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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.

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Sample questions

  1. 1.Which cosmic influence does the poet say stir on "earthly wants and aspirations high"?
    • A.The blazing sun overhead
    • B.An unseen star or undiscovered planet
    • C.The next-door neighbor's fortune
    • D.A magical comet from another galaxy
  2. 2.The poem portrays ghosts as ________ visitors among the living.
    • A.vicious
    • B.messy
    • C.harmless
    • D.loud
  3. 3.What does the poet suggest about the number of guests at a meal?
    • A.Everyone is accounted for
    • B.People always dine alone
    • C.There are more (ghosts) than the host invited
    • D.The living outnumber the spirits
  4. 4.In *Haunted Houses*, the poet’s perspective on ownership of property is that _______.
    • A.once a legal deed is signed, spirits vanish
    • B.no one truly owns land; past dwellers still ‘hold’ it
    • C.the living alone have full, rightful claim to estates
    • D.neighbors share equal rights to a single property
  5. 5.How does the poet hint he might be a ghost himself?
    • A.He states, "I died last autumn"
    • B.He sees forms the stranger doesn't
    • C.He cracks the floorboards with his footsteps
    • D.He flees each time daylight arrives

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