ICSE Class 10 When Great Trees Fall — Maya Angelou — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for When Great Trees Fall — Maya Angelou (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
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1.Decide which arrangement fits these lines: 1. Reality "takes leave of us" when great souls vanish. 2. We're "not maddened but reduced" to ignorance. 3. Our nurtured souls shrink without their guidance. 4. We find ourselves stuck in dark, cold caves emotionally.
- a.1, 3, 2, 4
- b.3, 2, 4, 1
- c.2, 4, 3, 1
- d.4, 1, 2, 3
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2.Initially, the poem presents fallen trees so massive that elephants _______ after safety.
- A.dash
- B.lumber
- C.shrink
- D.squeak
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3.Think about the poem's middle portion, describing how minds and souls react to a beloved figure's absence. How do these statements relate? Statement (1): The mind was once "informed by their radiance" but now struggles. Statement (2): This inner collapse leads us to feel stuck in "dark, cold caves" of sorrow.
- 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
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4.The poem states that our minds, once guided by a great person’s influence, begin to _______ after their departure.
- A.strengthen
- B.fall away
- C.rejoice
- D.resist
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5.What does the poet say happens to “small things” when great trees fall?
- A.They begin singing loudly
- B.They recoil into silence
- C.They hurry to find food
- D.They gather around the fallen trunk
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