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.In the illuminated hall, how does Longfellow describe these "quiet, inoffensive ghosts"?
- A.They're as silent as pictures
- B.They cause a disturbance
- C.They vanish when lights turn on
- D.They talk loudly among themselves
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2.The poem hints that old owners still ________ the estates long after death.
- A.abandon
- B.claim
- C.repay
- D.sell
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3.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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4.Arrange the following lines in the poem's progression: 1. The moon from a cloud throws a floating bridge of light. 2. This luminous path trembles above the sea. 3. Our imaginations cross it into mystery. 4. The poet compares it to entry into "night."
- A.1, 2, 3, 4
- B.2, 1, 4, 3
- C.4, 3, 2, 1
- D.3, 1, 2, 4
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5.Statement (1): The speaker calls ghosts "harmless phantoms." Statement (2): They glide through the house loudly, scaring the inhabitants.
- A.(1) is true and (2) is false
- B.(2) is true and (1) is false
- C.(1) is the cause for (2)
- D.(1) and (2) are independent
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