soared above the hills with unstoppable might."
    • C."I offered him gentle words that eased his sorrow."
    • D."He remembered old tales of lost battles."
  2. 2.41. During the ______, Bhisma Lochan Sharma’s voice fills the air, resonating across hills and plains.
    • A.scorching summer season
    • B.freezing winter nights
    • C.misty autumn mornings
    • D.calm monsoon afternoons
  3. 3.According to the poem, who is the one causing the loud singing throughout the land?
    • A.A wandering minstrel
    • B.A trained opera singer
    • C.Bhisma Lochan Sharma
    • D.A forest hermit
  4. 4.Determine the logical progression describing how this comedic tale resolves in *The Power of Music*: 1. Bhisma's song is described as unstoppable. 2. All living things flee or collapse. 3. The sagacious billy goat intervenes. 4. Silence reigns after the goat's assault. (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3 (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
    • A.1, 3, 2, 4
    • B.2, 1, 4, 3
    • C.1, 2, 3, 4
    • D.4, 2, 1, 3
  5. 5.Check how statements (1) and (2) relate in the final showdown of the poem: Statement (1): The goat's bellow answers Bhisma's ear-splitting performance, creating a brutal collision. Statement (2): Bhisma's unstoppable singing is instantly scattered, granting everyone silence.
    • A.(1) is true and (2) is false
    • B.(2) is true and (1) is false
    • C.(1) leads to (2)
    • D.(1) and (2) show no direct link

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