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.

Sample questions

1. 1.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
2. 2.Select the correct relationship between statements (1) and (2): Statement (1): The poem references an "unseen star" that influences earthly ambitions. Statement (2): Such influence creates a "perpetual jar" of desires and higher aims.
   • A.(1) is true and (2) is false
   • B.(2) is true and (1) is false
   • C.(1) is unrelated to (2)
   • D.(1) is the cause for (2)
3. 3.Statement (1): The speaker calls houses "haunted" after people have lived and died in them. Statement (2): He believes only newly built houses can have ghosts.
   • 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 of each other
4. 4.Decide which description fits these statements: Statement (1): Our lives find balance between pleasures and aspirations. Statement (2): No tensions exist; life is wholly carefree.
   • 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) have no direct link
5. 5.Which chosen line reproduces the figure of speech found in: “As silent as the pictures on the wall”?
   • A.“These unoffending phantoms appear, then vanish.”
   • B.“As silent as the pictures on the wall.”
   • C.“Haunted visions flutter in the corridors.”
   • D.“Half-formed shapes glide about slowly.”