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Solutions of English Literature 2023 ICSE Specimen Paper Sec A
| Board | ICSE |
| Class | 10th (x) |
| Subject | Literature in English |
| Topic | Specimen Paper Solved |
| Syllabus | Revised Syllabus |
| Session | 2022-23 |
| Section | A MCQs |
| Max mark | 80 |
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ICSE 2023 EXAMINATION SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (ENGLISH PAPER — 2)
Maximum Marks: 80
- Time allowed: Two hours
- Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
- You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
- This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
- The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
- The paper has four Sections.
- Section A is compulsory — All questions in Section A must be answered.
- You must attempt one question from each of the Sections B, C and D and one other question from any Section of your choice.
- The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
Solved English Literature 2023 ICSE Specimen Paper Sec A
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1:
Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below (Please do not copy the question – simply write out in correct serial order the appropriate word or phrase.)
(i) What did the Little Match girl see when she struck the second match?
(a) A beautiful candle lit Christmas Tree
(b) Her grandmother who loved her dearly
(c) Bright stars shooting across the sky
(d) A stuffed goose waddling towards her
Answer: (d) A stuffed goose waddling towards her
(ii) What is the caged bird in Maya Angelou’s poem blinded by?
(a) Her narrow cage
(b) Her rage
(c) The sun’s orange rays
(d) Her fears of the unknown
Answer: (b) Her rage
(iii) In the poem that Margot wrote, (in Bradbury’s story, ‘All Summer in a Day’), she compares the sun to a …
(a) penny
(b) clock
(c) flower
(d) lemon
Answer: (c) flower
(iv) Which of the following statements is NOT true of Sibia?
(a) She had long golden hair
(b) She had to work hard from her early years
(c) She was twelve years old
(d) She had no money to buy glass beads at the bazaar
Answer: (a) She had long golden hair
(v) Which of the following lines from the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’ tells us that the poem describes an international sporting event?
(a) The athletes had come from so many countries
(b) And nine young athletes stood there determined
(c) The eight other athletes stopped in their tracks
(d) To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze
Answer: (a) The athletes had come from so many countries
(vi) Jesse Owens says that Hitler had kept him (Luz Long) ‘under wraps’. What does the phrase ‘under wraps’ mean?
(a) Wrapped in a blanket
(b) Gift wrapped
(c) A carefully concealed secret
(d) Beneath a wrapper
Answer: (c) A carefully concealed secret
(vii) What makes the central character in Browning’s poem, ‘The Patriot’ feel sad and bitter?
(a) The welcome he received
(b) The fickle mindedness of his followers
(c) Getting wet in the rain
(d) The flags on the church spire
Answer: (b) The fickle mindedness of his followers
(viii) Joe Thompson was a
(a) barber
(b) carpenter
(c) gardener
(d) wheelwright
Answer: (d) wheelwright
(ix) What did Abou Ben Adhem see in his bedroom when he awoke one night?
(a) A fairy writing in a book of gold
(b) An angel sitting on his bed
(c) A fairy sitting on his bed
(d) An angel writing in a book of gold
Answer: (d) An angel writing in a book of gold
(x) What sight fills the poet Wordsworth’s heart with joy?
(a) A field of daffodils
(b) The stars in the Milky Way
(c) The dancing waves
(d) The lonely cloud
Answer: (a) A field of daffodils
(xi) When Shylock speaks of Jessica’s elopement he exclaims, ‘My own flesh and blood to rebel!’ What feeling do his words convey?
(a) pride
(b) envy
(c) betrayal
(d) remorse
Answer: (c) betrayal
(xii) What rare quality of Bassanio’s helps him choose the right casket?
(a) His honesty and integrity
(b) His desperate need for money
(c) His dislike of gold and silver
(d) His ability to look beyond outward appearances
Answer: (d) His ability to look beyond outward appearances
(xiii) “My deeds upon my head! I crave the law. The penalty and forfeit of my bond.” Who says these words and to whom?
(a) Portia to Antonio
(b) Shylock to Portia
(c) Bassanio to Portia
(d) Antonio to Shylock
Answer: (b) Shylock to Portia
(xiv) Which of the following words best describes Antonio’s attitude during the trial?
(a) jealous
(b) angry
(c) generous
(d) resigned
Answer: (d) resigned
(xv) Why does a quarrel breaks out between Nerissa and Gratiano in the final Act of ‘The Merchant of Venice’?
(a) Gratiano admits that he had given away the ring which Nerissa had given to him.
(b) Nerissa admits that she had accompanied Portia to Venice disguised as a lawyer’s clerk.
(c) Gratiano is annoyed with Nerissa for giving away his ring to a stranger in Venice.
(d) Nerissa is angry with Gratiano for leaving for Venice on the very day they were married.
Answer: (a) Gratiano admits that he had given away the ring which Nerissa had given to him.
(xvi) How does Lorenzo recognize Portia even before he sees her when the two young women return from Venice?
(a) by the clothes she wears.
(b) by the sound of her voice.
(c) by the perfume she uses.
(d) by her touch.
Answer: (b) by the sound of her voice.
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