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- Allotted time: Two hours
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- The time indicated at the beginning of the exam is the time available for writing the answers.
- The document consists of four sections.
- Section A is mandatory – All questions in Section A must be answered.
- You must answer one question each from sections B, C and D and one further question from a section of your choice.
- The intended grades for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets ().
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ICSE Class 10 English Literature Mock Exam 2024-25
SECTION A
(Answer all the questions in this section.)
Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the options provided. (16 points)
(Do not copy the question, just write the correct answers.)
(i) Where was Caesar executed? (Recall)
(a) On a street in Rome
(b) On the battlefield of Philippi
(c) At the foot of the statue of Pompey
(d) In Brutus’ orchard
Answer: (c) At the foot of the statue of Pompey
(ii) Who asks permission to speak at Caesar’s funeral? (Recall)
a) Brutus
b) Anthony
(c) Cassius
(d) Octavius
Answer: b) Anthony
(iii) ‘Woe to the hand that has shed this precious blood! (Analysis)
I now prophesy over your wounds…”
These lines tell us that Antonius
(a) angry
b) sad
(c) anxious
(d) frustrated
Answer: (a) angry
(iv) When Antonius says: “This is a small, unworthy man, / who is fit to run errands,” he is referring to (Recall)
a) Lepidus
(b) Octavius
(c) Pindarus
(d) Lucilius
Answer: a) Lepidus
(v) What strategy does Cassius propose to the conspirators? (Understanding)
a) March to Philippi
b) stay where they are
(c) raise an army of foot soldiers
d) to set fire to the surrounding villages
Answer: b) stay where they are
(vi) When Cassius says, “My life is guided by his compass,” he means that (Understanding|
(a) It is the day Brutus was born
(b) his life had come full circle
(c) his life could be measured with a compass
(d) his life could be compared to a race
Answer: (b) his life had come full circle
(vii) Which of the given options contains the phrase that appears in the following line from Leigh Hunt’s poem ‘The Glove and the Lions’: ‘Ramped and roared the lions’: (Application)
(a) “Your eyes are bright like a diamond.”
(b) “Suddenly the black night showed its teeth in a flash.”
(c) “Rich gifts in the form of clothing, grain or gold?”
(d) Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun.”
Answer: (c) “Rich gifts in the form of clothing, grain or gold?”
viii) Which of the following is NOT an effect of the powerful singing of Bhishma Lochan Sharma in Sukumar Ray’s poem ‘The Power of Music’? (Understanding)
(a) The sky cries tears
(b) The trees shake and break
(c) People retreat in astonishment
(d) The turtles moan and stare
Answer: (d) The turtles moan and stare
(ix) Which of the following words does HW Longfellow use to describe the movement of the phantoms in his poem “Haunted Houses”? (Recall)
(a slide
b) Gliding
(c) noiseless
(d) invisible
Answer: b) Gliding
(x) The theme of Maya Angelou’s poem “When Great Trees Fall” is (Analysis)
(a) the impact of the death of a loved one on the survivors
b) the impact of tree felling on the environment
(c) what impact tree death has on humanity
d) the impact of natural disasters on a forest
Answer: (a) the impact of the death of a loved one on the survivors
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