ICSE Class 10 The Power of Music — Sukumar Ray — Mock Test (2027)

Free online mock test for The Power of Music — Sukumar Ray (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.Match the correct order for these statements about the final part of *The Power of Music*: 1. The goat's direct collision disrupts Bhisma's voice. 2. Bhisma's unstoppable singing meets an equally strong bellow. 3. The poem calls this attack a "blast of brutal violence." 4. Last, silence—described as a "golden gift"—arrives. (a) 2, 1, 4, 3 (b) 1, 4, 3, 2 (c) 2, 3, 1, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
   • A.2, 1, 4, 3
   • B.1, 4, 3, 2
   • C.2, 3, 1, 4
   • D.1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2.Once the goat acts, Bhisma Lochan “grants the world the golden gift of _______.”
   • A.regret
   • B.silence
   • C.flowers
   • D.sky
3. 3.Consider the references to birds and the sky. Arrange these items in the poem's logic: 1. The welkin "weeps" upon hearing Bhisma. 2. Feathered creatures flip upside down. 3. People beg, "We're going to die!" 4. Bhisma soars "beyond our reach," ignoring pleas.
   • A.2, 3, 4, 1
   • B.1, 2, 3, 4
   • C.2, 4, 1, 3
   • D.3, 1, 2, 4
4. 4.“We’re going to die,” the listeners exclaim, “oh won’t you stop your _______?”
   • A.travels
   • B.singing
   • C.clapping
   • D.dancing
5. 5.Identify the correct flow of the poem's lines about unstoppable singing: 1. Bhisma's music shakes buildings. 2. Onlookers complain but can't stop him. 3. The mighty mansions "tumble." 4. He's described as having soared beyond their reach.
   • A.4, 2, 1, 3
   • B.1, 3, 2, 4
   • C.2, 4, 1, 3
   • D.1, 2, 4, 3