ICSE Class 10

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

  1. 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"
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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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