Class 10 CBSE — English (Lang & Lit) 50-MCQ Evaluation Test

50 MCQs, 5 per page. Questions sourced from CBSE sample papers, marking schemes and NCERT Class 10 textbooks (First Flight & Footprints Without Feet) and publicly available chapter-wise MCQs.

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Q1. In "A Letter to God", why did Lencho write a letter to God?
Q2. In the poem "Dust of Snow", which creature changes the mood of the poet?
Q3. The tribe to which Nelson Mandela belonged was called:
Q4. In "Two Stories About Flying", who was the author of the autobiographical account "My Early Life"?
Q5. In "The Invisible Man" (Footprints Without Feet), how did Griffin achieve invisibility?
Q6. In "From the Diary of Anne Frank", Anne hides because:
Q7. 'The Hundred Dresses' story concerns the character Wanda who:
Q8. Choose the correct passive form: "People speak English all over the world."
Q9. In the poem "A Roadside Stand", who are the victims of progress according to the poet?
Q10. In "The Thief's Story", how does the thief feel after being helped by the shopkeeper?
Q11. In "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", Mandela was imprisoned for how many years (approx)?
Q12. Which poem contains the lines about a "spring that passes" and the inevitability of change?
Q13. In "A Triumph of Surgery", which animal had a growth removed by the vet?
Q14. Select the correct indirect speech: "He said, 'I will come tomorrow.'"
Q15. In the poem "The Ball Poem", what does the loss of the ball symbolize?
Q16. In "Glimpses of India" (First Flight), which writer wrote about the tradition of kathakali?
Q17. "The Necklace" (Footprints Without Feet) is originally written by:
Q18. Choose the correct option: "If I _____ you, I would apologize."
Q19. In the poem "Keeping Quiet", the poet asks people to:
Q20. Who wrote the chapter "A Triumph of Surgery"?
Q21. In "The Making of a Scientist", which scientist is discussed (youthful curiosity)?
Q22. In "How to Tell Wild Animals", who is the author of the humorous essay?
Q23. Choose the correct plural: "Crisis"
Q24. In "A Tiger in the Zoo", the poet describes the tiger as:
Q25. "The Open Window" (a common extract) is written by:
Q26. In "The Last Leaf", who sacrifices himself to give hope to Johnsy?
Q27. Fill in: "She is good ___ singing."
Q28. "My Mother at Sixty-Six" is a poem by:
Q29. In "The Book That Saved the Earth" (if included as extract), the common theme is:
Q30. Who wrote the short extract "The Rattrap"?
Q31. In "Road Not Taken" (if included in extract), the traveler's choice symbolizes:
Q32. In "The Hack Driver", the narrator hires a hack driver to:
Q33. Identify the error: "She don't like to watch cartoons."
Q34. "On the Grasshopper and Cricket" celebrates:
Q35. The character of Mr. Lamb in "The Rattrap" is best described as:
Q36. In "Bholi", the protagonist Bholi faces difficulties mainly because:
Q37. The poem "A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal" deals with:
Q38. Choose the correct option: "She has been working here _____ 2010."
Q39. In "The Thief's Story", the shopkeeper's name was:
Q40. Which poem deals with the poet's concern about the destruction of sea life due to human actions?
Q41. In "Footprints Without Feet" collection, many stories are chosen to develop the theme of:
Q42. Choose the correct article: "He is ___ honest man."
Q43. Which poet wrote "Keeping Quiet"?
Q44. "The Invisible Man" explores the theme of:
Q45. In "The Necklace", Mathilde loses a necklace belonging to:
Q46. Choose correct preposition: "He is good ___ playing chess."
Q47. "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" symbolizes:
Q48. "The Story of My Life" (Helen Keller) emphasises:
Q49. Correct the sentence: "I look forward to meet you." Choose correct option.
Q50. Which poem from the Class 10 course speaks about childhood loss and memory?