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The Cry of the Children

ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)

Most important questions from The Cry of the Children for ICSE Class 10 English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories) board exam 2026. MCQs, short answer, and long answer questions with marks.

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Who is addressed by the words 'O my brothers'?

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The reader and society

'O my brothers' is an address to society, urging it to respond to the injustice.

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Which natural image is used to contrast with the crying children?

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The young lambs are bleating in the meadows

The poem contrasts free, happy young animals with suffering children.

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Which line shows that the children are exhausted?

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Our young feet, they say, are very weak!

The line directly shows weakness and tiredness in the children.

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What is Little Alice used to show?

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Death as relief from suffering

Little Alice's death is presented as an escape from hardship.

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