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.The poem hints that old owners still ________ the estates long after death.
- A.abandon
- B.claim
- C.repay
- D.sell
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2.How does the poem describe moonlight emerging from "some dark gate of cloud"?
- A.Like a floating bridge of light
- B.As a scorching flash
- C.As a colorless haze
- D.As thunder and lightning
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3.Our "little lives" remain in balance due to:
- A.Divine intervention
- B.Unchanging routines
- C.Opposing forces-pleasure and aspiration
- D.The ghostly caretaker of each house
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4.The line "We have no title-deeds to house or lands" suggests that _______.
- A.modern owners always lose legal papers
- B.ancestral spirits still claim a hold on these estates
- C.real estate is worthless in this village
- D.no one can ever inhabit these haunted dwellings
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5.The poem states "A sense of something moving to and fro." This line conveys _______.
- A.a visible creature seen by all
- B.an intangible feeling of ghostly movement
- C.a chaotic storm in the hall
- D.loud footsteps on the upper floor
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