English Literature Grade 10 ICSE
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- Q1
1. The poem, "I know why the Caged Bird Sings" is written by_____________
Maya Angelou
Robert Browning
Ruskin Bond
William Wordsworth
30s - Q2
2. There is an allusion to a Greek myth Of_______________in"Alack it was I who leaped at the sun".
Icarus
Aphrodite
Andromeda
Iris
30s - Q3
3. "Oh how wonderful that was!" What is the little match girl talking about here?
The warmth of fire
The sight of her grandmother
The table full Of food
The weather that afternoon
30s - Q4
4. The little match girl was scrawny and had_______________hair.
black
golden
brown
white
30s - Q5
5. Sibia is ______________ years old in the story, 'The Blue Bead'.
10
16
14
12
30s - Q6
6. The travelling merchant in 'The Blue Bead' hailed from which of these states?
Andhra Pradesh
Kashmir
Kerala
Punjab
30s - Q7
7..Who quotes the adage "the sins of the father are to be laid upon the children"?
Lorenzo
Balthasar
Gratiano
Launcelot
30s - Q8
8. As Solanio departs,Antonio prays desperately that Bassanio will arrive to:
see him (Antonio) pay his (Bassanio's) extravagance
see him (Antonio) lose his life for his (Bassanio's) debt
see him (Antonio) pay his(Bassanio's) rent
see him (Antonio) pay his (Bassanio's) debt
30s - Q9
9. Who attempts to comfort Antonio by suggesting that the Duke will never allow such a ridiculous core: to stand?
Bassanio
The Jailer
Solanio
Portia (disguised)
30s - Q10
10. Shylock is learned that Jessica took away a_______________ gifted to him by his late wife in his bachelor days.
pocket watch
bracelet
monocle
ring
30s - Q11
11. Read the following extract from The Merchant of Venice (Act 3) and answer the questions that follow choosing the most appropriate response from the choices given below:
Salarino : There is more difference between thy flesh and hers than between jet and ivory
i. Where does the above exchange take place?
On a street in Padua
On a street outside Shylock's house
On the Rialto
On a street in Venice
30s - Q12
12. Who are the two people being referred to here?
Lorenzo and Jessica
Shylock and Jessica
Portia and Nerissa
Bassanio and Portia
30s - Q13
13. Which of these is not a major point of discussion in this scene?
Jessica's elopement with Lorenzo
Jessica running off with Shylock's ring
Portia asking Bassanio to delay his casket selection
Antonio losing his merchant ships
30s - Q14
14. Who among the following were with Shylock, and took their leave upon the arrival of the speaker?
Salarino and Solanio
None of these
Antonio and Bassanio
Jessica and Tubal
30s - Q15
15. Which of these is one of the two characters Shylock blames for knowing about Jessica's plan to elope and yet doing nothing about it?
Antonio
Bassanio
Lorenzo
Solanio
30s