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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1.49. 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."
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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
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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
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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
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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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