ICSE Class 10 A Considerable Speck — Robert Frost — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for A Considerable Speck — Robert Frost (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.Which phrase indicates the narrator wanted to see if the speck was truly moving on its own?
- A."I tapped the page lightly for proof"
- B."Something strange about it made me think"
- C."I called out for a second witness"
- D."I tried blowing softly to test it"
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2.Select the best order of the following events in 'A Considerable Speck' that describe the mite's contradictory responses: 1. The poem describes the mite's contradictory responses: terror plus cunning. 2. Ultimately, it stops, accepting the narrator's power over its fate. 3. This is after a series of frantic movements across the page. 4. The speaker finds no evil in the insect and spares it.
- A.3, 1, 2, 4
- B.1, 2, 3, 4
- C.1, 3, 4, 2
- D.3, 4, 1, 2
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3.Realizing the mite must have feet, the narrator is impressed that it was able to ______ so effectively, avoiding death.
- A.shuffle
- B.scurry
- C.hop
- D.vanish
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4.The mite’s frantic movements reveal its:
- A.Desire to play with the narrator
- B.Fear of the narrator’s pen and struggle to survive
- C.Hunger for the ink on the page
- D.Indifference to its surroundings
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5.By calling the mite "nothing I knew evil of," the speaker justifies leaving it alone, concluding it poses no _______.
- a.puzzle
- b.joy
- c.harm
- d.money
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