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.In a moment of near defeat, the mite stands in the sheet’s center to ________, no longer fleeing.
    • A.accept its fate
    • B.ask for help
    • C.plan a better route
    • D.find a new vantage
  2. 2.Why did the mite pause near the still-wet manuscript ink?
    • a.It might have sniffed or tasted the fresh ink
    • b.It wanted to hide beneath a dark spot
    • c.It tried to sharpen its tiny claws
    • d.It hoped to camouflage against the text
  3. 3.Which phrase best captures the mite’s movement across the paper?
    • a.Leisurely wandering
    • b."Ran with terror and with cunning crept"
    • c.Floating in the air at random
    • d.Doing a rhythmic dance
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.He is relieved to find on any piece of writing, even the slightest show of ________.
    • A.intelligence
    • B.color
    • C.calmness
    • D.dryness

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